May 19, 2009A North Saanich woman who allowed her dog to suffer with a broken jaw, pneumonia and a collapsed lung has been charged with animal cruelty. Iris Jones faces charges under both the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Criminal Code because her adult pit bull, Sherbert, was declined veterinary care after sustaining blunt …
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April 25, 2009BC SPCA officials and local dignitaries gathered in Kamloops today for the official opening the BC SPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic, a major initiative that will save thousands of animal lives in Kamloops and surrounding regions. “We are so pleased to launch the new clinic on Tranquille Road,” said Craig Daniell, chief executive officer of the BC …
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April 22, 2009Langley veterinarians Mark Marohn and Carol Schoyen-Marohn have each been charged with two counts of animal cruelty after the BC SPCA discovered six emaciated and badly neglected horses in their care. The couple faces charges under both the Criminal Code of Canada and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. They make their first court …
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