This ten year-old tiny apricot poodle cross was sold by the SPCA for $110.00 to an AAS supporter with her teeth in this condition. We had her back x-rayed, we did a geriatric blood panel to determine her general state of health (good except she has a slight heart murmur that is not slowing her down at all, but may require medication in the future) and we had her plaque-covered teeth cleaned and two rotten teeth removed at a cost of $563.00.

She is now looking for a home where her future health needs will be attended to promptly and where she will be cherished and taken for long free-runs every day, something she was deprived of for so long. She simply loves running with the other dogs in the woods!

She is very dear girl and wags her stumpy tail all the time. If you are interested in giving Tippi a loving home, please go to our adoption page at http://www.animaladvocates.com/adoptions/

We regret that the SPCA is still selling animals in this condition. We don't believe this is animal welfare. How could the SPCA know if Tippi's teeth ever got taken care of when they did no home check and made no follow-up call?

And we regret that the SPCA is still misinforming the public. On the SPCA website ( http://www.spca.bc.ca/adoption/default.asp) it says: The cost of a shelter cat or dog includes a microchip, spay/neuter (or discount for the operation if it has not been done prior to adoption), a health guarantee and vaccinations.

Yet the SPCA's sales agreement says the purchaser:
3. I will have this animal tattooed or implanted with a microchip.
4. I understand that the SPCA makes a reasonable attempt to ensure that only healthy animals are adopted but this cannot be guaranteed.