The B.C. SPCA executed a search warrant Sunday at a Langley home that has been the site of multiple animal seizures in past years.
Several SPCA and Langley RCMP officers descended on the home in the 5500-block of 216 Street late Sunday afternoon.
Multiple animals were seen being led out of the home and into waiting SPCA vehicles by workers in hazard suits.
The SPCA confirmed they were executing a warrant “due to complaints and concerns about animals being in distress,” but said further details would be made available Monday.
The B.C. SPCA confirmed Monday that it had seized 20 animals from the property.
The seizure includes nine dogs, five birds, three cats, two rabbits and a pig.
“There were concerns in the complaint about dogs being crated for long periods of time, and with one exception, the dogs were crated without access to water when our officers arrived,” said the SPCA in a statement.
“We are currently completing veterinary assessments with regard to the animals’ medical issues.”
The home has been the site of past high-profile animal seizures related to accusations of poor conditions and animals not receiving care.
A seizure of 12 dogs, four cats and a rabbit in March 2017 came just months after 88 other animals were seized from the property, including 45 dogs, 18 cats and 24 farm animals, including goats, chickens, ducks and a turtle.
The owner of the private animal shelter run inside the home, Sandra Simans, was also the target of an SPCA raid in 2012 at her Burnaby residence that saw 71 dogs and cats seized.
Simans later sued the SPCA and won damages for defamation over comments the SPCA made about Simans injuring an animal, though the court said the seizures were justified.