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A Nanaimo man whose dog’s fur was so matted that the animal’s head was barely discernable from his hind quarters has been charged with animal cruelty. Paul Korneluk is charged under both the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Criminal Code of Canada for allowing Buckley, a lhasa apso/shih tzu mix, to endure …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
A cat who was violently bludgeoned on Christmas Day 2006 is getting justice at last. After eluding authorities in locales around B.C. for more than three years, David Wayne Canaday was finally arrested on an outstanding warrant at the scene of a motor vehicle accident in Nelson earlier this month. Canaday pleaded guilty to a …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
James John Cairns is charged under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and is scheduled to make his first appearance in Victoria provincial court on June 12. “I think the lesson here is that just because something is safe for people doesn’t mean it’s safe for animals,” said Lynsay Bailey, the special provincial constable …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of the BC SPCA in a dispute over the seizure of 28 thin and emaciated horses and 39 terrier mix dogs and puppies last year. The BC SPCA seized the animals following an animal cruelty investigation on a property near Vernon. “The animals were clearly in …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Farm
A presa canario’s breeding days are over, after a judge ordered a Sooke couple convicted of animal cruelty to spay their dog. The order came after Dwight Fengstad and Anna McIntyre failed to seek veterinary care for their dog’s painful eye condition. “Tika was diagnosed with entropion, a hereditary medical condition in which the eyelid …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Pet care
Charges of animal cruelty are pending against the owner of an emaciated golden retriever named Trooper who was dropped off at the BC SPCA’s Maple Ridge Branch Feb. 28. “Through our ongoing cruelty investigation we identified the owner, who has surrendered legal custody of the dog to the SPCA and we will be submitting a …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The BC SPCA rescued seven abandoned horses and one donkey from a property in Cedar on March 2. The animals were emaciated and suffering from a wide range of medical problems, including parasites, oozing untreated wounds, dental issues, diarrhea and severe rain scald. “The animal owner was not providing even minimal care for these poor …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Farm
Warning: Graphic photos below. Discretion is advised. An emaciated golden retriever named Trooper brought tears to the eyes of staff at the BC SPCA’s Maple Ridge Branch Sunday. The adult male dog, whose matted fur was covered in dirt, mud and feces, was dropped off at the shelter by a man who said he found the …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The BC SPCA will be recommending charges of animal cruelty against Mountain View Conservation Centre following a six-week investigation into the care of giraffes at the Fort Langley facility. Marcie Moriarty, head of the BC SPCA’s Cruelty Investigations Department, said the SPCA is waiting for necropsy results and will submit its recommendation to Crown counsel …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Wildlife
BC SPCA special constables have seized 10 cats and six dogs from a residence in Clearwater, following an animal cruelty investigation. “When we attended the property in response to a complaint, we found animals living in a filthy, dark shack,” said senior animal protection officer Kent Kokoska. “There was a strong stench of ammonia from …
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