Barb said:

"Having money causes a whole new set of problems! Building a monster that needs to be fed. Feed the monster or fix the problem? Unfortunately, the people making the decisions don’t realize that they are the "monster".

The SPCA has policing power, yet is privately funded through donation dollars. A cheap yet ineffective way for the government to deal with the problem of animal cruelty.

It’s time to fix the problem. Take the power from the SPCA. Form a provincial department responsible for investigating animal cruelty and establishing standards of animal care. Then hold the SPCA to these standards, as they currently do all other animal rescue groups.

Why can't the Ministry of Agriculture have SPC's who handle cruelty investigations and enforcement of the PCA Act? It would be a natural extension of the role they already play.

Allowing the SPCA to be the enforcer of the PCA Act is the equivalent of giving MADD the job of doing road side alcohol checks and handling the entire Drinking Driving Counter Attack program.