This is another BC SPCA policy that was changed only recently under the constant pressure from AAS's web site. It was a real money maker for the SPCA for decades. The SPCA had the tools to kill and the staff trained in killing. It had all that was needed to branch out into killing pets for cash.

Why would an organization that promotes itself as an animal welfare organization have staff in every branch trained in killing pets? Mercy killing is so infrequently needed that the SPCA could have used the services of vets as real animal welfare organizations do. But at the SPCA, killing was not for mercy, it was a necessary part of the SPCA's huge pet disposal business. And in-house killing was dirt cheap compared to using vets. When you deal in the massive volume of killing that the SPCA does, there is a very considerable savings in doing it yourself.

So it had the tools and the staff already. Killing for anyone who paid, no questions asked, was a real no-brainer.

Read here how the SPCA was perfectly willing to kill any animal for anyone, no questions asked: http://www.animaladvocates.com/spca-kill-for-cash.htm

We asked each branch that we could reach if it would euthanize a healthy five-year old border collie that belonged to our mother who had died.

100 Mile House: 250-392-2179:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Abbotsford: 604-850-1584:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Burnaby: 604-879-7343:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Campbell River: 250--286-6131:
Does not euthanize for the public.Would only euthanize if animal were old or terminally ill.

Chilliwack: 604-823-6612:
They would perform euthanasia, but don't on a regular basis, as they don't currently have a licensed euthanazia staff member right now. That person is not on duty on a regular basis.

Courtenay (Comox Valley and District): 250-339-7722:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Coquitlam: 604-942-4510:
Does not euthanize for the public. Said the Vancouver SPCA clinic will.

Cranbrook (East Kootenay): 250-426-6751:
Does not euthanize for the public, but offered to cremate the animal after it had been euthanized by a vet.

Dawson Creek (South Peace): 250-782-2444:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Delta: 604-946-7848:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Duncan (Cowichan and District): 250-746-4646:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Fort St. John (North Peace): 250-785-7722:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Grand Forks(Boundary): 250-442-5858:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Kamloops: 250-376-7722:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Kelowna: 250-861-7722:
Do not euthanize for the public. Referreed to animal control.

Kitimat: 250-632-7373
Does not euthanize for the public.

Maple Ridge: 604-463-9511:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Nanaimo: 250-758-8444:
They will not euthanize, but will help pay for the euthanasia at the vets, if the vet agrees to euthanize.

Nelson: 250-352-7178:
No shelter. Phone calls returned by volunteers.

Parksville/Qualicum: 250-248-3811:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Penticton (Okanagan/Similkameen): 250-493-0136:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Port Alberni: 250-723-5269:
Yes, they euthanize. They asked no questions about the animal.

Powell River: 604-483-9193:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Prince George (North Cariboo): 250-562-5511:
Yes, they will euthanize, and they asked no questions about the animal. Asked for a $40 donation.

Prince Rupert: 250-624-2859:
Not supposed to euthanize, but I should call them back if I have any trouble getting the vet to do it.

Queen Charlottes: 250-559-8439:
No facilities. This is someone's home.

Quesnel: 250-992-7722:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Richmond: 604-277-6212:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Salt Spring Island: 250-537-1442 or 250-537-2123:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Sechelt: (Sunshine Coast): 604-740-0301:
Does not euthanize for the public. Don't have anyone who is licensed to do it.

Shuswap (Salmon Arm) 250 - 832 - 7376:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Squamish Valley: 604-898-9890:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Surrey: 604-597-5655:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Trail: 250-368-5910:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Vancouver: 604-879-7721:
The Vancouver Clinic will euthanize. They asked no questions about the dog, other than for proof of ownership.

Vernon: 250-549-7297:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Victoria: 250-388-7722:
Does not euthanize for the public.

West Vancouver: 604-922-4622:
Does not euthanize for the public.

Willimas Lake: 250-392-2179:
Does not euthanize for the public.