David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks the NB SPCA and the RCMP will never forget my dealing with them from 2006 until 2009 N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2019/01/animal-protection-in-new-brunswick.html
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Animal protection in New Brunswick needs more teeth, minister says
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Alex Forbes
About time. The penalties for animal abuse in this country are a joke.
David R. Amos
@Alex Forbes Methinks Sections 444 to 447 of the Canadian Criminal Code are no joke N'esy Pas?
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2008_12/page-1.html
S.C. 2008, c. 12
Assented to 2008-04-17
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to increase the maximum penalties for animal cruelty offences.
R.S., c. C-46
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Sections 444 to 447 of the Criminal Code are replaced by the following:
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2008_12/page-1.html
S.C. 2008, c. 12
Assented to 2008-04-17
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to increase the maximum penalties for animal cruelty offences.
R.S., c. C-46
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Sections 444 to 447 of the Criminal Code are replaced by the following:
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
Who cares...
Who cares...
Jack Forester
@Alex Forbes As is plainly
obvious by them letting him walk out of court until sentencing! It was a
horrible crime and he IS a PROVEN flight risk! WTH?! He should have
been remanded until sentencing! I'm sure he's long gone by now!
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin "Who cares..."
Methinks its rather obvious that the Crown you work for certainly does Its their law N"esy Pas?
Methinks its rather obvious that the Crown you work for certainly does Its their law N"esy Pas?
Jeff LeBlanc
If only I was a dictator...people like Kyle would be eliminated.
Marguerite Deschamps
@Jeff LeBlanc, Trump, is that you?
SarahRose Werner
@Marguerite Deschamps - Nah, Trump would be more likely to give this loser a medal.
Marguerite Deschamps
@SarahRose Werner, gues who was the one muted?
David R. Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks we should have no doubt as to why N'esy Pas?
David R. Amos
Methinks a lot of people must recall my defense of Werner Bock and his animals N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
Not really.....
Not really.....
David R. Amos
@David R. Amos Methinks the NB SPCA and the RCMP will never forget my dealing with them from 2006 until 2009 N'esy Pas?
Nestor Neville Nelson
@David R. Amos
Yo! Amigo Amos!
Que pasa with that
chronic "N'esy Pas" nonsense again?
Yo! Amigo Amos!
Que pasa with that
chronic "N'esy Pas" nonsense again?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David R. Amos, do tell, Mr. second coming of J. J. Robinette!
David R. Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps
Methinks your beloved liberals were wise to steer clear of this dogfight
and let the judge do his job as Carr and Austin yap up a storm in the
pursuit of political gain N'esy Pas?
Albert Wade
Time to make SPCA officers bilingual. That should fix it.
Mack Leigh
@Albert Wade
Yes, that is supposed to fix " everything " here in NB...
Yes, that is supposed to fix " everything " here in NB...
David R. Amos
@Albert Wade YUP
Jack Forester
I bet that come April, when
he due to be sentenced...he will be gone like the wind! Probably already
is. He should have been remanded. He IS a flight risk and a danger to
others (2-leeged & 4), and I want some answers as to why he was let
go for now?!
Mack Leigh
@Jack Forester
He should also have been sent for an evaluation because to do something as cruel as that there is definitely something " off " mentally, in my opinion.... Speaks to much larger problems...... Should never be allowed to own an animal again........ Makes me wonder if he should even be allowed around children , seniors or other vulnerable individuals...
He should also have been sent for an evaluation because to do something as cruel as that there is definitely something " off " mentally, in my opinion.... Speaks to much larger problems...... Should never be allowed to own an animal again........ Makes me wonder if he should even be allowed around children , seniors or other vulnerable individuals...
Jack Forester
@Mack Leigh Exactly...Jeffrey
Dahmer (among others) started this way...and something tells me it's
not his first time being this cruel. I'd be willing to bet that he has a
long history of being like that. After what he did, I think he presents
a danger to the general public and that the justice dept over-rules
that lame judges decision to let him out till sentencing, and issues an
arrest warrant forthwith and put him where he belongs!
Marguerite Deschamps
@Jack Forester "...that the justice dept over-rules that lame judges decision to let him out till sentencing...." - What?
David R. Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Welcome to another Circus
Marguerite Deschamps
@David R. Amos, agreed!
Fred Knox
@Mack Leigh You are absolutely right.
Mack Leigh
Thank you Kris Austin, Jeff Carr and Lisa Paulin for speaking out against this atrocity ......
David R. Amos
@Mack Leigh Methinks your political bias is showing N'esy Pas?
JJ Carrier
Cases like this? Three to
five years in jail, $10,000 fine to go to SPCA causes, and the criminal
should be put on a dangerous owner registry so he never has contact with
a pet again...Simple...His driver's license should also be suspended
because a person who cannot live in society should not be able to
transfer in it without supervision...
David R. Amos
@JJ Carrier "Simple...His
driver's license should also be suspended because a person who cannot
live in society should not be able to transfer in it without
supervision"
Methinks you should ask Mr Higgs and his minions how I am dealing with that particular issue right now N'esy Pas?
Methinks you should ask Mr Higgs and his minions how I am dealing with that particular issue right now N'esy Pas?
"Tony Porter, chief animal protection officer for the New Brunswick SPCA, said the group is always looking for ways to improve animal protection and meets with the Department of Environment and Local Government regularly."
Tony Porter called back and left a message from
678 Churchill Row
Fredericton, NB E3B 1P6 Phone number (506) 458-9987 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/spca-dog-tethering-sled-dogs-1.4720214 "We are outraged that they [SPCA] will not enforce the law," she said, adding the New Brunswick SPCA should also be ensuring the dogs are being cared for properly.
"That's not acceptable and we have a law that prevents that. Yet, they will not enforce the law."
During the meeting, SPCA officials acknowledged the tethering of sled dogs is an issue. They said because tethering is a generally accepted practice in the sled dog industry, they have difficulty enforcing the law.
Tony Porter, chief animal protection officer with the New Brunswick SPCA, refused to do an interview with CBC on Sunday.
Animal protection in New Brunswick needs more teeth, minister says
Jeff Carr says rules can be strengthened to protect pet population
Environment and Local Government Minister Jeff Carr said his department is looking into improving animal protection laws after a New Brunswick man pleaded guilty Tuesday to animal abuse.
Kyle Springer, 27, will be sentenced in April for leaving his dog, Diesel, to starve to death in a locked home for two months.
Carr, who met with an animal rights group Wednesday, said rules can be strengthened in New Brunswick to protect the pet population.
In particular, Carr said his department is looking at the New Brunswick SPCA's code of practice on animal care. The code, which has yet to be passed into legislation, was drafted in conjunction with animal rights groups and the Department of Environment and Local Government.
"There's a whole host of different items in it, right from keeping a safe space for a dog to stay in when they are outside, as far as sizes of doghouses, to how you walk your dog … a lot of it is code of practice that should be common sense for people, and some of it should be regulation," he said.
"That's the goal of everybody, I think, to move the code of practice closer to regulation and to put some more teeth around what our enforcement officers can have to stand behind."
CBC News
Animal rights activists protest death of dog left to starve
Diesel died of starvation
after being left alone in an apartment for more than two months. His
owner Kyle Springer pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday. 1:07
"It's really important that everyone get out and speak to their MLA, speak to their advocacy group, everyone needs to play a part in protecting animals," said animal advocate Lisa Paulin.
"We need [the government to] step forward and change legislation," added Wendy Hallihan, another animal rights activist.
"As people don't understand, and I fully appreciate that, these changes don't come overnight," Porter said.
Porter said it would be premature to disclose what specific improvements the SPCA and provincial government are currently looking at to strengthen legislation.
Porter did say increasing punishments for offenders may be a way to alleviate problems.
Educating the public
In addition to improving regulations and enforcement, Carr said public education is key to reducing animal abuse.
He would like to see a public awareness campaign and more work done in the school system with the New Brunswick SPCA to educate people on what to do if they can't care for their animals or if they suspect abuse is taking place.
"If people are overwhelmed with the care of their pets, reach out to these groups of people that are there to help, the NB SPCA as well as the advocacy groups … don't sit in silence and let your pet suffer," Carr said.
People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin said his party is also beginning research to look into how the SPCA Act of New Brunswick could be improved.
"The injury done to the animal is bad enough in and of itself, but when you look at the nature of the individual doing these things, it would certainly question … their ethics toward human life as well."
Austin said ensuring animal protection officers can properly enforce the act is key, and perhaps stricter punishments for repeat offenders.
"People that do these types of things, you have to question if they are fit to be in society."
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Minto RCMP laid six charges of injuring or endangering animals against Keith Barton in the Burton provincial court on Monday.
Five dogs were found dead and a sixth one seriously injured at Barton's Pet Me Kennel in March.
Barton is also facing three counts of failure to provide food, water, shelter or proper care, charges that were filed by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Officials from the SPCA, accompanied by workers from the central New Brunswick village animal control office, arrived at Barton's kennel to seize 11 Pomeranians after it was found that the property did not meet kennel standards.
Barton was observed playing with the dogs in the yard before taking several of the animals into a shed.
When officials later went into the shed to collect the animals, five dogs were found dead and one was seriously injured.
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LYNCH, DAVID THOMAS - It is with great sadness that the family of David Lynch announce his death on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 at the age of 60. Born in Sussex, NB on September 27th, 1952 he was the husband of Hope Lynch of Rusagonis. In addition to his wife, Hope, David leaves behind his parents, Thomas and Lois Lynch of Sussex, NB; sons, Corey and Scott Lynch of Rusagonis, NB; siblings, Gary (Linda) of Duncan, BC, Elaine of Sussex, NB and Neil (Vera) Lynch of Castlecar, BC; several nieces, nephews and cousins; as well as his three dogs, Bandit, Kaylee and Sasha. David was predeceased by his infant sister, Mary; grandparents, Ira and Margaret Gulliver and James and Mabel Lynch. David was a retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces who served his country for 30 years. After his retirement he became an APO for the NBSPCA and was vice president of NBATVF. David was also an avid outdoorsman.
Visitation will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church on Friday, November 16th, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the church on Saturday, November 17th at 10 am with Fr. Monte Peters officiating. For those who wish, donations in David's memory can be made to the SPCA or NB Heart and Stroke. Online condolences can be made at www.mcadamsfh.com, 458-9170.
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NDP gets help from democracy expert
An international expert on democracy has flown all the way from Egypt to help NDP candidate John Carty campaign in Fredericton.
Dominic Cardy is with a group called The National Democratic Institute. Its members include such people as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The group's mission is to teach democratic values and spread democracy around the world.
Cardy has taught about democracy in Algeria, Bangladesh, and Cambodia during the past few years. When he heard his friend John Carty was running for office back in his home town of Fredericton, he hopped on a plane.
"It was a strange experience," Cardy said. "One evening I was watching the sun go down over the pyramids, and the next evening watched it go down over Fredericton airport as I came into land."
Cardy is no relation to the NDP candidate. But he loves elections and loves getting people pumped up about democracy.
Carty the candidate is running against federal Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott, Conservative Pat Lynch, Green candidate Philip Duchastel and independent David Amos. The riding has sent Scott to Ottawa for the last four elections, despite the best efforts of the other parties.
Cardy says he doesn't care how tough the race his – he just wants people to participate in the process. "People have forgotten how incredibly precious these gifts that our ancestors fought for are and were just giving them away. It makes me furious when I talk to people and people just say 'ah there's no point in voting.'"
After election day, Dominic Cardy is flying back home to his wife in Kathmandu, Nepal. He hopes to leave behind a new Member of Parliament for Fredericton, his friend John Carty for the NDP.
Dominic Cardy is with a group called The National Democratic Institute. Its members include such people as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The group's mission is to teach democratic values and spread democracy around the world.
Cardy has taught about democracy in Algeria, Bangladesh, and Cambodia during the past few years. When he heard his friend John Carty was running for office back in his home town of Fredericton, he hopped on a plane.
"It was a strange experience," Cardy said. "One evening I was watching the sun go down over the pyramids, and the next evening watched it go down over Fredericton airport as I came into land."
Cardy is no relation to the NDP candidate. But he loves elections and loves getting people pumped up about democracy.
Carty the candidate is running against federal Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott, Conservative Pat Lynch, Green candidate Philip Duchastel and independent David Amos. The riding has sent Scott to Ottawa for the last four elections, despite the best efforts of the other parties.
Cardy says he doesn't care how tough the race his – he just wants people to participate in the process. "People have forgotten how incredibly precious these gifts that our ancestors fought for are and were just giving them away. It makes me furious when I talk to people and people just say 'ah there's no point in voting.'"
After election day, Dominic Cardy is flying back home to his wife in Kathmandu, Nepal. He hopes to leave behind a new Member of Parliament for Fredericton, his friend John Carty for the NDP.
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RCMP searches home, seizes prescription pills and marihuana
April 6, 2017
Frankville, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
Frankville, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
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On
March 9, the RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) of Antigonish/
Guysborough County searched a home in Frankville. Quantities of
marihuana and prescription pills were seized.
The same home was searched yesterday by RCMP, and quantities of marihuana and prescription pills were seized at that time as well.
66-year-old Leotta Marie Cameron of Frankville was arrested in both instances and she has been charged with two counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, and Failing to Comply with the Conditions of an Undertaking. She was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Antigonish Provincial Court on May 31.
The investigation is ongoing.
The same home was searched yesterday by RCMP, and quantities of marihuana and prescription pills were seized at that time as well.
66-year-old Leotta Marie Cameron of Frankville was arrested in both instances and she has been charged with two counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, and Failing to Comply with the Conditions of an Undertaking. She was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Antigonish Provincial Court on May 31.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Spca Fredericton Animal Shelter is a leading company activating in Animal Shelters industry, located in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The driving force behind our reputation is our employees, who have invested a lot of energy in the development of our business here in Fredericton. We place primary importance on the personal and professional development of each of them, and we try to give our employees every opportunity to better themselves.
Throughout our history Spca Fredericton Animal Shelter have been known for our commitment to building long-lasting relationships with our clients. We take pride in our dedication to excellence, our reputation for quality, and our promise to find or develop premium properties for clients emphasizing value quality, sustainability and efficiency.
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Feel free to visit us here in Fredericton if you are around or if you need more information call us at 5064591555.
The driving force behind our reputation is our employees, who have invested a lot of energy in the development of our business here in Fredericton. We place primary importance on the personal and professional development of each of them, and we try to give our employees every opportunity to better themselves.
Throughout our history Spca Fredericton Animal Shelter have been known for our commitment to building long-lasting relationships with our clients. We take pride in our dedication to excellence, our reputation for quality, and our promise to find or develop premium properties for clients emphasizing value quality, sustainability and efficiency.
At the heart of our business, passion continues to drive us forward. Today, the Spca Fredericton Animal Shelter name has grown to be synonymous with uncompromising quality and outstanding service in Fredericton.
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RCMP examine deaths of 5 dogs just before SPCA seizure
RCMP
are investigating the deaths of five dogs that were about to be removed
from a property in Minto, N.B., by the local humane society.
The Society for the Prevention to Cruelty to Animals, accompanied by the central New Brunswick village animal control officer, were conducting an inspection of the property on Thursday when the dead dogs were found, said the police.
Keith Barton had applied for a licence for Pet Me Kennel, said animal protection officer David Lynch, and a follow-up inspection was being conducted after he had been told to clean up the property.
It was determined that the property still didn't meet kennel standards when a puppy and its mother were found on soiled, wet blankets, Lynch said.
Barton was playing with the dogs in the yard as the 11 Pomeranians began to be seized, Lynch said.
The protection officer said he noticed Barton takings dogs into a shed and thought he was looking for privacy to say goodbye to the animals.
"When he came out of the shed, he put on a coat. He sat on a chair on his back step, and he never said a word ," Lynch said. "I went into the shed to take the animals, and that's when I discovered that … they were dead."
Five of the dogs inside the shed were dead and one was seriously injured, Lynch said.
He then called the RCMP, and Barton was arrested. He was later released. No charges have been laid.
Police said they are investigating to determine how the dogs died. Charges cannot be laid if it is shown that the animals died in a humane manner.
"We're still waiting to hear back from the SPCA on cause of death, and we'll go from there," said Cpl. Mike Beauchamp.
Barton told CBC News that the dogs were killed humanely.
The dog that was injured is recovering at a veterinary hospital.
The Society for the Prevention to Cruelty to Animals, accompanied by the central New Brunswick village animal control officer, were conducting an inspection of the property on Thursday when the dead dogs were found, said the police.
Keith Barton had applied for a licence for Pet Me Kennel, said animal protection officer David Lynch, and a follow-up inspection was being conducted after he had been told to clean up the property.
It was determined that the property still didn't meet kennel standards when a puppy and its mother were found on soiled, wet blankets, Lynch said.
No charges possible if animals died humanely
Barton was playing with the dogs in the yard as the 11 Pomeranians began to be seized, Lynch said.
The protection officer said he noticed Barton takings dogs into a shed and thought he was looking for privacy to say goodbye to the animals.
"When he came out of the shed, he put on a coat. He sat on a chair on his back step, and he never said a word ," Lynch said. "I went into the shed to take the animals, and that's when I discovered that … they were dead."
Five of the dogs inside the shed were dead and one was seriously injured, Lynch said.
He then called the RCMP, and Barton was arrested. He was later released. No charges have been laid.
Police said they are investigating to determine how the dogs died. Charges cannot be laid if it is shown that the animals died in a humane manner.
"We're still waiting to hear back from the SPCA on cause of death, and we'll go from there," said Cpl. Mike Beauchamp.
Barton told CBC News that the dogs were killed humanely.
The dog that was injured is recovering at a veterinary hospital.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/charges-laid-in-connection-with-deaths-of-5-dogs-1.734766
Charges laid in connection with deaths of 5 dogs
A Minto, N.B., man has been charged in connection with the deaths of five dogs in March.Minto RCMP laid six charges of injuring or endangering animals against Keith Barton in the Burton provincial court on Monday.
Five dogs were found dead and a sixth one seriously injured at Barton's Pet Me Kennel in March.
Barton is also facing three counts of failure to provide food, water, shelter or proper care, charges that were filed by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Officials from the SPCA, accompanied by workers from the central New Brunswick village animal control office, arrived at Barton's kennel to seize 11 Pomeranians after it was found that the property did not meet kennel standards.
Barton was observed playing with the dogs in the yard before taking several of the animals into a shed.
When officials later went into the shed to collect the animals, five dogs were found dead and one was seriously injured.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/n-b-justice-minister-calls-for-stronger-animal-protection-laws-1.850424
N.B. justice minister calls for stronger animal protection laws
Justice
Minister T.J. Burke is calling on the federal government to strengthen
animal protection laws in the wake of a New Brunswick court decision
that has outraged many pet owners.
Keith Barton of Minto killed five dogs with a hammer in April when SPCA officers went to his kennel to seize his 13 dogs. Judge Patricia Cumming acquitted him on Feb. 3 of killing the dogs, saying the evidence showed the dogs were rendered unconscious when they were hit with Barton's carpenter's hammer and therefore they did not suffer.
That ruling has riled SPCA volunteers and politicians to call for stronger laws.
Burke said amendments must be made to the province's SPCA Act as well, but he's also calling on Ottawa to reform sections of the Criminal Code of Canada.
Burke said the way the Criminal Code is written now does not address "cruel and unusual injury causing death" to animals.
"It seems that the range of situations covered in this section of the Criminal Code is incomplete, and warrants an examination," Burke said in a statement posted on the New Brunswick government website.
Barton also hit a sixth Pomeranian but it did not die. He was found guilty of injuring that dog and also fined under the SPCA Act for failing to give proper care to his dogs.
The justice minister said the Barton case may cause pet owners to think they can kill animals for any reason as long as the animal does not suffer.
Shannon Walsh, a Fredericton SPCA volunteer, is rallying people who share her frustration with the current laws through a new website, a group on the social networking site Facebook and public events.
"I started speaking to people and began looking for information on what could be done to change animal cruelty laws. I realized very quickly that federal legislation was the root of the issue and the only way we could protect animals was to have new legislation passed," Walsh said in a statement.
Oromocto Conservative MLA Jody Carr said he has received "a few dozen" complaints since Barton was acquitted on animal cruelty charges, which is he said is quite high for his riding. The only issue that has generated more complaints in recent years is about Agent Orange being sprayed at the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown.
Carr is organizing a public meeting on Thursday, where he hopes to outline the different options open to frustrated people who want to see the provincial and federal laws changed.
"I think many people have had that favourite dog or that favourite pet, so it touches peoples heart strings," Carr said.
"I think this issue has brought it over the top."
Carr said he's glad to see that the province's attorney general is echoing earlier calls for change by Fredericton Conservative MP Keith Ashfield, who is the minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
The Oromocto MLA said there needs to be a better definition of property and domestic animals, so a person cannot kill an animal and avoid criminal responsibility.
Keith Barton of Minto killed five dogs with a hammer in April when SPCA officers went to his kennel to seize his 13 dogs. Judge Patricia Cumming acquitted him on Feb. 3 of killing the dogs, saying the evidence showed the dogs were rendered unconscious when they were hit with Barton's carpenter's hammer and therefore they did not suffer.
That ruling has riled SPCA volunteers and politicians to call for stronger laws.
Burke said amendments must be made to the province's SPCA Act as well, but he's also calling on Ottawa to reform sections of the Criminal Code of Canada.
Burke said the way the Criminal Code is written now does not address "cruel and unusual injury causing death" to animals.
"It seems that the range of situations covered in this section of the Criminal Code is incomplete, and warrants an examination," Burke said in a statement posted on the New Brunswick government website.
Barton also hit a sixth Pomeranian but it did not die. He was found guilty of injuring that dog and also fined under the SPCA Act for failing to give proper care to his dogs.
The justice minister said the Barton case may cause pet owners to think they can kill animals for any reason as long as the animal does not suffer.
Shannon Walsh, a Fredericton SPCA volunteer, is rallying people who share her frustration with the current laws through a new website, a group on the social networking site Facebook and public events.
"I started speaking to people and began looking for information on what could be done to change animal cruelty laws. I realized very quickly that federal legislation was the root of the issue and the only way we could protect animals was to have new legislation passed," Walsh said in a statement.
MLA fielding dozens of complaints over weak laws
Oromocto Conservative MLA Jody Carr said he has received "a few dozen" complaints since Barton was acquitted on animal cruelty charges, which is he said is quite high for his riding. The only issue that has generated more complaints in recent years is about Agent Orange being sprayed at the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown.
Carr is organizing a public meeting on Thursday, where he hopes to outline the different options open to frustrated people who want to see the provincial and federal laws changed.
"I think many people have had that favourite dog or that favourite pet, so it touches peoples heart strings," Carr said.
"I think this issue has brought it over the top."
Carr said he's glad to see that the province's attorney general is echoing earlier calls for change by Fredericton Conservative MP Keith Ashfield, who is the minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
The Oromocto MLA said there needs to be a better definition of property and domestic animals, so a person cannot kill an animal and avoid criminal responsibility.
LYNCH, DAVID THOMAS - It is with great sadness that the family of David Lynch announce his death on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 at the age of 60. Born in Sussex, NB on September 27th, 1952 he was the husband of Hope Lynch of Rusagonis. In addition to his wife, Hope, David leaves behind his parents, Thomas and Lois Lynch of Sussex, NB; sons, Corey and Scott Lynch of Rusagonis, NB; siblings, Gary (Linda) of Duncan, BC, Elaine of Sussex, NB and Neil (Vera) Lynch of Castlecar, BC; several nieces, nephews and cousins; as well as his three dogs, Bandit, Kaylee and Sasha. David was predeceased by his infant sister, Mary; grandparents, Ira and Margaret Gulliver and James and Mabel Lynch. David was a retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces who served his country for 30 years. After his retirement he became an APO for the NBSPCA and was vice president of NBATVF. David was also an avid outdoorsman.
Visitation will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church on Friday, November 16th, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the church on Saturday, November 17th at 10 am with Fr. Monte Peters officiating. For those who wish, donations in David's memory can be made to the SPCA or NB Heart and Stroke. Online condolences can be made at www.mcadamsfh.com, 458-9170.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/farmer-blames-heat-rays-for-cows-deaths-1.1213992
Farmer blames heat rays for cows' deaths
RCMP officer assured Werner Bock that aliens are not flying over his farm
A
cattle farmer from the Petitcodiac area is facing a charge for failing
to give his cows adequate medical attention but he argues there is a
conspiracy against him that involves heat rays harming his animals.
Werner Bock is charged with failing to give his cows adequate medical attention but he told a Moncton provincial court on Monday that someone is after him and his animals.
Bock accuses the RCMP and veterinarians of ignoring what's happening on his eastern New Brunswick farm.
He said he's lost up to 200 animals in the last 10 years and he's posted a video on the internet where he claims to expose the mystery. The farmer says heat rays are to blame for his cows’ deaths.
Bock goes on to say the authorities are refusing to take him seriously about the heat rays.
"This was covered up by the veterinarians and then it was covered up by the RCMP," he said in a video.
The video also shows pictures of thin cows that are losing their hair.
In a pre-trial meeting on Monday, Bock tried to subpoena three provincial veterinarians and three RCMP officers to testify.
Provincial Court Judge Jolene Richard noted two of the individuals will already be testifying. But they will be testifying against Bock as witnesses for the prosecution.
As for the others, the judge said she wasn't sure how relevant they would be to the trial.
Bock wants to call a veterinarian who found no evidence of burns on his cows.
He also wants to call a police officer he says assured him there were no aliens flying over his farm. Bock said he doesn't believe aliens had anything to do with the death of his cows. He said the RCMP dismiss his concerns and try to raise the issue of aliens to discredit his concerns.
The trial will be held in September.
Werner Bock is charged with failing to give his cows adequate medical attention but he told a Moncton provincial court on Monday that someone is after him and his animals.
Bock accuses the RCMP and veterinarians of ignoring what's happening on his eastern New Brunswick farm.
He said he's lost up to 200 animals in the last 10 years and he's posted a video on the internet where he claims to expose the mystery. The farmer says heat rays are to blame for his cows’ deaths.
Bock goes on to say the authorities are refusing to take him seriously about the heat rays.
"This was covered up by the veterinarians and then it was covered up by the RCMP," he said in a video.
The video also shows pictures of thin cows that are losing their hair.
In a pre-trial meeting on Monday, Bock tried to subpoena three provincial veterinarians and three RCMP officers to testify.
Provincial Court Judge Jolene Richard noted two of the individuals will already be testifying. But they will be testifying against Bock as witnesses for the prosecution.
As for the others, the judge said she wasn't sure how relevant they would be to the trial.
Bock wants to call a veterinarian who found no evidence of burns on his cows.
He also wants to call a police officer he says assured him there were no aliens flying over his farm. Bock said he doesn't believe aliens had anything to do with the death of his cows. He said the RCMP dismiss his concerns and try to raise the issue of aliens to discredit his concerns.
The trial will be held in September.
Corrections
- This story has been updated to add more context to Werner Bock's concerns about how he feels RCMP officers have not taken his concerns seriously.Sep 12, 2013 10:47 PM AT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/charges-against-cattle-farmer-werner-bock-dropped-1.2682075
Charges against cattle farmer Werner Bock dropped
Crown withdrew 2 counts of failing to provide proper food and water because cows have been sold
A New Brunswick cattle farmer is no longer facing charges of failing to care for his animals.
Werner Bock had testified lasers and heat rays killed his cattle. (CBC)
But the Crown withdrew the charges under New Brunswick's
SPCA Act in Moncton provincial court on Thursday, saying Bock has sold
his cows and the herd no longer needs protection.
Bock had claimed the case against him was a conspiracy by the government, veterinarians, the RCMP and CBC.
He testified that lasers and heat rays had killed his cows.
In December, Bock had been found unfit to stand trial. A psychiatric assessment showed he was suffering from a delusional disorder.
Judge Troy Sweet had adjourned the case until June 19 and released Bock on the conditions that he keep the peace and report to Moncton Mental Health for assessment and treatment.
Crown witnesses had testified about a pile of carcasses under hay bales, a dead cow in a brook and others buried in the woods.
Werner
Bock, 70, of Petitcodiac, had been charged with two counts of failing
to provide proper food and water to his cattle during the spring of
2011.
Bock had claimed the case against him was a conspiracy by the government, veterinarians, the RCMP and CBC.
He testified that lasers and heat rays had killed his cows.
In December, Bock had been found unfit to stand trial. A psychiatric assessment showed he was suffering from a delusional disorder.
Judge Troy Sweet had adjourned the case until June 19 and released Bock on the conditions that he keep the peace and report to Moncton Mental Health for assessment and treatment.
Crown witnesses had testified about a pile of carcasses under hay bales, a dead cow in a brook and others buried in the woods.
https://www.spca-nb.ca/en/about-us/history-of-the-nbspca
History of the NBSPCA
The
New Brunswick SPCA was incorporated by an act of the provincial
legislature in 1881, after fifteen citizens of the city of Saint John
had petitioned the legislative council for the creation of such a body.
One of the first public acts of the new Society was to commission a drinking fountain for horses in 1882 that still exists in uptown Saint John, New Brunswick. As that action suggests, the chief humanitarian concern of most early SPCAs was with horses and their abuse. The modern SPCA focus on companion animals followed the decline of the horse for work and transportation in the twentieth century. The movement to found animal shelters (which mostly serve companion animals) also followed this shift of emphasis. Livestock and their protection, however, has been a continuing concern of most SPCAs.
In 1911 the NBSPCA Act was amended to change the name of the Society to the “New Brunswick Society for the Prevention of Cruelty” and to expand its mandate to the protection of women and children. This step conformed to the practice of many other societies in England and North America.
The Victorian “protection” movement had begun with the anti-slavery campaigns, and its broad humanitarian focus embraced oppressed peoples, women, children, animals, and the poor. Not until 1958 was the name and mission of the Society in New Brunswick changed to again place an exclusive focus on animals. By that time, interventions to protect women and children had become increasingly a mandate of government or specialized private societies.
Very little has been written or is known about the NBSPCA’s first 80 years. The rare surviving papers hint at predictable themes: debates over amendments to the act or the Society bylaws; successful prosecutions for animal abuse; minor disputes about governance; and occasional financial crises, sometimes triggered by seizures of livestock and the resulting expenses of boarding and legal defences.
The Society seems to have had no employees other than its network of part-time inspectors, and no fixed office. Funding came from donations and membership fees, contributions by a few well-to-do supporters, and charitable trusts. In addition, the Society seems to have had modest and irregular funding from the provincial government and the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, at times during the 1960s and ’70s. Branch societies in the larger cities, mostly created after WWII, were usually better-financed than the provincial body, and in some cases assumed responsibility of paying for humane enforcement within their municipal boundaries.
In 1961 Senator Frederic A. McGrand of Saint John, then President of the NBSPCA, appointed Brian Davies from Oromocto as a part-time Inspector. In 1965 Davies became the Society’s Executive Secretary, its first full-time employee. With the backing of the NBSPCA, Davies threw himself into campaigns against the leg-hold trap and for more humane methods in Canadian slaughterhouses. From there he moved into the campaign, already gaining momentum in the early 1960s, to regulate or stop the hunt for young harp seals off the coast of Newfoundland. Both Davies and the NBSPCA quickly rose to national attention through the NBSPCA Save the Seals Fund that Davies created 1965. Although Davies enjoyed strong support from the NBSPCA, in May, 1968, the board of directors voted to split the Society off from the save-the-seals campaign and return to a focus on the protection of domestic animals in New Brunswick. The split seems to have been an amicable one, however. Davies for his part in 1969 converted the NBSPCA Save the Seals Fund into the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), which remained centred in Fredericton. In 1977 Davies took the IFAW out of New Brunswick and to the United States, after the Canadian Federal Government threatened to revoke the organization’s charitable status. IFAW is today one of the largest animal rights organizations in the world.
Davies’ leaving the NBSPCA plunged the Society into a financial crisis, although the exact causes and circumstances of the crisis are unclear. By the end of the 1970s the Society had righted itself, now under the leadership of Executive Director Ray Ward. Although the Society maintained a small network of part-time Inspectors, funding was precarious through the 1980s. Many functions had been assumed by the larger branch societies, and the NBSPCA itself was relatively inactive. (For more on this episode in the history of the NBSPCA, see Christy Clarke, IFAW Begins: Brian Davies and the New Brunswick Humane Community (unpublished MA thesis, the Department of History, the University of New Brunswick, 2009)).
The 1990s brought a revival of government interest in the NBSPCA and in animal protection issues. In 1996 the Liberal government of Frank McKenna appointed an SPCA task force. Acting on the recommendations of the task force, the legislature in 1997 passed amendments to the SPCA Act. These modernized the act, set up the current system of government-sanctioned Animal Protection Officers (replacing the older inspector system), established the new APOs with the status of peace officers, and gave the government greater authority over the Society’s operations. Under new president James Little (elected in 1997), change came rapidly, including a shift of the Society’s office from Moncton to Fredericton and a one-time grant of $150,000 from government for training and implementation (1999).
Under Chief APO Paul Melanson, the corps of APOs underwent a rapid professionalization after 2000 (although most remained part-time officials). Exercising their increased legal authority, the officers launched a number of large puppy mill seizures that raised public awareness of the Society, but that generated large expenditures. By 2005 the Society was in financial difficulties, and was obliged to turn to government for special grants to cover its campaign against puppy mills.
The financial difficulties of the Society were eased somewhat in 2009, when the NBSPCA assumed the contract to provide dog control services in the rural areas, a service previously delivered directly by government. The new financial stability allowed the Society to move to its current offices on the grounds of Fredericton’s former experimental farm, to hire a number of full-time staff, and to assume complete financial responsibility for animal protection in the province. In 2010, after years of advocacy by the Society, government proclaimed new legislation establishing mandatory inspection and licensing of pet establishments (including dog kennels) and giving the NBSPCA authority for that licensing. In 2010 the Society established a province-wide hot-line that could be used by the public to report allegations of cruelty and abuse. The NBSPCA was also assisted in these years by a substantial bequest from the estates of Forbes and Ruth MacLeod, long-time SPCA supporters in New Brunswick. By 2012, after a challenging decade of growth and change, the Society had attained a level of functioning and stability comparable to those of other provincial SPCAs in the smaller provinces of Canada.
One of the first public acts of the new Society was to commission a drinking fountain for horses in 1882 that still exists in uptown Saint John, New Brunswick. As that action suggests, the chief humanitarian concern of most early SPCAs was with horses and their abuse. The modern SPCA focus on companion animals followed the decline of the horse for work and transportation in the twentieth century. The movement to found animal shelters (which mostly serve companion animals) also followed this shift of emphasis. Livestock and their protection, however, has been a continuing concern of most SPCAs.
In 1911 the NBSPCA Act was amended to change the name of the Society to the “New Brunswick Society for the Prevention of Cruelty” and to expand its mandate to the protection of women and children. This step conformed to the practice of many other societies in England and North America.
The Victorian “protection” movement had begun with the anti-slavery campaigns, and its broad humanitarian focus embraced oppressed peoples, women, children, animals, and the poor. Not until 1958 was the name and mission of the Society in New Brunswick changed to again place an exclusive focus on animals. By that time, interventions to protect women and children had become increasingly a mandate of government or specialized private societies.
Very little has been written or is known about the NBSPCA’s first 80 years. The rare surviving papers hint at predictable themes: debates over amendments to the act or the Society bylaws; successful prosecutions for animal abuse; minor disputes about governance; and occasional financial crises, sometimes triggered by seizures of livestock and the resulting expenses of boarding and legal defences.
The Society seems to have had no employees other than its network of part-time inspectors, and no fixed office. Funding came from donations and membership fees, contributions by a few well-to-do supporters, and charitable trusts. In addition, the Society seems to have had modest and irregular funding from the provincial government and the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, at times during the 1960s and ’70s. Branch societies in the larger cities, mostly created after WWII, were usually better-financed than the provincial body, and in some cases assumed responsibility of paying for humane enforcement within their municipal boundaries.
In 1961 Senator Frederic A. McGrand of Saint John, then President of the NBSPCA, appointed Brian Davies from Oromocto as a part-time Inspector. In 1965 Davies became the Society’s Executive Secretary, its first full-time employee. With the backing of the NBSPCA, Davies threw himself into campaigns against the leg-hold trap and for more humane methods in Canadian slaughterhouses. From there he moved into the campaign, already gaining momentum in the early 1960s, to regulate or stop the hunt for young harp seals off the coast of Newfoundland. Both Davies and the NBSPCA quickly rose to national attention through the NBSPCA Save the Seals Fund that Davies created 1965. Although Davies enjoyed strong support from the NBSPCA, in May, 1968, the board of directors voted to split the Society off from the save-the-seals campaign and return to a focus on the protection of domestic animals in New Brunswick. The split seems to have been an amicable one, however. Davies for his part in 1969 converted the NBSPCA Save the Seals Fund into the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), which remained centred in Fredericton. In 1977 Davies took the IFAW out of New Brunswick and to the United States, after the Canadian Federal Government threatened to revoke the organization’s charitable status. IFAW is today one of the largest animal rights organizations in the world.
Davies’ leaving the NBSPCA plunged the Society into a financial crisis, although the exact causes and circumstances of the crisis are unclear. By the end of the 1970s the Society had righted itself, now under the leadership of Executive Director Ray Ward. Although the Society maintained a small network of part-time Inspectors, funding was precarious through the 1980s. Many functions had been assumed by the larger branch societies, and the NBSPCA itself was relatively inactive. (For more on this episode in the history of the NBSPCA, see Christy Clarke, IFAW Begins: Brian Davies and the New Brunswick Humane Community (unpublished MA thesis, the Department of History, the University of New Brunswick, 2009)).
The 1990s brought a revival of government interest in the NBSPCA and in animal protection issues. In 1996 the Liberal government of Frank McKenna appointed an SPCA task force. Acting on the recommendations of the task force, the legislature in 1997 passed amendments to the SPCA Act. These modernized the act, set up the current system of government-sanctioned Animal Protection Officers (replacing the older inspector system), established the new APOs with the status of peace officers, and gave the government greater authority over the Society’s operations. Under new president James Little (elected in 1997), change came rapidly, including a shift of the Society’s office from Moncton to Fredericton and a one-time grant of $150,000 from government for training and implementation (1999).
Under Chief APO Paul Melanson, the corps of APOs underwent a rapid professionalization after 2000 (although most remained part-time officials). Exercising their increased legal authority, the officers launched a number of large puppy mill seizures that raised public awareness of the Society, but that generated large expenditures. By 2005 the Society was in financial difficulties, and was obliged to turn to government for special grants to cover its campaign against puppy mills.
The financial difficulties of the Society were eased somewhat in 2009, when the NBSPCA assumed the contract to provide dog control services in the rural areas, a service previously delivered directly by government. The new financial stability allowed the Society to move to its current offices on the grounds of Fredericton’s former experimental farm, to hire a number of full-time staff, and to assume complete financial responsibility for animal protection in the province. In 2010, after years of advocacy by the Society, government proclaimed new legislation establishing mandatory inspection and licensing of pet establishments (including dog kennels) and giving the NBSPCA authority for that licensing. In 2010 the Society established a province-wide hot-line that could be used by the public to report allegations of cruelty and abuse. The NBSPCA was also assisted in these years by a substantial bequest from the estates of Forbes and Ruth MacLeod, long-time SPCA supporters in New Brunswick. By 2012, after a challenging decade of growth and change, the Society had attained a level of functioning and stability comparable to those of other provincial SPCAs in the smaller provinces of Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/spca-seizes-45-dogs-in-saint-basile-1.1198971
SPCA seizes 45 dogs in Saint-Basile
The northwestern N.B. kennel was unlicensed
The
New Brunswick SPCA has shut down another puppy mill in northern New
Brunswick, seizing 45 sick dogs from a home in Saint-Basile.
The owner could be facing charges of neglect and failing to provide proper medical care, said chief animal protection officer Paul Melanson.
"All the dogs have had either an eye or ear infection," he said.
"They were infected with fleas and mites and there has been five that had been in vet care since the seizure due to the condition of them."
Chief animal protection officer Paul Melanson says the SPCA is receiving more tips from the public. (CBC)
The
dogs were seized late last week after the SPCA received a tip about the
unlicensed kennel, which is located near Edmundston, said Melanson.
As of December 2010, all kennels in the province have to be licensed and inspected on an annual basis.
"It's becoming more prevalent and I think that the public is realizing since the licensing started, they're looking to see the facility before they buy," said Melanson.
"We get a lot of phone calls asking if the people are licensed or not."
The latest seizure is the second major one in the area in the past two-and-a-half months.
On Oct. 27, 149 dogs, including newborns, were taken from another unlicensed kennel.
The five dogs from the latest seizure that are too sick to be moved are being housed at a clinic in St. Jacques.
Meanwhile, the Oromocto SPCA took in 25 of the dogs, while the other 15 are at the Fredericton SPCA.
All of the dogs will be bathed, dewormed, and vaccinated and many will be placed in foster care until they're adopted.
The owner could be facing charges of neglect and failing to provide proper medical care, said chief animal protection officer Paul Melanson.
"All the dogs have had either an eye or ear infection," he said.
"They were infected with fleas and mites and there has been five that had been in vet care since the seizure due to the condition of them."
As of December 2010, all kennels in the province have to be licensed and inspected on an annual basis.
"It's becoming more prevalent and I think that the public is realizing since the licensing started, they're looking to see the facility before they buy," said Melanson.
"We get a lot of phone calls asking if the people are licensed or not."
The latest seizure is the second major one in the area in the past two-and-a-half months.
On Oct. 27, 149 dogs, including newborns, were taken from another unlicensed kennel.
The five dogs from the latest seizure that are too sick to be moved are being housed at a clinic in St. Jacques.
Meanwhile, the Oromocto SPCA took in 25 of the dogs, while the other 15 are at the Fredericton SPCA.
All of the dogs will be bathed, dewormed, and vaccinated and many will be placed in foster care until they're adopted.
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