Adrian Morrow
Globe and Mail Update
Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 4:24AM EDT
A resolution calling for stronger oversight of the OSPCA, the charity that enforces animal-welfare laws in the province, gained steam Wednesday in the form of a “unanimous” endorsement by the Progressive Conservative caucus.
The backing of the motion, first proposed by Tory MPP Frank Klees in May, comes two days after prosecutors cited mistakes in an OSPCA investigation in deciding to withdraw animal-abuse charges against the Toronto Humane Society.
The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals both enforces the province’s....