Sask. SPCA Decide Against Renewing Enforcement Contract

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Since the ongoing two-year contract between the agriculture ministry and the Saskatchewan SPCA expires on March 31, the Saskatchewan SPCA announced on Monday to have decided not to renew the contract to enforce The Animal Protection Act, 1999.

President of the board of directors with the Saskatchewan SPCA, Constance Roussel, revealed that “as a charitable organization, the Saskatchewan SPCA is not the proper body to be enforcing the legislation,” adding that “we feel that we can better serve the animals and the public by focusing on education and prevention.” Quite noticeably, the Saskatchewan SPCA largely inspects rural areas and primarily works in areas out of the reach of local SPCAs or humane societies. The announcement confirmed that the Saskatchewan SPCA’s volunteer board of directors have unanimously agreed to not renew the contract after enforcing The Animal Protection Act, 1999 for decades.

Roussel stated that “we had an extensive discussion at the board level,” adding that “we do have some programming already in place, but we’re looking at heading more in that direction. We feel that we can be much more proactive and reach a larger audience that way.” It was explained that several programming options include a retired police service dogs program and crisis funding for livestock producers. She alleged that “we’re looking also at doing education programs for schoolchildren as well as finding some resources for animal and human victims of interpersonal violence.”