March 2, 2010Warning: 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 …
Continue reading “Emaciated dog rescued in Maple Ridge”
News Category: Animal cruelty
February 8, 2010The 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 …
Continue reading “Animal cruelty charges recommended against Mountain View Conservation Centre”
News Category: Animal cruelty, Wildlife
January 28, 2010BC 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 …
Continue reading “Officers seize 16 animals in Clearwater”
News Category: Animal cruelty
January 26, 2010(Warning: Graphic photo below. Discretion is advised.) BC SPCA animal cruelty investigators are seeking the public’s help in solving a disturbing case in Dawson Creek. “It’s a bizarre and very upsetting case where an individual woke up on Jan. 15 to find a large block of ice on his lawn,” explains Marcie Moriarty, general manager …
Continue reading “Animal cruelty officers seek help in solving bizarre case in Dawson Creek”
News Category: Animal cruelty
January 18, 2010An emaciated golden retriever and her 11 puppies are now safe in BC SPCA custody following a cruelty investigation earlier this week. The nursing mother, whose ribs protrude through her thin coat, is under veterinary care, and the four-week-old puppies are also receiving care for nutritional issues. “It is such a sad case because it …
Continue reading “Golden retriever puppies seized in Chilliwack cruelty investigation”
News Category: Animal cruelty
January 18, 2010A man who left three dogs tied in the back of a parked pickup truck in the heat of summer has been charged with animal cruelty. William Hayward faces charges of allowing animals to be in distress after he left his dogs in a truck parked outside the Best Western Motel in Chilliwack on July …
Continue reading “Animal cruelty charges laid after dogs left in truck in Chilliwack”
News Category: Animal cruelty