Brentwood Bay residents accused of starving, hanging, horse
November 14, 2009
Crown counsel has charged Brentwood Bay residents David Whiffin and Clayton Cunningham with animal cruelty after a 27-year-old Appaloosa gelding named Jalupae was starved to the point of emaciation and then hung to death. The alleged incident took place on a waterfront acreage in Brentwood Bay.
"It is so difficult to fathom why anyone would inflict such pain and suffering on an innocent animal," said Lynsay Bailey, the BC SPCA special constable who investigated the case. "We deal with horrific animal cruelty every day in our work, but this case was particularly heinous."
Read the full press release.
Update: Feb. 4, 2010
The trial of David Whiffin and Clayton Cunningham has been scheduled for Nov. 22, 2010. They have pleaded not guilty.
If convicted, the accused face a maximum fine of $10,000, up to five years in jail and a prohibition on owning animals.
You can help our life-saving cruelty investigations team with a gift to the Heroes Fund for Animal Protection.
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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