SPCA will not be pursuing criminal charges against an Abbotsford pig farm because it cannot verify "troubling" video footage released from an animal rights organization. The video released by PETA last month appeared to show female pigs and piglets living in confined gestation crates alongside bodies of some deceased and decomposing pigs. SPCA spokesperson Lorie Chortyk said whoever shot the video had not come forward to provide a statement. - Lorie Chortyk"Simply having a video clip is not enough to build a case for recommendation of charges," Chortyk said. Excelsior Hog Farm is partially owned by Ray Binnendyk, who is on the board of directors of the B.C.

Source: CBC News May 29, 2019 19:52 UTC