Edmonton woman banned from owning pets for five years

An Edmonton woman was slapped with a $1,437 fine Thursday and banned from owning pets for five years as a result of an animal cruelty conviction. 
Margaret Dechambre, 73, pleaded guilty to a charge of cause animal to be in distress on July 13, 2017. A fail to provide proper care charge was withdrawn, court documents show. 
Dechambre’s common-law partner, John Nadeau, was handed a $1,200 fine and 10-year pet ownership prohibition in March 2017 in relation to the same mat