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Esquimalt First Nations Chief Andrew Thomas and his wife, Mary Anne Thomas, have been charged with animal cruelty after failing to provide necessary veterinary care for their Shih tzu, Chewy. The couple has been charged with two counts each under the Criminal Code of Canada. On July 22, 2015, the BC SPCA responded to a …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
A recent adoptathon held in Surrey by the BC SPCA was a success, with plenty of animal-loving British Columbians coming out for the event. Many of the animals, including 16 horses, came from one Surrey property in August, where 57 animals were seized as the result of a cruelty investigation. At the adoptathon event, many …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
Crown counsel has approved animal cruelty charges against Elkford, B.C. resident James Nelson Bonnell following a BC SPCA investigation into the shooting deaths of two dogs in May. Bonnell is charged with four counts under the Criminal Code of Canada in the deaths of a two-year-old female Labrador-cross and an eight-year-old female Rottweiler/shepherd cross. Bonnell …
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A 24-year-old woman who brutally attacked a three-year-old black Labrador retriever last Valentine’s Day has been charged with animal cruelty following a BC SPCA investigation. Lindsey Susan Hirtreiter has been charged with two counts under the Criminal Code of Canada and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The RCMP initially responded to a 911 call …
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BC SPCA special constables removed 57 animals from a Surrey property Tuesday (Aug. 11) following an investigation into complaints of animal neglect. Thirty-five dogs, including golden retrievers, Dalmatians, Pomeranians and other medium and small breeds, 16 horses and six cats are now in SPCA care. The animals were suffering from various states of severe malnutrition …
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How much is that doggie in the window – the one with the waggly tail? When Patti Page’s rendition of this famous song topped song charts in 1953, people were likely thinking about the cute puppy in the window and not where he came from. Chances are, puppies in any pet store window came from …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Pet care
A Saanich man has been charged with animal cruelty under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, following a BC SPCA investigation. BC SPCA constables removed 22 small-breed dogs, including Chihuahuas, Pomeranians and spaniels, from the residence of Warren “Grant” Rowley between December 2014 and February 2015. The SPCA says the dogs were kept in …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
A Victoria-area man has been found guilty on both counts in a case of animal cruelty that resulted in Bryn, a female pit bull mix, being beaten with a baseball bat – so badly beaten, that her ability to walk was affected. Following a BC SPCA cruelty investigation, Colwood resident Joseph White was convicted …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
She was a pregnant, extremely emaciated mare when she came into BC SPCA care in March of 2014, but now, nine-year-old Savannah has been adopted into a loving forever home in Kamloops. With a body condition of one out of a possible nine, Savannah was seized by BC SPCA cruelty investigators with four other horses …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
The BC SPCA has taken 50 rabbits into care following an animal cruelty investigation on a property near Nanaimo. The rabbits were seized and surrendered to the SPCA on April 17 after the owners failed to adequately comply with BC SPCA orders to relieve the distress of the animals. A small-breed dog in need of …
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