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: Law enforcement has successfully prosecuted individuals for running similar enterprises. For instance, a Winnipeg couple was arrested in 2024 for allegedly operating a dark web site that sold videos of animal torture and crushing. The couple, Chad Kabecz and Irene Lima, were charged with "killing or injuring animals and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal," demonstrating that the creation of such content is a serious crime . The court heard allegations that the videos were "staged, premeditated torturing … of very vulnerable animals" .