"Submissions from staff and former staff members support the BC SPCA remaining in animal control."

AAS: If the SPCA made the submissions public we suspect that the ones from staff who support animal control contracts are the staff whose jobs with the SPCA exist to do animal control.

"They go on to say that the reason the BC SPCA took over municipal pound contracts was due to the poor manner in which pounds run by municipalities handled and euthanized animals."

AAS: That justification for pound contracts was disproved in the 1980s by the revelation that the SPCA used a cruel device called an electrothanator to kill dogs, so why is it repeated it in this report?

"It is also suggested that animal control officers, through their contact with the public have the opportunity to educate and create awareness of animal welfare issues. One staff member made a lengthy submission in which he concluded that animal control contracts provide the Society with substantial opportunities to improve the lives of the animals it serves in the community. He states the opportunities stem from the BC SPCA’s resources, funding, training, experience and contacts. In his view, involvement with animal control dramatically increases the Society’s ability to rescue those in immediate danger or distress."

AAS: That was disproved countless times for decades by the many people who made reports to pound-contracting SPCAs who were told that there was nothing the SPCA could do. Did the SPCA use its position to educate? Not that we ever heard of. In fact, one person who asked the SPCA for information on the harm that yard dogs suffer, was told to read the AAS website. The Community Consultation Report makes it clear that there were many submissions showed that the SPCA in fact didn't do the things these staff members claimed it did.