The lead ripping through the flesh... the wounded animal crawling off to die. How can anyone be sure, when they shoot a helpless creature that manages to run or fly away, that the creature doesn't die in agony?

Doesn't in fact, die in terrible distress? The PCA Act criminalizes the act of causing distress, for domesticated animals but the BC SPCA is both the enforcement body in BC for the PCA Act, and a self-proclaimed animal welfare society. Most major animal welfare societies are opposed to the hunting of animal for "sport". We can't find an anti-hunting statement on the SPCA website, but would be delighted to be told by the SPCA that it has one and where it is.

We would also be delighted to be told by the leading animal welfare society in BC that it no longer condones the hunting of animals by its employees, especially by its long-time senior administrators.