Sask. man won't face jail time after 70 dogs seized

Terry Baker was sentenced in Regina provincial court on Dec. 13. The 63-year-old was conditionally discharged and is under probation for three years for animal cruelty, to which he pleaded guilty earlier this year.

Baker is allowed to own or possess only 10 dogs, six horses and 10 chickens. He can have another 20 animals under six months of age for the purpose of breeding.

The condition takes effect as of Jan. 12, 2018.

Baker has been ordered to pay a $100 fine and $17,323.95 in restitution to Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan.

He must pay $8,573.95 directly to the agency and has to pay the remaining $8,750 to the court throughout his sentence.

Animal Protection seized at least 70 dogs from Baker's farm near Riceton, Sask., about 50 kilometressouth of Regina, in April 2016.

Three of the dogs were returned to Baker in May for a fee of $490.