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Woman charged for giving pigs water gets August court date

A Toronto animal activist will head to court next summer after she was charged for giving water to pigs headed to slaughter on a hot day in June.

Anita Krajnc charged with mischief

Anita Krajnc gives pigs water near a slaughterhouse in Burlington. Krajnc now faces a criminal mischief charge from the activity. (Elli Garlin)

A woman who gave water to pigs on their way to a slaughterhouse now has a trial date set for August.

Anita Krajnc of Toronto had a preliminary hearing Monday and the Crown will decide later in December whether to proceed by summary conviction or indictment in the case.

Krajnc has been charged with mischief and faces a $5,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison.

She gave the pigs water through the slats of a trailer on June 22, after trucks hauling the animals stopped at an intersection in Burlington.