SPCA seizes 74 farm animals from property near Barriere

Dec 14, 2017 | 11:20 AM

KAMLOOPS — The BC SPCA has seized 74 farm animals from a rural property in the Barriere area.

The animals included 31 sheep, 19 piglets, 12 chickens, seven pigs, four goats, and a rooster. The seizure took place on Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Senior Animal Protection Officer Kathy Woodward says “the animals were living in very substandard conditions, with lack of adequate shelter, water or food.”

“The majority of animals were underweight, they had little or no protection from the cold or damp and were living in pasture areas strewn with injurious objects.”