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Cruelty case: Martha Schissler, the Toronto Humane Society's senior cruelty investigator, comforts a mixed-breed dog stabbed in the neck yesterday
Cruelty case: Martha Schissler, the Toronto Humane Society's senior cruelty investigator, comforts a mixed-breed dog stabbed in the neck yesterday

Cruelty case: Martha Schissler, the Toronto Humane Society's senior cruelty investigator, comforts a mixed-breed dog stabbed in the neck yesterday

Date3/31/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cruelty case: Martha Schissler; the Toronto Humane Society's senior cruelty investigator; comforts a mixed-breed dog stabbed in the neck yesterday.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0113780F
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