the dogs ' bodies were stolen .
animal cruelty officer marcie moriarty said paulsen is also facing two counts of causing an animal to continue to be under distress under the prevention of cruelty to animals act , a charge moriarty said is precedent - setting because it has never been laid before vancouver — langley dog walker emma paulsen has been charged with six offences under the criminal code of canada and the bc prevention of cruelty to animals act after allegedly leaving six dogs in the back of her truck , where they all died from apparent heatstroke .
paulsen first reported the six dogs stolen on may .
 
emma paulsen , of delta , faces four charges under the criminal code , including killing or injuring an animal and causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal , each carrying a maximum prison term of five years , as well as failing to provide for an animal , punishable by up to two years in prison , and reporting an offence when it was not committed , which carries a five - year maximum sentence .
, has been charged with six animal cruelty - related counts in connection with their deaths .
spca said that paulsen has been charged under the criminal code with killing or injuring an animal , causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal , failing to provide the necessities of life to an animal and falsely reporting an offence .
paulsen also faces two counts of causing an animal to continue to be in distress , charges memorial held for brookswood six2:11 emma paulsen , the dog walker alleged to have dumped the bodies of six dogs in a ditch in abbotsford , b.c.
the charges under pretty much every single possible section of animal cruelty that could have been in this particular case , ” marcie moriarty of the spca , told global news .