Dog seized from Langley property didn’t need to be put down, owner says
Posted September 20, 2016 4:21 pm.
Last Updated September 20, 2016 4:40 pm.
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LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) – The owner of one of the dogs seized at a home in Langley says her pet didn’t need to be put down by the SPCA.
Megan Nicolson’s special needs dog Peanut was one of 45 dogs removed from the property yesterday.
Nicholson says Peanut was born with congenital disorders and was being taken care of at the facility.
LISTEN: More from dog owner Megan Nicolson and the SPCA’s Marcie Moriarty
“He might have been in distress, he needed to be home with us,” she says, “I feel and my doctor feels he did not need to be put down, what he needed was to be looked after properly.”
She adds that she was not allowed to go inside the home herself, and only ever saw it from the outside.
The SPCA’s Marcie Moriarty says Peanut was skin and bones when he was recovered. She adds that the dog’s “serious, critical condition” was discussed with the owners, and after an assessment, it was determined that the only option was euthanasia.
“I received a photo of Peanut last night, and I burst into tears, and I don’t cry easily,” she says. “To say that Peanut was healthy and doing well is so far from the truth.”
“To be honest I have no idea what to do, my dog’s dead,” says Nicolson. “I feel like just turning into a pile of mush and crying.”
18 cats, and two dozen farm animals were also seized from the Langley property.
The dogs and cats are being cared for at the Vancouver office of the SPCA’s shelter and will be assessed for on-going treatment. All of the farm animals are being treated in Surrey.
