15 starving dogs were recently seized from a breeder in Clearwater B.C. by the BCSPCA. “The condition of these animals was just horrific – many of them were extremely emaciated,” says Eileen Drever, senior officer, protection and stakeholder relations for the BC SPCA.  “It was one of the worst cases I have seen in my 42 years with the BC SPCA.”  In total, SPCA animal protection officers removed seven 10-week-old puppies and eight dogs under the age of three years. Three of the dogs remain under intensive veterinary care due to their emaciated state. 

“Some of the dogs were kept outside all day in sub-zero temperatures, with no shelter from the elements, no food and water bowls frozen over,” says Drever. “The pens had compact snow and ice and no dry place for them to lay down – I don’t how much longer these poor dogs would have lasted.”  The ten-week-old puppies were kept indoors in a wire crate, but did not have access to food.

“There was evidence that at least three of the dogs had eaten parts of a blanket from the floor, desperate for anything to eat to try to stay alive,” says Drever. Some of the puppies also had wood splinters in their stool.

I am starting a petition to make sure the person responsible, KURTIS ELLIOT of Clearwater, B.C. receives the appropriate punishment, (jail time).