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From: Animal Advocates
To: larry.cardy@newswire.ca
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 7:16 AM
Subject: BC SPCA P.R. person, Lorie Chortyk's statements re the Mayor and Council of Delta

September 4, 2004

Dear Mr Cardy,

Please investigate our allegation that Ms Chortyk is unfit for the award your Society gave her.

AAS sent this letter to the Board of Directors of the BC SPCA in response to the newspaper article below it:

"If Delta wants to have dangerous dogs among their children, they can do that," said SPCA spokeswoman Lorie Chortyk."

The implications of the insult this is to Delta Mayor, councillors, and staff are probably actionable. Chortyk is saying that they don't care about the safety of Delta's children.

This woman won an award not long ago from the Canadian Public Relations Society. This does not reflect well on CPRS in our opinion and we will be reporting her egregious defamation to CPRS as we have already reported all her false statements about Cheech and her false P.R. about the Violence Link Project.

The List of Lies about Cheech: http://www.animaladvocates.com/CHEECH/CheechMediaPage.htm

The Violence Link Project deception: http://www.animaladvocates.com/Watchdog/ViolenceLink.htm

Judith Stone, President,
Animal Advocates Society of BC
www.animaladvocates.com
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Kent Spencer
The Province

Thursday, September 02, 2004

The plight of Cheech -- a lovable Labrador-Rottweiler cross or a menace on four legs, depending on whom you ask -- has caused Delta to take a second look at the venerable animal-control agency.

Council voted unanimously not to renew its SPCA contract or its lease on the city-owned pound on 80th Street. Both are up at the end of the year.

"People have anecdotal horror stories about the SPCA amid an undercurrent of animosity and hatred," said Coun. Robert Campbell, who received almost 100 phone calls, e-mails and letters.

Cheech was dognapped two months ago after the SPCA revealed plans to kill it. Animal-rights supporters describe the dog, who is in hiding, as "sweet;" the SPCA said he was a "danger."

The SPCA called Delta's decision "disappointing."

"If Delta wants to have dangerous dogs among their children, they can do that," said SPCA spokeswoman Lorie Chortyk. "For us the issue is placing a dangerous dog into the community. . . We have been around 108 years. We believe we have served the community well."

Delta pays about $225,000 annually and the society collects about the same amount in licence fees.

The contract will be put out to tender until Sept. 30 and a decision will be reached by Oct. 18.

A new animal welfare group called the Delta Humane Society is likely to apply and the SPCA has also been encouraged to come forward with a proposal.