One year in jail for leaving dog to starve.

[Catherine]

A man moved out of his apartment and moved across the country. What he didn't do is take his dog with him. Instead he left it locked in his apartment  where it was found later by the landlord. The dog died of starvation and dehydration. It had torn the apartment to pieces trying to find food.
The man was charged with willfully causing pain and suffering to an animal. He pleaded guilty When it came to sentencing the Judge gave him a year in jail. It doesn't make up for what the dog suffered, but it does send a message.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/man-who-mo...-1.4387053

The hope is that a sentence of a year is enough to make people think twice before committing an act of animal cruelty.
If he a tied the dog out side or just turned him lose at least the dog would have had a chance. 
Of course the responsible thing would have been to take the dog to an animal shelter. There were possibilities and choices. Leaving the dog locked in the apartment was the one totally wrong choice. He could even have called someone after he left and told them the dog was locked in an abandoned apartment. I hope his year in jail gives him time to think over what he did wrong.
It is still nothing compared to what the dog went through.