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NOVEMBER 14, 2017 | Volume 30 No. 136
BRINGING BRONZE TO TRU CAMPUS Allan Connor and the WolfPack men’s soccer team finish third in Canada
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Horse deaths investigated JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com
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Kamloopsians young and old made their way to Riverside Park on Saturday to take in the Remembrance Day ceremony, which included a dramatic fly past at exactly 11:11 a.m. by jet fighter pilots from 419 Squadron in Cold Lake, Alta. For more photos from the ceremony, turn to pages A10 and A11 and go online to kamloopsthisweek.com.
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An investigation is underway after two horses were found dead yesterday on a Shuswap Road property east of Kamloops. “I would suspect based on their body score, they probably starved to death,” said BCSPCA general manager of community relations Lorie Chortyk. Nine other horses were found alive on the property, reportedly with inadequate shelter and access to food and water. The equines’ nails were overgrown, Chortyk said, and they scored two or three on a body conditioning scale of nine. “They were extremely thin,” she said. The BC SPCA is the only animal welfare organization in B.C. with the authority to enforce animal cruelty laws under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Chortyk said necropsies will determine official causes of death. Evidence will be given to the Crown. No charges have yet been laid. “Sometimes it can take months,” Chortyk said. “Even a year.” Chortyk could not say whether the property on which the horses were found was a breeding facility, nor would not give further information about owners of the property or those using it. While not much can be said about who is responsible for neglecting the horses, Chortyk said the case isn’t unusual. “We do get a lot of cases involving horses,” she said. “We take in hundreds of neglected, abused horses every year.” The nine remaining horses were removed from the property by haulers and have been placed in foster homes to receive veterinary care.
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