News Items tag as: Animal cruelty

Salmon Arm woman found not guilty on animal cruelty charges
October 24, 2018 - 5:24 PM

KAMLOOPS - A Salmon Arm woman was found not guilty today in connection to animal cruelty charges stemming from a 2013 B.C. SPCA investigation.
North Okanagan woman fined under cruelty act for tying elastic band around dog’s scrotum
May 30, 2018 - 12:36 PM

SALMON ARM - The owner of a dog boarding and training facility in the North Okanagan was handed a $1,000 fine in Salmon Arm court this week for tying an elastic band around a dog’s testicles.
Dozens of neglected dogs surrendered to SPCA on Vancouver Island
April 16, 2018 - 3:30 PM

VICTORIA - The B.C. SPCA is caring for dozens of neglected dogs surrendered by a former breeder outside Victoria this week.
B.C. petting zoo operator charged with animal cruelty
April 06, 2018 - 11:18 AM

REVELSTOKE - The owner of a petting zoo in Revelstoke is facing more than 20 counts of animal cruelty in what the SPCA is calling “a very sad case.”
Massive dog seizure by B.C. SPCA in Williams Lake
February 26, 2018 - 2:00 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE – The B.C. SPCA has seized 46 neglected dogs from a property north of Williams Lake and are recommending animal cruelty charges.
Cruelty charges pending after starving mastiff found tethered outside in Hope
December 22, 2017 - 11:30 AM

HOPE - Handsome is a lucky boy.
B.C. SPCA seizes dozens of farm animals from Barriere property
December 14, 2017 - 3:43 PM

KAMLOOPS - Dozens of farm animals have been seized by B.C. SPCA investigators from a rural Barriere property.
B.C. SPCA seeks ban on animal ownership for man who kept 59 neglected cats
May 24, 2017 - 1:49 PM

KAMLOOPS – Fifty-nine cats were rescued from a man living in Chase and less than five months ago, the very same man had 31 cats seized in Kamloops.
B.C. SPCA seizes 59 cats from Chase property
May 16, 2017 - 11:40 AM

CHASE – Forty-seven adult cats and 12 kittens were rescued from a property in Chase where they lived in poor conditions and suffered neglect and medical problems.
North Okanagan horse owner found guilty of animal cruelty to be sentenced in spring
December 22, 2016 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - A North Okanagan man convicted of animal cruelty will return to court in March.
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