Al4 - Wednesday, May 23, 1934 - North Shore News

SPCA SAYS DESTROYED
North Van man alleges

From page A23

(with Liquid Paper) and
replaced with this Samoyed’s
descnption.

““The thing that got me
was that it showed this
Samoyed had been picked up
in the 300 block East 29th at
2:45 p.m. But right
underneath it was the
descnption of the female
Lab cross which had also
been picked up at about the
same time in the 900 block
Tobruck. There’s no way
they could have gotten from
29th to Tobruck in such a
short time.”’

James says he left the
SPCA_ shortly after being
told by shelter officials they

knew nothing about his dog.
After conferring with
fniends, he returned to the
SPCA later on May 10 and,
again checking the log book,
found his dog’s capture had
been re-entered.

“*l have witnesses that will
tesufy in court that those
records were changed,” says
James.

He adds when he ques-
uoned the SPCA officials,
they admitted the dog had
been sick and had been put

10 sleep.
John Vander Hoeven, of
the Vancouver Regional

Office of the SPCA, says the
dog in question was held
much longer than the time
normally required under
municipal bylaws governing

the SPCA.

He says the shelter’s
supervisor made the decision
to destroy the dog because it
had not been claimed, was
sick and, due to_= space
limitations, was selected to
be put to sleep.

‘*People just can’t tell the
pound that they'll be back to
pick up their dogs. What if
they don’t show up? After
the required holding time,
the animal is put up for
adopuon. If no home can be
found, the supervisor then
makes the decision to
destroy the animal,’’ says
Vander Hoeven.

The supervisor of the
North Vancouver SPCA
could not be reached for
comment at presstime, as he

was away on holidays.

Both North Vancouver
City and District’ have
bylaws which state that im-
pounded animals can only be
retained for 96 hours unless
claimed by the owners. If
not claimed, the dog is then
ether sold through private
sale or auction. Failing that,
the dog is destroyed.

James says two days after
he was told his dog had been
put to sleep, he ran into Len
Golder, an employee at the
SPCA. According to James,
Golder offered him a new
shepherd, free of charge.

Golder told the North
Shore News he was merely
Suggesting that James ap-
proach SPCA officials with
a request for a new dog.

“‘T said they just might
consider giving him a dog,
not as an admission of
anything wrong on our part,
but that it wouldn’t hurt to
talk to the people at the
pound. They’re quite
compassionate,’” says
Golder.

But James says he does
not buy Golder’s story.

““! can’t beheve they put
Garp to sleep. Why would
they put a perfectly healthy
dog to sleep? I’m sure he’s
been adopted out. Why else
would the records have been
changed? Why would they
offer me another dog? Too

many things have
happened,’’ he says.
James adds he has

distributed pictures of Garp

SPCA hiding dog he lost

to his friends and displayed
photos in laundromats. He
says he ts also planning to go
to court with the case unless
‘‘something happens.’’

“Tm looking for a lawyer
who's handled cases like this
to represent me in court,’’ he
says. ‘‘I had two years with
that dog and he was never
out of my sight. I] even took
him to work. That dog
meant everything to me.’’

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