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PCA Act defines "ownership"
In Response To: It is not against the law to hunt and kill feral rabbits ()

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act:

(3) For the purposes of this Act, a person responsible for an animal includes a person who

(a) owns an animal, or

(b) has custody or control of an animal.

2 This Act does not apply to wildlife, as defined in the Wildlife Act, that is not in captivity.

Messages In This Thread

Instructions on killing and cleaning a Uvic Rabbit
Kelowna faces another rabbit outbreak unless more killed
I love the irony of this coming from an institute of *higher* learning
All day, all I have done is refute emails and posts
The online replies to the article are disheartening
Times Colonist: Hunting UVic rabbits is illegal, inhumane and immoral
It is not against the law to hunt and kill feral rabbits
Local Vet offers vasectomies for UVic rabbits
The conundrum
All animals are at our mercy
PCA Act defines "ownership"
Erika Paul says the ethical thing, but what took so long? *LINK*
Richmond 2006: SPCA approved "gunshot euthanasia" while selling intact rabbits
Kelowna 2008: SPCA approves of captive bolt gun to kill rabbits *LINK*
Sounds like a pest control employee speaking
At one time the SPCA was literally in the pest control business
Long SPCA disconnect between its legislated objects, its mission statement, and its animal control/disposal business
2001 Community Consultation Report: Animal Control
Justifications for pound contracts not honest
SPCA's Mission, Vision, Guiding Principles and Charter. No mention of animal control

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