Linda Locke of Hazelton BC, was contracted by the SPCA in 2003 to write a report on the state of animal welfare on BC reserves and to make recommendations for the alleviation of animal suffering on reserves. Ms Locke is an animal lover who in conversations with AAS said that she is very disappointed that the SPCA did not implement any of her reports recommendations. The SPCA owns her report and so she is not able to tell us the details of it, but she recommended a mobile spay/neuter initiative among other recommendations.
Nor can Ms Locke say what she was paid for her report, and the SPCA won't say either, so there is no way of knowing if the SPCA paid Ms Locke the full amount of the grant or a lesser amount and if a lesser amount, how it spent the remainder of the grant.
Ms Locke said it is b.s. for the SPCA to say it can't go on reserves without an invitation.
BC SPCA Internal site, Fast Track No.257 July 25/03
Thanks to a grant from the Summerlee Foundation the Society has been able to begin a review assessment of animal welfare issues in First Nations communities. Part of this initial work will focus on developing relationships and contact persons, as well as estimations of the numbers of animals and the services available for their care.
The assessment report will be the basis for creating a solution to pet overpopulation in First Nations communities, which impacts animal welfare, and health and safety concerns for First Nations communities. Animals from First Nations communities are responsible for a significant percentage of animals in BC SPCA shelters.
http://www.summerlee.org/recent.anim.0003.html
British Columbia SPCA/Canadian Initiative
support for feasibility study regarding mobile spay/neuter services to address the companion animals of First Nations Communities in northern British Columbia
962902
$23,247.72
$23,247.72
Strategic Initiative
9/25/2002
First Nations Animal Welfare Review
Vancouver, British Columbia