A Manitoba woman involved in a horrific case of animal cruelty has caught a break in court.
A judge has reduced the fines Judith Chernecki must pay to $15,000 from $21,500.
The fines were imposed after she and her husband Peter pleaded guilty in connection with 63 dogs being seized from their Gull Lake property in 2010.
The dogs were kept in dark, damp outbuildings and 34 of the animals were in such bad shape they had to be euthanized.
Peter Chernecki served a four month prison term.
The judge in the appeal ruled against the couple's bid to have a five-year ban on owning animals reduced.
Judith Chernecki must pay the $15,000 within five years from the time of sentencing and meet other payment deadlines or she could face up to three months in prison. (CJOB)
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