A Cochrane-based veterinary company, Vets To Go, is overwhelmed by the donations coming in to its reward fund related to an animal abuse case – the Calgary Animal Abuse Fund.
Thursday it started by offering a reward for information leading to the identification and conviction of the offender(s) in relation to a case of a Siberian Husky found dead, with muzzle taped shut, and a cat also found dead in a separate location, with its muzzle taped shut.
At last count the reward was over $36,000. Now the Chief Medical Director of Vets To Go, Dr. Wendy McClelland says they face a new dilemma as a result of this generosity. What do with all that money?
Dr. McClelland posted this on the website, “we are suddenly faced with a very interesting challenge, though it is a very good problem to have.” The question is, should all the money go towards a reward, or should some of it used to lobby for tougher animal abuse legislation.
Dr. McClelland writes “since this has been a crowdfunded campaign, we feel it is only makes sense to crowdsource the decisions on how to put these funds best to work.
Should it all keep going 100% to the reward being offered? Should the reward be capped at a certain amount, and the remaining funds directed specifically to focus on efforts to change the law and treatment of offenders?”
The group is now working on a survey that will be posted on its site.
The Calgary Humane Society has received dozens of tips and is continuing the investigation to try and find out who was behind the two horrific cases of animal cruelty.
On Thursday, a cat was found dead in an alleyway along 99 Ave. S.E. and investigators say its mouth was covered in green painter’s tape.
The incident bears some shocking similarities to an incident on January 9, 2014, where a Siberian Husky was found starved to death.
Clear medical tape was wrapped around the dog’s muzzle and it was severely emaciated.
Officials with the Humane Society believe the tape contributed to the death of both animals.
