The group’s role came into question in early January when an Ontario court found the OSPCA’s powers to be unconstitutional
TORONTO — For the first time in a century, Ontario’s animal welfare agency will no longer investigate and enforce animal cruelty laws.
The letter, obtained by The Canadian Press, said the OSPCA will offer a three-month transition phase, by way of contract, until June 28. She said the OSPCA would like to see a model similar to that in New York, where the NYPD has an animal cruelty squad that leads investigators and works with the American SPCA, which handles similar services.
“The recent decision has helped us to see, truly, that enforcement is a function of government,” she said.
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