Thirty dogs and cats seized from BC puppy breeder
Posted April 24, 2017 1:58 pm.
Last Updated April 25, 2017 8:01 am.
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LILLOOET (NEWS 1130) – The BC SPCA is not ruling out animal cruelty charges, after removing 30 severely neglected animals from a puppy breeder near Lillooet in BC.
Two seizures took place this month, with a total of 24 dogs and 6 cats removed from the puppy operation.
“The dogs were kept in a filthy environment with high levels of ammonia from urine and have serious dental disease and badly matted fur,” says Kent Kokoska, senior animal protection officer for the BC SPCA. “Some of the dogs were being kept in a chicken coup filled with chicken and dog feces and one of the dogs and two puppies were being kept in a rodent cage.”
Kokoska said the four cats removed from the property were severely matted and were also living in filthy and hazardous conditions, without proper ventilation and light.
The animals are now being looked after at the SPCA’s Kamloops and Kelowna shelters.
The BC SPCA is continuing to investigate, and charges of animal cruelty may be recommended in the case.
