The SPCA's press release of 31 January states in part: "Thirty-eight other dogs seized from Mr. Lapointe have either been adopted, fostered, or remain at the Kelowna SPCA shelter for further rehabilitation and training."

I believe this statement to be in error, perhaps intentionally so.

From what I can gather from SPCA press releases and reports in the media, the following timeline is applicable:

On 3 July 2002 the SPCA seized 53 dogs from Gaston Lapointe, 47 adults and 6 pups.

On 4 November 18 adults were killed.
On 7 November 1 adult was returned to Lapointe.
On 8 November 4 adults were killed.
On 31 January 2003 10 adults were killed.

So, of the original 47 adult dogs seized by the SPCA, 32 were killed and one was returned, leaving only 14 of the original adult dogs. That means that of the 38 dogs claimed by the SPCA to have a good or neutral outcome, only 20 were actually seized from Lapointe.

24 of the 38 dogs which the SPCA was able to "rehabilitate" were puppies, and 18 of those were born in custody. The average gestation period for dogs is 61 days. How many of these pups were conceived under the supervision of the SPCA?