287 Head Seized..........Theft?

[Hopperbin]

Sorry about my comment if the farmer was held in custody.

[TSIPP]

yes the owners where in jail for 12 hours, most neighbors did not understand what was happening when the spca pulled in, if we all new the extent of this we may have done things a bit different..

[sumdumguy]

Sounds like the cattle had lots of feed with bush
and pasture. What was the problem? Boy, if
bureaucrats want to be rough with you, watch
out. They have many avenues. This I know from
experience.

[stubblejumper]

It takes a lot of calls to get the SPCA involved. There are two sides to this story.

[burnt]

Here in Ontario the OSPCA will show up on a mere complaint by a passerby or disgruntled neighbor.

They no have any credibility in the rural areas and have more power than the police, with no one overseeing their activities. They have charged dog owners for their dogs having tartar on their teeth.

They are run by a collective of animal welfarists who have stated that "every farm is an opportunity".

So if the western chapters are anything like those here in the east, they are just a bunch of brain-dead zealots who love to stage high profile "rescue ops" for the purpose of raising money from bleeding hearts who see them as "protectors of dumb animals".

[stubblejumper]

A large seizure of cattle last month in south-central Saskatchewan is stirring up some controversy.

After the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was alerted to nearly 300 head without enough water or food, it gave the owners five days to fix the problem.

After that, on May 21, semi-trucks pulled into Allen and Bryan Lowden's farm in the Assiniboia area with an RCMP escort.

assiniboia, saskatchewanHundreds of cattle were seized near Assiniboia in south-central Saskatchewan.The men were arrested, the cattle seized.

The SPCA says the animals were in distress, although one of the owners says the seizure went too far.

"They said they would only take the ones in poor condition," said Allen Lowden. "But they took pretty well all our breeding animals. All they left us was ... some big steers and some bulls."

Lowden said he wasn't given enough time to make things right.

Today, the rest of his animals are being sold at auction.

The SPCA's Kaley Pugh said she can't comment on the particulars of the case because the investigation is ongoing, but she did say this isn't the first complaint about this farm.

"We have been dealing with these folks for a significant amount of time," she said.

The SPCA doesn't act on its own, but requires the approval of a veterinarian before proceeding with a seizure, she said.

"It's a last resort," she said.

Charges have been laid under the Animal Protection Act and the Criminal Code, Pugh said.

[ColevilleH2S]

The,"no comment because they are still
investigating" is a bullshit statement.
If they were not finished their
investigation, why did they proceed with
the action? She makes it sound like they
run a cart-before-the-horse operation.

[TSIPP]

I went to the sale and bid on a few 3 week old calves and put them back with there mothers, its sure nice to see.

[sumdumguy]

Thsnk you TSIPP. There is no reason that
animals should be treated poorly. Not in one of
the richest and most bountiful nations in the
world. As for feeling sorry for this " poor farmer". I
think these cattle were not being looked after
properly according to reports by credible
professionals.

[TSIPP]

sum, I do agree, the smaller animals where to feed in separate pens, but with record snow and cold its hard to do. I had to start my d8 cat way to many times to clean a spot just to feed cows.

[Choice2U]

He had 287 head....what kind of BS comment is "I didn't have enough time to get things right?" You don't grow to 287 head unless you can handle them. I'll side with SPGA on this one unless I find out more. Where there is smoke, there is usually fire and bad management of animals is a crime in my books. How stupid does one need to be to not understand the need for adequate feed, water and shelter from the wind.

[sumdumguy]

I know it was a bad winter, but where there's a
will, there's a way. We had similar issues with
blowing snow every other day and 8 foot banks
to feed a herd, but still you gotta keep them as
protected as possible and fed. If you have too
many, there's an auction house.