Windsor court fines Jeremy Beaudoin $8,000 and bars him from animals

What the court ordered

• Beaudoin was fined $8,000 and banned from owning, having custody of, caring for, or living with any animal for five years.
• The guilty findings included two counts of permitting an animal to be in distress, four counts of failing to meet care standards, and offences involving failure to follow an order and transfer of an animal’s custody.

The release says that, as of September 2026, Ontario Animal Welfare Services had issued more than 19,900 distress orders, laid over 2,800 PAWS Act charges, and removed over 20,700 animals from distressing situations.