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Charges laid in horrific case of animal cruelty on Vancouver Island

October 31, 2019

Kevin Timothy of Chemainus, has been charged with animal cruelty pursuant to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act following a BC SPCA investigation.

In early May, 2019, the BC SPCA took custody of a one-year-old female German shepherd in critical condition. The dog, named Hope, was suffering from emaciation, dehydration, extreme muscle wasting and a deep, severe neck wound.

“Hope had been abandoned in the woods, tied to a tree with a plastic and wire cable,” says Marcie Moriarty, chief prevention and enforcement officer for the BC SPCA. “The cable was tied so tightly that her face was pressed to the tree and she could not lay down or move and the wire was deeply embedded into her neck.” When she was found, she was delirious and too weak to walk.

“It is a miracle that this poor dog survived,” says Moriarty. “She was rushed to a veterinary clinic in Duncan to be stabilized, then transferred to a specialized emergency clinic in Victoria, where she received around-the-clock life-saving treatment.” Following multiple surgeries and months of treatment and care, Hope was adopted by one of her caregivers at the veterinary hospital. She is happy and healthy in her new loving home.

If convicted, Kevin Timothy faces up to two years in jail, a maximum $75,000 fine and up to a lifetime ban on owning animals.

The BC SPCA investigates more than 8,000 cases of animal cruelty each year. All costs are funded by community donations.

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