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Today another call will be made and another day will pass and another month will pass...

Posted By: Gail Moerkerken
Date: Wednesday, 10 May 2006, at 5:24 p.m.

In Response To: Defining cruelty: it's all over the map *LINK* *PIC* (AAS)

Every single day calls are made to the BC SPCA seeking assistance for chained backyard dogs or garage dogs and every single day they remain chained or hidden in a garage. They do not experience freedom to play, to walk about and smell the grass, to enjoy a romp on the beach or the basic pleasure of a walk with a friend.

The BC SPCA is the authority in this province who can enforce the PCA Act which is weak and desperately needs improvement.

The only way to improve the PCA Act is to have the BC SPCA lobby and lobby hard to ensure the quality of life for all the voiceless is heard.

And today another call will be made and another day will pass and another month will pass, another year will pass and a dog will remain on its chain or stuffed in a garage with no hope of assistance until the enforcers of this act ensure that governmental officials understand the desperate need to remove those who some feel have "adequate food, water and shelter" and have need for nothing more.

Messages In This Thread

The Five Freedoms, the SPCA, and garage dogs
AAS -- Tuesday, 9 May 2006, at 6:17 a.m.

"The officer reported that the dog was healthy, the garage is like a big doghouse"
AAS -- Tuesday, 9 May 2006, at 10:24 a.m.

I had a very nice policeman at my door the following day...
Frances Burd -- Friday, 12 May 2006, at 10:15 p.m.

It's not unusual for police to remove dogs at night *PIC*
AAS -- Saturday, 13 May 2006, at 9:08 a.m.

"A garage is no different than a home" *LINK* *PIC*
AAS -- Tuesday, 9 May 2006, at 10:42 a.m.

The degree of suffering does not appear to always be the deciding factor in SPCA seizures *LINK* *PIC*
AAS -- Tuesday, 9 May 2006, at 10:54 a.m.

Jane Goodall's "Ten Trusts"
Barry Faires -- Tuesday, 9 May 2006, at 9:29 a.m.

Defining cruelty: it's all over the map *LINK* *PIC*
AAS -- Tuesday, 9 May 2006, at 4:52 p.m.

Today another call will be made and another day will pass and another month will pass...
Gail Moerkerken -- Wednesday, 10 May 2006, at 5:24 p.m.