SPCA had dog destroyed before owners could claim her

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SPCA ups safeguards
The Province; News Services
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2009
The B.C. SPCA says it now has safeguards to ensure it doesn't wrongly euthanize an animal again after a lost border-collie cross was put down by a veterinarian who mistakenly believed it had a contagious disease.

Maggie was born with a nervous condition that caused her to shake a lot. She went missing New Year's Eve after being spooked by fireworks and was picked up by the SPCA. Before her owners could retrieve her, a vet at Williams Lake Veterinary Hospital decided she had canine distemper and had her put down.

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SPCA had dog destroyed before owners could claim her

Maggie's owner tells her side of this story *LINK*

I have had way too many encounters with the SPCA where the animal was treated just the opposite of what the SPCA stands for

Even after six months on the job, SPCA Manager didn't know the basic 96 hours rule *LINK* *PIC*

It is 2009, and the SPCA is only now thinking that a Communications Book should be in place?

This practice may be more prevalent than the public realizes

Are these the actions of an animal welfarist or an animal controller?

Is "shaking" on the SPCA's list of reasons it can kill an animal while still claiming not to kill any "adoptable" animals

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