The story behind 119 dogs being surrendered to BC SPCA
CA, 24 Mar 2021
The 119 small dogs surrendered to the BC SPCA near Fort Nelson on March 12 are now receiving round-the-clock care at various locations throughout the province.
The mix-breed dogs included Terriers, Shih Tzus, Papillions and other small-breed crosses. Although none were emaciated, the BC SPCA confirmed, most had medical issues that needed immediate attention.
Eileen Drever, senior protection officer and stakeholders relations for the BC SPCA told Global News Monday they initially received a call from the RCMP in the area expressing concern about the number of dogs on the property.
The owner then spoke to a cruelty investigations officer with the BC SPCA, and said he would be willing to surrender the dogs to the organization, Drever confirmed.
“Now, as far as the owner was concerned, he had between 20 and 30 dogs,” she said, living in a trailer on the property.
“So it took a couple of days to organize to arrange for us to be able to bring in 20 to 30 dogs, that’s quite a high number. Anyway, we attended there, three officers attended the property along with members of the RCMP, and unfortunately, the door to the trailer could not be opened, it was frozen closed and the dogs were being handed out through a window.”
Drever said the investigating officer was shocked when they had been handed 45 dogs and there were still many more to come.
Drever said they were not prepared to take 119 dogs, but the living conditions were not ideal so they had to remove them.
They are not yet available for adoption at this time, but special homes will be needed for the dogs as they are not housebroken and some have special and particular needs.
Anyone can make a donation to help the dogs on the BC SPCA website.
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The mix-breed dogs included Terriers, Shih Tzus, Papillions and other small-breed crosses. Although none were emaciated, the BC SPCA confirmed, most had medical issues that needed immediate attention.
Eileen Drever, senior protection officer and stakeholders relations for the BC SPCA told Global News Monday they initially received a call from the RCMP in the area expressing concern about the number of dogs on the property.
The owner then spoke to a cruelty investigations officer with the BC SPCA, and said he would be willing to surrender the dogs to the organization, Drever confirmed.
“Now, as far as the owner was concerned, he had between 20 and 30 dogs,” she said, living in a trailer on the property.
“So it took a couple of days to organize to arrange for us to be able to bring in 20 to 30 dogs, that’s quite a high number. Anyway, we attended there, three officers attended the property along with members of the RCMP, and unfortunately, the door to the trailer could not be opened, it was frozen closed and the dogs were being handed out through a window.”
Drever said the investigating officer was shocked when they had been handed 45 dogs and there were still many more to come.
Drever said they were not prepared to take 119 dogs, but the living conditions were not ideal so they had to remove them.
They are not yet available for adoption at this time, but special homes will be needed for the dogs as they are not housebroken and some have special and particular needs.
Anyone can make a donation to help the dogs on the BC SPCA website.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7712584/story-119-dogs-surrendered-bc-spca/
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