The SPCA's manager of Cruelty Investigations has not answered our letter asking how many of the dogs it seized from Chris Camping, of 150 Mile House in 2004 and again in 2006, it has killed.

It would not tell Gwen Wilson how many of her cats it killed.

The fact is that many people who have animals seized by the SPCA which are then sold or killed, have asked in vain to know if their animals are dead or alive. By killing the animals, the SPCA destroys the evidence.

We certainly agree that the names of the new owners of the animals can't be revealed to the owners the animals were seized from, but knowing if the animals are alive or dead does not compromise this principle.

The SPCA has more power and less accountability than the police do. People who feel they have been victimized by the SPCA and complain to the Solicitor General, the Minister in charge of the SPCA's police powers, have their complaints sent to the SPCA and nothing more is heard.

This is like police powers in Eastern Europe or China.

I personally object to any agency where I live having such extreme power, secrecy, and protection by government from scrutiny. But my main objection is that the SPCA is killing seized animals.