Sentencing of the accused for causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to a puppy, necessitating it to be euthanized. The accused beat the four month old dog, rendering it unconscious and bleeding from the nose. Following a guilty plea, the…
Read More »Following an inspection of the defendants’ animals, and having failed to comply with Humane Society orders regarding the care of the dogs in question, officers seized the dogs. The two defendants plead guilty to causing or permitting four dogs to…
Read More »Accused charged with causing or permitting the continuance of the distress of 9 horses by depriving them of adequate food, water, space or veterinary care. Satisfied that the accused was the person ordinarily in charge of the animals in question,…
Read More »Two defendants plead guilty to a charge of unlawfully causing the dog they owned distress by leaving the dog in a car on a hot day. The issues before the Court was the appropriate penalty to impose, whether a conditional…
Read More »The Humane Society of Canada brought a complaint to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, stating that the rodeos broadcast by the Outdoor Life Network involved violence against animals, and that broadcasting such events on TV promotes violence against the animals.…
Read More »Accused found guilty of killing her neighbour’s dog and charged under 445(a) of the Criminal Code. With no previous criminal record, the accused received a suspended sentence and probation order for 18 months. In addition the accused was ordered to…
Read More »Appeal of conviction and sentence of accused under section 2(1) of the Animal Protection Act for causing or permitting a bison to be in distress. At trial, the accused was convicted and ordered to pay a fine of $3,450. The…
Read More »Accused charged with causing/permitting a cat to be in distress, contrary to section 2(1) of the Animal Protection Act. The accused was keeping a cat in the trunk of his car with little to no food and water in sub…
Read More »Motion by the Plaintiff for the return of her horses that were seized by the BC SPCA. The SPCA sought to keep the horses, pending the result of animal cruelty charges laid under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.…
Read More »Sentencing hearing following a guilty plea for wilfully damaging property and for the unlawful killing of a dog. During a domestic dispute with his wife, the accused threw a sewing machine off of their balcony and destroyed it. Following this…
Read More »In response to a complaint, the SPCA discovered a dog in a dumpster, wrapped in a plastic bag. A veterinary examination established that the dog was suffering from acute medical conditions from being left in the dumpster as well as…
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