A 10-year-old-old dog whose ear infection was so bad that BC SPCA animal cruelty investigators could smell it from two metres away has been given a new leash on life, while his former guardian has been charged with animal cruelty.
Denise Westle of Maple Ridge has been charged under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act after Max, a springer spaniel, was found on a tether and suffering from a severe untreated ear infection, deviated digits resulting from overgrown nails and filthy, matted fur.
He was tied up in a yard littered with garbage, debris and fecal matter.
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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