On February 26, 2020 Henri (Sean) Barrette pleaded guilty in Hanna Provincial Court to three charges under the Animal Protection Act (APA) of causing an animal to be in distress 2(1), for failing to provide adequate food and water 2.1(a), and for failing to provide adequate care for an animal that is wounded or ill
Henri (Sean) Barrette is prohibited from owning, possessing, having custody care or control of, or reside in the same premises as horses or cattle for 10 years. Mr. Barrette must permit a Peace Officer, without notice or warrant, during normal business hours, to attend any property Mr. Barrette owns, rents or has control of to
Channing Napio is prohibited from owning any animals for a period of two years. The Court also granted the Alberta SPCA or RCMP inspection rights of Mr. Napio’s property for a period of four years to check on the welfare of any animals in Mr. Napio’s care. The Prohibition Order is in effect from February
Channing Napio pleaded guilty on February 13, 2020 in Valleyview Provincial Court to failing to provide an animal with adequate food and water, and failing to provide veterinary care when an animal is wounded or ill under the Animal Protection Act 2.1(a) and 2.1(b). On September 10, 2018 an Alberta SPCA Peace Officer was asked
April Dawn Irving was convicted September 30, 2019 of four (4) offenses under the Animal Protection Act for causing distress to dogs. Ms. Irving was first charged after the Alberta SPCA removed more than 200 emaciated dogs from a property in the Milk River area in December 2014 and January 2105. A number of dead
April Dawn Irving is prohibited from owning dogs in Alberta for the rest of her life.
Information Release August 22, 2019 Peter Hans SPAHR and Linda C. SPAHR of the Tofield area pleaded guilty on August 21, 2019 in Vegreville Provincial Court to two counts each of causing an animal to be in distress under the Animal Protection Act (APA) 2(1) and for failing to provide veterinary care for an animal
Peter and Linda SPAHR are prohibited from owning or having joint care or custody of more than fourteen (14) horses for a period of fifteen (15) years. The prohibition order grants the Alberta SPCA authority to attend properties owned by the Spahrs, without warrant, to inspect the horses and to ensure compliance with the prohibition order.
Porsha Flood pleaded guilty in December 2018 to one count under the Animal Protection Act of causing a dog to be in distress. A dog that had been under Ms. Flood’s care was taken to a veterinary clinic and found to be severely malnourished. It’s believed the dog did not have access to food and
Kathleen Cole and Jo Kamin of the Drayton Valley area each pleaded guilty on November 13th, 2018 to causing animals to be in distress under the Animal Protection Act 2(1). In March 2018, an Alberta SPCA Peace Officer attended the property owned by Cole and Kamin where he found one dead horse and 4 live
June 24, 2020 The Alberta SPCA was saddened to learn dozens of puppies died while on route to Canada from Ukraine as part of a shipment of approximately 500 dogs last week, and we are pleased to hear an investigation is underway to determine what happened and to ensure a tragedy like this is not
Spring is a time of new beginnings. A number of horses that came into our care this spring were pregnant and this means our herd is growing. And the babies are so incredibly cute! However, while we enjoy watching little ones like this having fun, we would prefer owners take steps to ensure we do
What Happens When Your New Dog Stays Home Alone? One of the good news stories during the COVID-19 crisis has been the overwhelming number of people offering to foster or adopt pets. It seems many had wanted to include an animal in their family and decided that since they were home most of the time,
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