A Canadian woman has been fined for breaking Covid curfew rules, after she was discovered by police walking her husband on a dog lead.

Police in Sherbrooke, Quebec spotted the couple around 9pm, just after the rules took effect in that region of Canada.

The woman was questioned and claimed that her partner was, in fact, a dog, according to local media.

In the area in question, people are required to stay indoors between 8pm and 5am to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. However, in an exception to the rule, dog walkers are permitted to be outside during this time.

Despite the couple’s claims, both of them were fined CA$1,546 (£893) even though they maintain they were acting within the rules for pets.

Isabelle Gendron, of the Sherbrooke Police Department, told La Tribune that they “did not co-operate with the police at all”.

According to the paper, the couple were not alone as 19 tickets for breaching the curfew were issued on the same weekend.