Neglect - 60 sled dogs
Parry Sound, ON (CA)Incident Date: Thursday, Jul 19, 2001
Disposition: Convicted
Defendants/Suspects:
» Beverly Dawn Boland - Alleged
» William Barry Beynon - Alleged
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
A couple who operates sled dogs as a tourist attraction has been charged in Parry Sound with animal cruelty. The charges are regarding an emaciated dog found at their site that houses about 60 sled dogs.
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Ontario SPCA) inspectors charged Beverly Dawn Bowland and William Barry Beynon of the Township of Seguin with failing to provide adequate food and care for the one emaciated dog, and for permitting unnecessary suffering to the dog. The couple will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Parry Sound on September 5, 2001 with respect to these charges.
In addition, the Ontario SPCA issued an Order for the two people to improve the feeding and care of the remaining dogs.
The charges and Order result from an investigation by an Ontario SPCA agent who inspected the Bowland-Beynon property to ensure they were complying with an earlier Order to provide veterinary care for the animals. (The couple had appealed that Order, but the Animal Care Review Board - an independent tribunal that can review actions of the Society pertaining to the removal of animals and the issuance of Orders under the Ontario SPCA Act - upheld it.) The agent found the emaciated dog, which led to these charges being laid.
Case UpdatesIn the latest hearing of the Animal Care Review Board relating to the case of the Parry Sound 'sled' dogs, the Board has ruled that the dogs' owners, Barry Benyon and Beverly Dawn Boland, should repay the amount of $44,851.15 to the Ontario SPCA for expenses incurred since removal of the dogs into the Society's care.
Following the execution of a search warrant on a property in the Parry Sound area on March 31st, 2003, Ontario SPCA Inspectors removed 12 dogs into care and issued orders relating to the care of a further 27 dogs. On April 7th Society Inspectors returned and removed the 27 dogs, on veterinary recommendation, for non-compliance with the orders.
The dogs were in poor body condition with emaciation, skin abrasions, external and internal parasites. One of the dogs required removal of an eye due to untreated glaucoma, and his other eye had a retinal detachment with hemorrhaging. Sadly, another of the dogs was in such poor condition euthanasia was necessary. Living conditions at the property were assessed as extremely unsanitary, with inadequate water and access to shelter. The dogs are currently being cared for by the Ontario SPCA Barrie, Orillia and Midland Branches and at the Ontario SPCA Centre in Whitchurch-Stouffville.
The owner appealed the removal of the dogs, and at a hearing of the Animal Care Review Board at the OPP Headquarters in Orillia on June 2nd, the Board - an independent tribunal, upheld the Society's actions in removing the dogs into care.
At a subsequent hearing on June 26th the Board ruled that the dogs' owners should repay the Ontario SPCA costs in the amount of $44,851.15 for expenses incurred from the date of removal of the dogs. The owners have five days to repay the Society, and failure to do so will result in the dogs becoming available for adoption to new homes. The owners have the right to further appeal to the Superior Court of Justice | Source: OSPCA - July 3, 2003
Update posted on Nov 27, 2005 - 6:18PM |
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