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Sam Joe and Thelma David of North Saanich are facing new charges under the Criminal Code of Canada after breaching the conditions of a previous sentence on animal cruelty. In 2008, the couple was banned from having custody of animals after pleading guilty to severely neglecting 12 pit bulls in their care. In 2007, the …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
BC SPCA officials are expressing disappointment today with Crown counsel’s decision not to proceed with charges of animal cruelty against Mountain View Conservation and Breeding facility in Langley. The BC SPCA launched an extensive animal cruelty investigation at the facility in November 2009 after receiving a lengthy list of concerns about animal welfare neglect. “We are …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Crown counsel has laid charges of animal cruelty against Chilliwack resident Paula MacGougan after BC SPCA constables seized an emaciated golden retriever and her 11 puppies. MacGougan, whose animals were seized in January, faces charges under both the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Criminal Code of Canada. When BC SPCA officers arrived …
News Category: Animal cruelty
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
The BC SPCA and the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies have presented federal authorities with a report of concerns regarding horse slaughter in Canada. The Report on Horse Slaughter Practices in Canada is based on a review of recent video footage depicting inhumane practices at two of Canada’s largest horse slaughter plants, one in Alberta and …
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