Three B.C. dairy workers who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty get jail time
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — British Columbia’s provincial court says three dairy farm workers from the Fraser Valley have been sentenced to jail for causing distress to an animal after an undercover video showed several employees abusing milk cows.
The Chilliwack provincial court registry confirmed Jamie Visser and Chris Vandyke were given 60 days each in jail, while Travis Keefer must spend seven days in jail after they pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges.
Visser and Vandyke are also prohibited from having animals in their custody for three years and must serve six months’ probation.
The dairy farm company and its owner were fined $75,000 each after pleading guilty last year to causing an animal to continue to be in distress.