Further reading of the interesting reports by the Euthanasia Committee (struck over the objections of the SPCA) shows that in 1982 the Vancouver City Pound used a vet to humanely kill dogs by injection. Proof that the City dog-catcher was more humane than the pious "We speak for those who cannot speak for themselves" SPCA dog-catcher almost everywhere else.

As we said before, why would the SPCA prefer to use the gruesome, badly working, illegally tampered with Electrothanator that literally "smoked" the dogs, rather than a 70 cent injection? The SPCA gave the answer to that several times: it was cheaper, the electricty needed being miniscule.

But if the SPCA was killing many thousands of dogs then the savings really add up. It was a sound business practice to use the Electrothanator, to never pay for maintenance on the machines, and to never pay for any training in their use by staff.

What is the point of dredging this up? There would be none except malice if the SPCA were any different. It was forced to stop using the violently cruel electrothanator, but then it had to be forced to stop using the gas box for cats and that only happened a few years ago. And it has not got out of the dog-catching business. And in order to recoup millions squandered by the past CEO, it slashed animal welfare (what little there was) in the past year.

The SPCA is not so obviously cruel anymore, but its principles remain the same - self-serving. Until the SPCA leads animal welfare, instead of only reacting when threatened with loss of income by public exposure, it still cannot be trusted.