About 60 small dogs, voluntarily handed over to the Montreal SPCA by a puppy mill owner, are now in the care of volunteers at the shelter. (Feb. 28, 2009)From CTV:
The owner of a puppy mill voluntarily surrendered some 60 dogs to the Montreal branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on Friday afternoon.
The small dogs, filthy and frightened when they arrived at the shelter, are now being taken care of by SPCA volunteers.
Alanna Devine, Acting Executive Director for the SPCA, said in press release that she was pleased that the owner of the puppy mill decided to give up some of her animals, and she hoped that others would do the same.
"We were fortunate that the dogs were surrendered to us because, while the conditions of the dogs at this facility were certainly unacceptable, the owner of the facility was acting in conformity of the Criminal code and therefore we were powerless to take any legal action in order to seize the dogs," said Devine.
"The current Provincial animal welfare structure is doing little to stop puppy mills from operating in this province," she added.
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