----- Original Message -----
From: Amanda Muir
To: board@spca.bc.ca ; cdaniell@spca.bc.ca
Cc: office@animaladvocates.com
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 2:06 PM

Dear SPCA Management, Board or Directors and Ms. Troman,

Having learned that the SPCA is spending a great deal of money on a lawsuit
against the Animal Advocate Society does not surprise me. However, it does
appal me. The financial situation the SPCA claims to be in and the
desperate pleas set out to the public for donations on a regular basis would
lead most to believe these donations are needed for the animals. That these
donations will be used in this way should do nothing but discourage more
donations from the public.
I ask that the welfare of the animals be taken into consideration and that
money be spent on them as it should be not on legal matters that do not
benefit the animals or their welfare in any way.
The public outrage will be great when people learn that this is one of the
ways their donation dollars are being spent while animals in shelter wait
for care, while surgeries are postponed due to lack of donations to the
'Biscuit Fund' but money is being spent on this lawsuit. Please prove that
the animals come first.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter and for doing the right
thing for the animals and the public. To truly "Speak for those who cannot
speak for themselves" is to ensure the animals needs are met above all else.

Amanda Muir