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It’s time to meet your maker at Burnaby Village. See Page A9
Mercedes smashes through Safeway window Driver hit gas instead of brake Wanda Chow
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Kathy Powelson loves her dogs, Chilli and Max, and she’s hoping Burnaby council will ban sales of animals from pet stores.
Ban sought on sale of pets in stores Puppies, kittens, rabbits and turtles often end up abandoned, in shelters
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the animals are bred for profit under substandard and unhealthy conditions. “Without a doubt, animals sold Wanda Chow in pet stores are not coming from a wchow@burnabynewsleader.com responsible, reputable source that An animal welfare organization has the best interests of animals at is calling on Burnaby city hall to heart,” said Powelson, a Burnaby ban the sale of puppies, kittens and resident. rabbits in local pet stores. In fact, she said, to be certified In a recent presentation to with the Canadian Kennel Club, council, Kathy Powelson, executive breeders are prohibited from selling director of the Paws for Hope to pet stores under its code of Animal Foundation, said puppies practice. and kittens4x1.25_bottle_depot_ad_final.pdf sold at pet stores The SPCA has rescued 1 BC 12-03-05 1:20 PM often come from “mills” where hundreds of animals from mills, but
the problems extend also to people who buy animals from pet stores, she said, noting that animals bred in such conditions often end up with health and behavioural issues. Powelson cited the example of Shelby, a dog purchased by a Burnaby resident at a pet store in Brentwood Mall in 2004. Since then, its owner has spent more than $32,000 on veterinarian bills to treat its myriad of ailments. People without the resources to pay such bills often end up surrendering the pets to local animal shelters, causing a heavy
burden on the taxpayer-funded facilities, she said. In 2011, more than 100 cats and dogs were surrendered to the Burnaby SPCA, not including strays it found that were not claimed. That same year, she said, the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association rescued about 150 feral, free-roaming and abandoned cats in Burnaby. In Richmond, about 60 per cent of pets at its animal shelter were originally bought at pet stores, Powelson said. Please see BAN ON TURTLE SALES, A3
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There were surprised shoppers at the Safeway store at the corner of Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue Monday night when a highend car smashed through the front window. Burnaby RCMP Corp. Rick Skolrood said police were called just before 9 p.m. The driver had pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while parking. It’s unknown if anyone was injured, but fire and ambulance crews arrived to check out the car’s occupant, Skolrood said. The driver was issued a ticket for driving without due care and attention. Burnaby resident Janet White said by email that she was shopping in the store when she heard a loud crash. “I thought a whole row of shelving in the Royal Oak Safeway, had fallen, but as I rounded the corner, inside the store near the bread section, I saw a beautiful black Mercedes in front of me with 3 boxes of crackers on the hood. Please see ‘GLASS’, A3