Convictions

Convictions

Animal cruelty investigations can result in charges under The Animal Protection Act, 2018 when appropriate; charges are laid in about 2-3% of our cases, generally after we have had to seize animals to relieve them of their distress.

Maximum penalties for Animal Protection Act convictions include fine of $25,000, prison for up to two years, or both, and a judge can also impose restrictions on animal ownership and order repayment of expenses related to a seizure of animals. Fines, and the terms of any prohibition orders, are decided by the courts, not by the investigating agency.

Information about recent APSS cases convictions, penalties, and prohibition orders can be found in the table below. Our Animal Protection Officers do monitor compliance with prohibition orders, but if you know of violations, please contact our office.

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Tokaryk, Morris

Whitkow, SK

Apr.6.2022

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Yuzicappi, Beverly

Standing Buffalo FN

Jan.13.2021

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Dickey, Carla & Lepp, Jevon

Quill Lake

Feb.10.2021

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Mcauley, Ryan

Prince Albert

May.30.2022

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Dennis, Bradley Neil

Wawota

Mar.17.2022

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MATZ, Ursula

Steelman, SK

Oct.5.2022

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Sandy J. Hall

Gravelbourg

Mar.12.2021

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Neil Sinclair

Saskatoon RURAL

Mar.12.2020

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Gary Gillingwater & Morgan Desjarlais

Fort Qu'Appelle

Oct.14.2021

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Barber, Lyle

Biggar, SK

Jan.29.2021

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Maximnuk, William

Buchanan, SK

Jan.21.2020

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St. Laurent, Robyn & Gellert, Dyllan

Moose Jaw

May.13.2019

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WEBSTER-DINNEY, Donna

Hoosier

Dec.11.2020

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EASHAPPIE, Errol

Indian Head

Mar.4.2021

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HONETSCHLAGER, Eric

Edenwold

Aug.14.2019

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HAMPTON, Ian

Morse

Feb.17.2021

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POTOREYKO, Alexander

Porcupine Plain

Oct.3.2018

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RUSSELL, Warren

Stoughton

Feb.13.2019

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DELEURME, Gerard

Leross

Feb.3.2020

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BLACK, Maureen

Love

Apr.2.2020

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JANVIER, Kevin & HIEBERT Diane

Buffalo Narrows

Jul.5.2019

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WILLEMS, Randall

Lanigan

Apr.16.2019

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LAPLANTE, Dolores

Elrose

Jan.9.2019

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ALSAYED, MAHMOUD and SUZANNE

Quill Lake

Jul.16.2018

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MOKELKY, Chad

Lampman

Feb.28.2019

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ROBB, Ivan & Colleen

Weyburn

Sep.16.2004

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Fischer, Mark

Stenen

Nov.24.2016

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Foster, Shaun

Moose Jaw

Dec.28.2018

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Webster-Dinney, Donna Lee

Kindersley

Jan.22.2019

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Umpherville, Ronald

Shellbrook

Oct.5.2018

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ZUBOT, Garnet

Hudson Bay

Jan.25.2019

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SQUIRREL, Chelsea

Tisdale

Apr.24.2018

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WANGLER, Christopher & Breanne

Saskatoon

Dec.17.2018

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POTOREYKO, Alexander

Porcupine Plain

Nov.23.2017

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CAMBER, Tina

Guernsey

Sep.25.2017

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HANCOCK, Koti

Coronach

Jul.26.2018

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ALBERTS, April

Coronach

Jul.26.2018

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McGRATH, Delbert

Rapid View

Jul.22.2015

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HUSEINI, Abedin

Moose Jaw

Jun.26.2017

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SCHPASNSKY, Patrick

Tisdale

May.31.2017

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JOHNSON, Laura, Darwin, & Jeremy

Swift Current

Mar.23.2017

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Wiens, Andrew

Tusgaski

Sep.14.2017

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NIKOLEYCHUK, Steven

Maple Creek

Aug.10.2017

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CORFE, Kyle

Price Albert

Mar.28.2017

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ANDREWS, Kayla

Prince Albert

Sep.22.2016

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FLOSTRAND, Theela

Wakaw

Jul.12.2016

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FLOSTRAND, Paula

Wakaw

Jul.12.2016

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PAINCHAUD, Kim

Davidson

Apr.18.2016

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BROWN, Vicky; Brown Calvin

Wynyard

Apr.22.2015

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SCHMITT, Corneilius

Chaplin

Apr.21.2017

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Anderson, Damara

Ituna

Apr.10.2017

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GODDARD, Richard; GODDARD, Sherri

Manor

Feb.10.2016

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SPOONER, David

Qu'Appelle

Jun.7.2016

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REID, Lanette

Maple Creek

Nov.13.2015

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VOGELGESANG, Samantha

Bruno

Jan.9.2017

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AHDEMAR, Greg; OBEY, Sherry

Lipton

Nov.11.2016

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CARDINAL, Hector

Leoville

Jan.12.2016

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SEHN, Pat

Prongua

Nov.2.2015

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WOLOSHYN, Fred

Spalding

Dec.19.2013

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RUSSELL, NORMAN

Prongua

Aug.24.2015

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DELEURME, Gerard

Ituna

Aug.28.2015

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Danyluk, Eugene

Wadena

Apr.6.2017

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LOWDEN, Brian; LOWDEN, Allen

Claybank

Aug.31.2015

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DRISCOLL, Barbara

Swift Current

Apr.2.2015

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WOOD, Kenneth

Alsask

Aug.19.2014

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DANYLUK, Eugene

Wadena

Apr.6.2017

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SCHMIDTKE, Donald

Biggar

Nov.4.2015

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SWAN, Ron

Glenside

Nov.12.2015

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LIU, Jian Min (Robin)

Kayville

Aug.20.2015

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BUFFALO, Naomi

White Cap

Aug.4.2015

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CRONAN, Daniel

Bulyea

Mar.9.2016

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HAUGERUD, Allan; HAUGERUD, Joyce

Gronlid

Mar.11.2014

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HOLYK, George

Lonerock

Nov.27.2012

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BIGALKY, Paul

Lipton

Nov.29.2012

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ANDERSON, Anthony

Martensville

May.6.2013

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IRVING, April

Leslie

Jun.27.2013

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GALLIVAN, Leslie

Cut Knife

Jan.7.2013

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TEMPLE, Vernon

Spruce Home

Dec.10.2013

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GAMBLE, Brian

Spruce Home

May.29.2014

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KASPROWICZ, Daniel

Bangor

Mar.10.2015

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BLAIR, Micheal

Scott

Nov.17.2014

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CAMPBELL, James

Rabbit Lake

Mar.19.2015

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Richardson, Calvin

Shell Lake

Jul.6.2017

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Rigetti, Gwen

Lafleche

Apr.17.2017

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Dondale, Harry

Whitefox

Jun.21.2017

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Investigative Process

1. Complaint

Our process starts when we receive a complaint from a concerned party. Complainant information is strictly confidential, and we do accept anonymous complaints. Some complaints, such as physical abuse, are difficult to investigate without a witness that is willing to testify to what they saw.

2. Investigation

An Animal Protection Officer attends for an initial investigation, where they contact the owner and find out if the complaint will need further visits. If there is a problem, our officers work with the owner to improve the animal care concerns. We will leave requirements specific improvements, and will use experts like veterinarians when we need to. The timelines for follow up visits depend on the seriousness of the concerns. We resolve the majority of our cases through requirements for changes and follow up with the owners.

3. Seizure

Sometimes the owners will not make the needed changes, and as a last resort our officers must seize the animals in order to make arrangements for proper care; this happens in about 4-6% of our cases. If animals are seized, the owners do have a chance to make arrangements to have animals returned if the conditions that the animals were in have been rectified.

4. Charges

If animals have been seized, the owners and/or caregivers will usually be charged under the Animal Protection Act, 2018 and/or the Criminal Code of Canada. We can also lay charges if animals have not been seized, although this is rare. It can take several years for a case to move from a seizure through the trial process