The City of Burnaby almost adopted a draft bylaw that would have continued to permit the terrible psychological distress for animals of the nature that AAS described in its report. The SPCA endorsed the very incomplete draft bylaw.

The SPCA receives far more cruelty reports for the City of Burnaby than AAS and should be completely aware of the type of distress AAS described in its report.

Here is an opportunity to make real change at the municipal level, a level that BC SPCA CEO Craig Daniell told AAS is where he wanted to start in improving the welfare of dogs.

We hope that, instead of endorsing the incomplete draft bylaw, the SPCA will confirm to Burnaby council and staff that the AAS report is accurate and will join us in urging that the bylaw include the frequent ways that yard dogs suffer severe psychological distress.