Ontario SPCA removes 43 dogs and puppies from Ripley-area property
Ontario SPCA
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
NEWMARKET, ON, (March 8, 2006) – On March 6, 2006 the Ontario SPCA removed 40 adult dogs and three young puppies from a rural property located near Ripley, Ontario in the Township of Huron-Kinloss.
Acting on a complaint from the public, investigators from the Ontario SPCA, accompanied by a veterinarian and two Ontario Provincial Police Officers, executed a search warrant on the Ripley-area property. The investigation of the property found the 43 dogs and puppies living in inadequate conditions, confined mostly to small cages or crates – some were so small that the dogs could not fully sit up. Many of the crates and cages were in disrepair. On the written recommendation of the attending veterinarian, the dogs and puppies were removed from the property. Also removed was one sugar glider that was being kept in inadequate conditions.
The dogs are of various breeds including bichon frise, papillion, Pomeranian,Yorkshire terrier, Maltese, poodle-type and spitz-type. The majority of the dogs were found cold and shivering in crates in the basement. Some of the dogs had filthy, matted and feces-encrusted fur.
The dogs have been undergoing veterinary assessment, treatment and grooming at the Ontario SPCA Provincial Animal Centre in Newmarket since being brought to the facility Monday night. Continued care and rehabilitation will be provided by Ontario SPCA veterinary and animal care staff as needed.
The investigation is ongoing and the dogs are not currently available for adoption. The Ontario SPCA will notify the media and public if and when they are available to be adopted.
To make a donation to the Ontario SPCA call Cathy at 1-888-ONT-SPCA (668-7722) extension 322.
To report suspected animal abuse call the Ontario SPCA at 1-888-ONT-SPCA (668-7722) extension 1, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), your local Ontario SPCA Branch, affiliated humane society or police.
For media enquiries, please contact: Jennifer Bluhm, Inspector, Ontario SPCA Bruce-Grey Branch, (519) 364-0400, email: ospca_brucegrey@hotmail.com or Christine Arnett, Director of Marketing & Communications, 1-888-668-7722, ext. 305, e-mail: carnett@ospca.on.ca.
A word about the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Ontario SPCA):
The Ontario SPCA, with 27 Branches and 31 affiliated humane societies and SPCAs, is unique amongst animal welfare organizations in Ontario: the Ontario SPCA Act mandates the Society to enforce animal cruelty laws and provides Society investigators with police powers to do so. The Society is a registered charity, relying on donations to fund animal protection, care and rehabilitation for all animals, government and industry advocacy and public education.
The Ontario SPCA is a member of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) and is affiliated with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
Charitable Business Number 88969 1044 RR0002
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