In Vancouver, Judge Frances Howard has fined Des Hague $5,000 in connection with kicking a Doberman puppy five times last July in a Vancouver elevator. Haig is the former CEO of Centreplate, a U.S. catering company. Hague has been banned from owning or being in control of an animal for three years. He pleaded guilty to animal cruelty earlier this year and resigned his executive position. This came after a video of his behaviour was shown repeatedly on TV newscasts. That caused more than 180,000 people to sign an online petition demanding his ouster from Centreplate, which provides catering at B.C. Place Stadium. The company, which employs approximately 30,000 people, ordered him to donate $100,000 to help animals. The video below was retrieved last August from the elevator and made evidence at the trial. It is quite difficult to watch so be warned.
