Vancouver Island cattle owner disputes condition of cows seized by SPCA
The owner of more than 200 cows that were seized by the SPCA for alleged neglect says the animals were receiving adequate care.
Source: vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
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The owner of more than 200 cows that were seized by the SPCA for alleged neglect says the animals were receiving adequate care.
216 neglected beef cattle seized from a Vancouver Island property after their owner failed to relieve the distress of the animals.
BC SPCA calls the animals ‘neglected’ and ‘distressed’
Kaley Pugh of the B.C. SPCA said the conditions the cattle were living in were “among the worst I’ve ever seen.”
Some of the animals were emaciated, while others suffered from eye infections, lameness, and pneumonia, said the SPCA.