BC people with pets are being prosecuted in the courts while their animals are in veterinary care.

BC people with pets who seek veterinary care are responsible and caring

Justice for people and their pets in veterinary care

"My rooster had extensive testing done by the vet and the results were not even all back when the SPCA seized and killed him." W. Brundage, B.C.

The BC SPGA receive angry emails from people with pets who have had their pet seized while under the care of a veterinarian. Then the owner of the pet is prosecuted in Court.

The scenario is usually the same: An animal is in treatment by a veterinarian, the BC SPCA receives a complaint and the BC SPCA hire a vet to examine the animal (undermining the treating vet) and seize the animal. The seized animals are gone forever, either with the BC SPCA selling them or euthanizing them. The penalties for the person with the pet can be up to two years of prison or a fine of $75,000

Don't wait until this happens to you and your pet🐾

"BC SPCA have forcibly removed my senior beloved German Shephard dog despite her being scheduled next day for surgery ." Dr. M. Marcu, B.C.

The BC SPGA does not support this practice. People with pets who seek veterinary care for a sick or injured animal are responsible and caring people. The animal should not be taken by the BC SPCA in what we allege is an unfair and 'shady' practice.

If you agree that people with pets in veterinary care should not be seized or prosecuted by animal enforcement, please tell the B.C. Attorney General, who is also the Deputy Premier, Niki Sharma, to immediately make fairer laws below.

Email Campaign letter to BC's Attorney General and Deputy Premier, Niki Sharma

Dear BC Deputy Premier and Attorney General Niki Sharma,

As you know, the Attorney General oversees the administration of the justice system in the province of British Columbia.

People with pets are having their pets seized while receiving veterinary treatment and care just because someone files a 
complaint to the BC SPCA who investigate the complaint by bringing another veterinarian to examine the animal and take it.

The current practices of circumventing the treating veterinarian by hiring an alternative veterinary professional 
raises ethical concerns regarding animal welfare advocacy particularly considering the emotional toll on people with pets who only wish to provide the best care for their animals.

As someone who has a pet, I can vouch for the expensive costs of veterinary care and the professionalism of a licensed
veterinarian to care for my pet in our province.

Taking a pet and interfering with my veterinarian's treatment is criminal and wrong. Why should people with pets
be punished with imprisonment or fines up to $75,000  when the treating vet hasn't made a complaint about the client?

As someone who has a pet, I demand that you as an elected official immediately compensate those who have suffered
the loss of their animals to this despicable practice and make fairer laws immediately.

Thank you in advance for your immediate attention to this very important campaign that people with pets like me heartily endorse.

Your message has been sent. Thank you!

Campaign update: A volunteer with the BC SPGA has undertaken to file a petition in the BC Supreme Court under the Canadian Charter Of Rights and Freedoms, section 7, for an order that seizing animals from pet owners while in the care and treatment of a licensed veterinarian, where a complaint has not been made by the treating veterinarian, is unfair and unjust; and that people be compensated on a case-by-case basis.

Help with a donation for the BC court action by a volunteer of the BC SPGA seeking justice with people and their pets.

Justice for people and their pets in veterinary care

Don't wait until this happens to you and your pet🐾

Email Campaign letter to BC's Attorney General and Deputy Premier, Niki Sharma

Thank you for your support!