Rescued McBride Horses Case Remanded

Monday, June 15, 2009 11:14 AM

McBride - The case of the Edmonton man charged in connection with the abandoning of two horses in the Renshaw Region near McBride last winter has been remanded until August 14^th in McBride Provincial court.

The plight of the animals came to light when a group of snowmobilers discovered the horses abandoned in snow up to five feet deep.

The horses were suffering from starvation and a group of volunteers dug a trench over 1 kilometre long in order to walk the animals to safety.

The two horses, Sundance and Belle, were seized from owner Frank MacKay (an Edmonton area lawyer) and placed in foster care. The animals have since been placed in permanent homes.

MacKay, has said he tried to rescue the horses but was unable to do so and left them to fend for themselves.

Frank Mackay was charged with three counts of animal cruelty, following a BC SPCA investigation. The charges include two counts under the Criminal Code of Canada and one count under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

He was scheduled to appear in court on June 12^th to face the charges but the case was remanded to the later date.

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Comments

Posted by: Jayda on June 15 2009 11:51 AM

Thanks for the up date.

Posted by: lmorge on June 15 2009 7:34 PM

Ok now let's get this straight. Was this lawyer remanded in custody and the case adjourned to a later date? Or was the case simply adjourned to a later date? Despite the charges, I can't see the accused remanded over it.

Posted by: supertech on June 15 2009 9:09 PM

I can't see the accused convicted over it. Horses and animals are not people. He can do as he wants with his own property and everyone should mind their own damn business. Had he asked a snowmobiler for help the response would have been quite different as a lot of snowmobilers are trying to run animals to death rather than saving them. Now we are spending a whack of money trying to convict a lawyer. Good luck with that. There are more horrors happening to people in Canada and that's where our concern should be focused. The SPCA should be dissolved.

Posted by: Denaljo on June 15 2009 9:49 PM

We need a 'SPCH!' Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Humans! Huh! What? We do? The RCMP you say.HaHa! Now you are just tazing me.

Posted by: DPJ on June 16 2009 12:12 AM

Dump him in the woods far away from civilization. See if he can fend for himself.

Posted by: s8fsj on June 17 2009 11:50 AM

I disagree that the SPCA should be dissolved. Humans have the ability to think for themselves, ask for help and generally the ability to make decisions for themselves. Animals do not have this same luxury. Animals attack out of fear, not general amusement that so called 'humans' display. Its cruelty at its worst. Its disgusting, and its wrong.