In this case, the plaintiff, Mrs. Martin, sought general and special damages for injuries suffered from being knocked over by a dog. The judge found “that there was negligence on the part of the defendant Mathias Lowe and he was solely…
Read More »Application by the plaintiff, Eliason, for an injunction to prevent the defendant, SPCA, from destroying, selling or otherwise disposing of cats it had removed from her custody. The cats were seized in 2000 or 2001. The seizure resulted in criminal…
Read More »Action by the plaintiff for damages for the seizure of three adult dogs and seven puppies that were later sold. The plaintiff was a dog breeder and an attendant of the defendant went to inspect her home after receiving complaints…
Read More »Application by Chatwin for judicial review of the BC SPCA’s decision not to return her animals to her. In response to a complaint made by an employee of Chatwin’s housecleaning business, Morgan, an authorized agent of the SPCA, went to…
Read More »Application by Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for summary judgment against Baker. Baker’s daughter resided on rural property owned by Baker, keeping commercial animal kennel. Baker visited premises frequently and provided frequent financial assistance to daughter. Society seized…
Read More »The petitioners sought judicial review of a decision made on behalf of the B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to seize their horses. The application was dismissed. There was nothing before the court to suggest that the…
Read More »Cary Ulmer brings this application for reconsideration of an order which requires her to pay $97,027.14 plus interest and costs to the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (the “SPCA”). The order was made by Masuhara…
Read More »Application by the defendants to dismiss the action of St. Marie. The defendants removed 16 dogs from St. Marie’s home. The dogs were removed after three previous attendances by the defendant, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The…
Read More »This is a case for judicial review in which Ms. Haughton alleges the BCSPCA treated her unfairly and unreasonably, their actions were in haste, that her animals were not in actual fact distressed, the principles of natural justice and procedural fairness were…
Read More »Application by the respondent Society for a declaration that petitioner was required to pay costs incurred while its animals were in the respondent’s care. The respondent sought permission to dispose of the animals if the plaintiff failed to pay the…
Read More »Application by the petitioner McAnerin for judicial review of a seizure and detention of her 100 animals. A special constable attended McAnerin’s lands as a result of the concerns of an employee for the respondent Society for the Prevention of…
Read More »In this case, Pieper, the petitioner, argued that he was not given an opportunity to be heard before The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (the Society) exercised its discretion to dispose of many of his dogs. Interestingly, the petitioner did not challenge…
Read More »Petition for judicial review by an animal protection society from a Farm Industry Review Board appeal decision. The Board allowed an appeal from the petitioner’s review decision which had confirmed its maintaining custody of an owner’s dogs. Provincial animal protection…
Read More »In this case, three pet stores in Richmond sought to quash a Richmond bylaw which would ban the sale of puppies and dogs from pet stores. They claimed that the “decision to enact it was made on a specious, wholly…
Read More »In this case, Ms. McLean was bitten twice by a wolf-dog hybrid owned by the defendants, Tanya and Ryan Thompson at the residence of Raymond and Sharon Thompson. The incident took place after Raymond Thompson opened a gate to let Ms. McLean in, who…
Read More »In this case, the accused, Ms. Haughton, was charged with three offences relating to animal cruelty. In order to tend to her ranch in Alberta, she left her dogs and cats in the care of her son in her absence.…
Read More »In this Supreme Court of Canada judgement, the Court struck down parts of two transit authorities’ policies that prohibited political advertising. Finding that both Translink and BC Transit are “government” within the meaning of section 32 of the Canadian Charter of…
Read More »Accused charged with wilfully neglecting or failing to provide suitable and adequate food, water, shelter and care for his animals, contrary to section 446(2) of the Criminal Code. The animals were found in a condition consistent with long term neglect.…
Read More »Sentencing of the accused following guilty peas for wounding an animal, contrary to section 445(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, and for mischief in relation to property. The accused was sentenced to six months in jail and was put on probation…
Read More »Appeal by the accused from his conviction and sentence for causing or permitting animals to be or to continue to be in distress, contrary to section 24(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The RCMP went to the…
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