Ladysmith man pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges
NANAIMO — The sheer number of animals found in horrific conditions makes the recent guilty plea of a Ladysmith man on animal cruelty charges a case SPCA workers won’t soon forget.
Kramer Lowe pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty on Sept. 25 after 34 animals, including a prohibited reticulated python, were found in his home in January, 2018.
BC SPCA special Cst. Tina Heary said all the animals were kept in extremely unsanitary conditions.
“There were some animals caked in excrement. There was a lack of water for many of the animals and unfortunately (some) were actually dying from dehydration. There was a lot of severe and untreated diseases. Conditions were terrible.”