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BC SPGA Position Statements on ANIMAL POLICING

BC SPGA's Position statements are below for proposed inclusion into the proposed BC Animal Guardian Act.

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The Right To Consult With A Veterinarian

An animal guardian has the right to obtain a veterinarian and have the animal(s) examined and treated by the veterinarian prior to any animal seizure. If the animal guardian’s veterinarian provides treatment, if necessary, the animal cruelty investigation is concluded.

Animal guardians have no protections or rights when the BC SPCA enforcement officers enter their property or home. The BC SPCA will hire a veterinarian to seize a pet even if the guardian has a treating veterinarian for the animal. When the pet has been seized animal guardians are successful 5% of the time in obtaining the return of their pet on appeal and must pay the BC SPCA costs which are often too high for most pet owners who have difficulty paying the thousands of dollars for the return of the pet.

The pet is then either is killed by the BC SPCA or sold to strangers. It is a deeply grievious and traumatic experience for pet owners and their pets. Many pet owners are financially ruined by the BC SPCA's costs which they must pay irregardless of whether the pet is returned to its owner or not.

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Protection From Animal Seizures

BC Animal guardians with sick, injured or elderly animal(s) in treatment with veterinarian(s) are protected from animal seizures and prosecution.

The BC SPCA will hire a veterinarian to seize a pet even if the guardian has a treating veterinarian for the animal. This practice is not only demeaning to the veterinarian in private practice who depend on their clients for their survival it is also an example of how helpless the pet and its loving family or loved one are in BC SPCA investigations.

When the pet has been seized animal guardians are successful 5% of the time in obtaining the return of their pet on appeal and must pay the BC SPCA costs which are often too high for most pet owners who have difficulty paying the thousands of dollars for the return of the pet.

The pet then is either killed by the BC SPCA or sold to strangers. It is a deeply grievious and traumatic experience for pet owners and their pets. Pet guardians are still ordered to pay the thousands of dollars to the BC SPCA.

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The Right To Avail Of BC SPCA Resources

An animal guardian has the right to request, accept and use BC SPCA resources to prevent an animal(s) seizure and the BC SPCA must use its resources accordingly.

The BC SPCA has a surplus of over $100 million from the public's donations that they were told would be used for the care of animals.

If the BC SPCA were relieved of it's animal policing division, the charity could concentrate on realizing its objectives to help animals and pets.

The proposed BC ANIMAL GUARDIAN ACT would ensure that seizing wanted animals from loving and caring homes would not be necessary if the BC SPCA were forced to show that they used their resources to help struggling animal guardians and their pets.

The public pays for animal policing whether by the BC SPCA or the provincial government. BC SPGA's survey shows that pet owners prefer the BC SPCA acts as a charity and uses its surplus for animals rather than animal policing which is better and more accountable if overseen by the municipalities and provincial government.

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