Cruelty Charges Laid Against Powell River Resident
August 17, 2009
Crown counsel has approved charges of animal cruelty against Powell River resident Bud Wilcocks following a BC SPCA investigation earlier this year. On Feb. 3, the SPCA seized six lame, lice-infested and emaciated goats and three neglected ponies from a farm on Westview Avenue. The property was also littered with animal carcasses and debris.
BC SPCA Const. Tina Heary said one of the goats was so weak she had to be carried onto a trailer. "She later collapsed exiting the trailer and needed to be lifted into a stall."
Heary said all of the animals were in such poor shape that it would have been immediately evident to the average person that the animals needed either food, medical attention or both.
The BC SPCA is a non-profit organization funded primarily by public donations. Our mission is to prevent cruelty and to promote the welfare of animals through a wide range of services, including cruelty investigations, emergency rescue and treatment, sheltering and adoption of homeless and abused animals, humane education, advocacy, farm animal welfare, spay/neuter programs, and wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
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