Saskatchewan drops contract with SPCA
The Saskatchewan government is bowing out of contracting with the Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for animal-cruelty investigations and prosecutions.
The SPCA says instead it will focus on education programs in the hope of preventing animal cruelty.
The charity has been responsible for enforcing such laws for about 40 years.
It’s contracted for this role in Ontario where it has run into heavy criticism and a few court challenges from farmers.
The SPCA says its $530,000 per year contract with the government expires on March 31 and up to six people will lose their jobs.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture says it is exploring other ways to investigate animal cruelty complaints.
I hope Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal are watching closely with a view to copying the best features from Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan government is bowing out of contracting
with the Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for
animal-cruelty investigations and prosecutions.
The SPCA says instead it will focus on education programs
in the hope of preventing animal cruelty.
The charity has been responsible for enforcing such laws
for about 40 years.
It’s contracted for this role in Ontario where it has run
into heavy criticism and a few court challenges from farmers.
The SPCA says its $530,000 per year contract with the
government expires on March 31 and up to six people will lose their jobs.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture says it is
exploring other ways to investigate animal cruelty complaints.
I hope Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal are watching closely with a view to copying the best features from Saskatchewan.
