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The BC SPCA/City of Surrey Land Deal *LINK*

Posted By: AAS
Date: Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 9:08 a.m.

In Response To: Lawyer prevents destruction order: The SPCA was in Surrey Provincial court Thursday trying to have the dogs destroyed *LINK* (AAS)

The BC SPCA/City of Surrey Land Deal

After decades of promises from SPCAs that it would spend some of the $20 million a year it gets in donations on improved conditions for the animals in its charge and care, promises that never materialized, we hope the proposed new BC SPCA facility in Surrey will be a huge improvement over any other SPCA branch in BC most of which are still remnants of the 19th century model.

But we hope that the agreement will not be based on the SPCA continuing to be paid to be Surrey's dog-catcher/disposer. The ethical conflict may have been obscured in the past, for many decades, but the recent cases of 'Raymond', Ed Chase's dog, and the Harris Pit Bull puppies, starkly reveals the ethical contradiction of an animal welfare society speaking for its contracts, not for its animals.

The BC SPCA/City of Surrey Land Deal

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Lawyer prevents destruction order: The SPCA was in Surrey Provincial court Thursday trying to have the dogs destroyed *LINK*
AAS -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 6:59 p.m.
BC SPCA says all its Pit Bulls tested. Did the SPCA test the Harris Pit Bulls?
AAS -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 7:06 p.m.
Read background, photos, video *LINK* *PIC*
AAS -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 7:10 p.m.
Write Mayor Diane Watts and Council
AAS -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 7:20 p.m.
The SPCA's Destruction Application was for four dogs. CTV says only three were represented in court today. What happened to the 4th? *LINK*
AAS -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 7:31 p.m.
Or was the puppy spared after there was bad p.r. about the SPCA applying to kill a puppy? *LINK*
AAS -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 7:40 p.m.
Surrey Leader: Lawyer forces City/SPCA to get independent assessment *LINK* *PIC*
AAS -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 8:06 p.m.
Vancouver Sun, Ian Mulgrew: SPCA has already killed one of the Harris Pit Bulls
AAS -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 7:52 a.m.
The Province: The numbers of dogs is puzzling *LINK*
AAS -- Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 6:08 a.m.
Why is a private animal-lover having to hire lawyers to protect dogs, some only puppies, from the SPCA?
AAS -- Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 9:06 a.m.
The BC SPCA/City of Surrey Land Deal *LINK*
AAS -- Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 9:08 a.m.
Thank goodness that a lawyer was hired who is not reluctant to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. But why is the BC SPCA silent?
AAS -- Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 4:24 p.m.
Here's an interesting comment: Mayor Diane Watts says the Surrey SPCA is no kill
AAS -- Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 4:28 p.m.
I was biten by all 5 dogs
Jody Tomlinson -- Wednesday, 5 November 2008, at 8:06 a.m.

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