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Crown counsel has approved charges of animal cruelty against a Duncan man after BC SPCA special constables seized 10 badly neglected horses and other farm animals from his property. The SPCA seized two horses from Orest (Louie) Pohynayko on June 29, 2010 and eight more horses, two llamas and a goat on Nov. 26 after the …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Farm
The owner of 34 husky dogs taken into BC SPCA care in 2007 pled guilty and was sentenced this week to a 10-year ban on owning animals. Stacey Lajeunesse of Tumbler Ridge voluntarily surrendered the badly neglected dogs following an investigation by SPCA constables. In total, SPCA officers took 23 puppies, ranging in age from …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Charges of animal cruelty have been laid against a Vanderhoof resident after BC SPCA constables seized 25 shepherd- and terrier-type dogs and 21 cats from his property. The sick and badly neglected animals, who were seized on June 23, were cared for at the North Cariboo (Prince George) and Vernon branches of the BC SPCA …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The BC SPCA has intensified its search for information on a female, chocolate-coloured pit bull who was found stuffed into a suitcase in a lane behind the 200-block of East 12th Avenue (between Main and Sophia) after learning how the animal died. The deceased dog was found by passersby in a black Kika brand suitcase near …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
December 3, 2010 The BC SPCA is urging the public to protect their animals from freezing temperatures after cruelty investigators in Prince George seized three dogs whose owner had left them outdoors without proper protection from the elements. “There is no excuse for subjecting animals to this kind of neglect,” said BC SPCA constable Chad Bohanan, noting …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
It’s official – the City of Richmond has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to ban the sale of puppies in pet stores. The ban goes into effect in April 2011, and the city’s three local pet stores will have until that time to sell or remove puppies from their stores. Richmond councillors approved the …
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