A man and a woman from the Williams Lake area are facing animal cruelty charges after two dogs were found dead in their home last summer.
Ryan Norquay and Trish Norquay both made court appearances in relation to the matter this week. Both have been charged with causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal and also failing to provide necessities for an animal, such as suitable and adequate food, water, shelter and care.
On Wednesday, Feb. 18, in provincial court in Williams Lake, Mr. Norquay elected trial by judge alone while Mrs. Norquay is expected to elect her mode of trial on Feb. 25.
After that, it is expected that a date will be fixed for a preliminary hearing.
When contacted by the Tribune, Manager of Animal Cruelty Investigations at the BCSPCA Shawn Eccles confirmed they investigated the case.
“We attended the premises with a search warrant, removed two dead dogs, sent them for necropsy,” said Eccles.
Based on the results of the postmortem and interviews that were conducted, the BCSPCA then submitted charges to Crown on Aug. 27, 2014, he said.