"The SPCA is just a pound in disguise," he says. "They're not a protection organization at all. People who work at the SPCA have a good salary. Don't kid yourself. It's an industry."

Thank you Dr Danten. We don't know of a single vet who would risk the censure of the BCVMA and the SPCA's lawyers to tell the truth that they have all known for fifty years. We wish Dr Danten would comment on pounds that disguise themselves as animal welfare agencies too.