WARNING: Graphic images/content: SPCA investigating dead animals near Stafford Lake
LETHBRIDGE – The Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it will take some time to investigate, after dead animals were found on a property east of Coaldale.
Eva Richardson, the granddaughter of the property owner in the Stafford Lake area, published graphic photos on Facebook Wednesday, March 7, of cats and dogs that had been found dead in cardboard boxes, after her grandmother’s tenant moved away. She found them while cleaning up the property.
The property owner, Sandra Thompson, said the woman and her kids were evicted at the end of December for non-payment of rent and for having animals they weren’t supposed to have. A neighbour reported hearing a dog howling, and Thompson found a dog that had recently given birth, along with a kitten. They were rescued by the SPCA.
Finally, after the cold weather ended last week, Thompson went into the garage to begin sorting through the tenant’s belongings. She saw what appeared to be leather in one box, then opened another that was taped shut. Inside were three dead kittens.