Animal Protection Act
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Saskatoon city committee discusses animal cruelty investigationsSince the SPCA stopped providing animal cruelty enforcement in Saskatoon, police have been receiving calls for service afterhours for which they are not equipped.CanadaJul 18
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Saskatoon SPCA animal protection void filled in Saskatchewan 2022-23 budgetWith new provincial funding, Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan will assume animal welfare responsibilities previously held by the Saskatoon SPCA.CanadaMar 24
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Saskatchewan NDP calls government approach to Saskatoon SPCA ‘horribly inadequate’Saskatchewan agriculture critic Trent Wotherspoon said the government should fund the Saskatoon SPCA to carry out enforcement or give money to another organization to do it.CanadaJan 19
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Talks underway to fill Saskatoon SPCA animal welfare enforcement void, no solution yetThe Saskatoon SPCA’s enforcement activities could fall to another agency or the Saskatoon Police Service, which says it’s not equipped to handle animal protection.CanadaJan 18
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Saskatchewan SPCA crafting standards to ensure rescue animal well-beingThe Saskatchewan SPCA is creating an “animal rescue standards” document that will be sent to the Saskatchewan government as a tool for education and enforcement.CanadaNov 2, 2021
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Sask. woman who had more than 100 cats in home-based shelter guilty of putting animals in distressDolores LaPlante, founder of Saskatchewan Alley Cats Association, says the penalty imposed on her will put an end to her Elrose, Sask. organization.CanadaNov 2, 2021
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Nova Scotia woman charged for leaving dogs in hot car while golfingThe two dogs were left in a hot car for at least four hours before police were called.CanadaSep 20, 2021
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Man fined $15,000 after severely emaciated dog found at northeast Edmonton homeOn March 20, 2019, Animal Care and Control officers were called to an animal welfare complaint at a home in the Brintnell neighbourhood in northeast Edmonton.CrimeFeb 4, 2021
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Lampman, Sask., man pleads guilty to animal distress after 131 cattle seized, 16 dieChad Mokelky, who pleaded guilty under the Animal Protection Act, 2018, is prohibited from owning, caring for or possessing cattle for one year.CanadaFeb 1, 2021
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Alberta woman found not guilty of animal cruelty in 2018 case involving horsesAn Alberta woman accused of crimes in connection with an investigation into the treatment of horses was found not guilty of several animal cruelty charges on Wednesday.CrimeNov 4, 2020
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