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Animal Cruelty
B.C. SPCA seizes dozens of farm animals from Barriere property
KAMLOOPS – Dozens of farm animals have been seized by B.C. SPCA investigators from a…
North Okanagan dog breeder will fight animal cruelty charges
ENDERBY – A dog breeder and trainer in the North Okanagan says she will fight…
B.C. SPCA seeks ban on animal ownership for man who kept 59 neglected cats
KAMLOOPS – Fifty-nine cats were rescued from a man living in Chase and less than…
B.C. SPCA seizes 59 cats from Chase property
CHASE – Forty-seven adult cats and 12 kittens were rescued from a property in Chase…
North Okanagan senior receives longest jail sentence in B.C. history for animal cruelty: SPCA
VERNON – The B.C. SPCA hopes a jail sentence imposed against a North Okanagan horse…
House arrest upgraded to jail for North Okanagan horse owner
VERNON – Armstrong senior Gary Roberts will be serving his sentence behind bars rather than…
Armstrong man banned from owning animals for 20 years
VERNON – An Armstrong man convicted of causing pain and suffering to his horses is…
North Okanagan horse owner found guilty of animal cruelty to be sentenced in spring
VERNON – A North Okanagan man convicted of animal cruelty will return to court in…
UPDATE: Armstrong horse owner found guilty of cruelty to animals
“THEY BETTER HAVE THEIR GUNS READY BECAUSE I WILL BE GOING DOWN WITH THE HORSES”…
Defence casts doubt about search warrant in Armstrong animal cruelty trial
VERNON – An Armstrong man’s animal cruelty trial got underway today, two years after the…
Armstrong man’s animal cruelty trial delayed, again
VERNON – Unexpected circumstances have put the brakes on an Armstrong man’s animal cruelty trial…
Court proceedings move forward in Knouff Lake dog shooting case
KAMLOOPS - Court proceedings are underway for a man accused of killing two dogs near Knouff Lake in December 2013. Richard Charles Gerald Benton, born 1969, faced a preliminary inquiry yesterday, Nov. 13 in Kamloops Provincial Court. If lawyers determine there is sufficient evidence to proceed with trial in Kamloops Supreme Court, Benton has elected...
Trial postponed for Armstrong man facing animal cruelty charges
VERNON - The trial of a man accused of mistreating a large herd of horses in Armstrong has been postponed. Gary Roberts, 69, was scheduled to begin a three-day trial in Vernon Provincial Court Monday, Nov. 9 on charges of causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal, failing to provide necessities, and uttering threats...
Vernon man sentenced on animal cruelty charges will get to keep his dog
VERNON - An unfortunate case of animal cruelty was laid out in Vernon Provincial Court this week, and it wasn’t just sad for the pet. Brian Jacobson, 47, was charged with causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal, failing to provide necessities, and causing an animal to be in distress following an SPCA cruelty...
Armstrong horses find new homes
"EVERYBODY WAS WORKING TOGETHER" ARMSTRONG – There was standing room only at an auction Saturday…