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The Notre Dame-area farmer involved in a severe case of animal neglect has been charged with six offences under the Criminal Code of Canada.

Martin Grenier faces charges related to willfully causing unnecessary suffering and failing to provide adequate food, water, shelter, lighting, ventilation and flooring for animals in his custody.

Grenier, along with Dolores Grenier, is also facing 23 charges under the Animal Care Act. Those charges were filed in early November.

On June 18th, representatives from the province's Office of the Chief Veterinarian and RCMP raided the farm and discovered hundreds of deceased hogs in various states of decomposition. The barn was damaged by fire a few days later.

Grenier will appear in Provincial Court in Winnipeg on January 20th.


The offences are as follow:

  • COUNT 1  - On or about June 18, 2010, in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, in the Province of Manitoba, did willfully cause unnecessary pain or suffering or injury to 178 pigs, more or less, to wit: by failing to provide adequate food, water and shelter and did thereby commit an offence contrary to section 445.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
  • COUNT 2 - That Martin Albert Joseph Grenier, on or about June 18, 2010 in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, in the Province of Manitoba, did willfully cause unnecessary pain or suffering to one pig trapped in a sorting gate contrary to section 445.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
  • COUNT 3 - That Martin Albert Joseph Grenier, on or about June 18, 2010, in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, in the Province of Manitoba being the person having custody or control of a domestic animal to wit pigs did willfully neglect or fail to provide adequate food and water for such pigs contrary to section 446(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada
  • COUNT 4 - That Martin Albert Joseph Grenier on or about June 18, 2010 in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, in the Province of Manitoba being the person having custody or control of a domestic animal to wit pigs did willfully neglect or fail to provide adequate shelter and care for said pigs to wit: by failing to provide adequate lighting contrary to section 446(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada
  • COUNT 5 - That Martin Albert Joseph Grenier on or about June 18, 2010 in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, in the Province of Manitoba being the person having custody or control of a domestic animal to wit pigs did willfully neglect or fail to provide adequate shelter and care for said pigs to wit: by failing to provide adequate ventilation for said pigs contrary to section 446(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada
  • COUNT 6 - That Martin Albert Joseph Grenier, on or about June 18, 2010, in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, in the Province of Manitoba, being the person having custody or control of a domestic animal to wit pigs did willfully neglect or fail to provide adequate shelter and care to said pigs to wit: failing to provide adequate flooring for said pigs contrary to section 446(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada.