I managed to find out their names. His name is Austin Manson Forget. He has publicly admitted, "I killed the f...ing pig", along with the comment "ahahahahah" on Facebook. His girlfriend is Lauren Combs. They live on Vancouver Island. Their Snapchat accounts, where they posted pictures of the slaughter and the cooking/seasoning process, seem to have been deleted. One of the wonders of computers and the net is that web pages can be saved by someone before they are deleted. That is what happened in this case. Screenshots exist of incriminating Facebook posts.
See:
http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/24/molly-the-...rs-7339149
and
https://www.facebook.com/RastaRescue/pos...2275796792
There are many more details in the articles I have just cited.
The couple can't be charged under current Canadian law, but the SPCA already knew the laws about animals. They should have drawn up is a contract with a clause under civil (not criminal) law. I did that when I gave away some ewes a few years ago. I made it clear in the agreement that they were never to be killed for food and (to make sure the people kept their word) that if the undertaking were broken, they would have to pay me €500. Since a ewe only costs about €60, that made it financially unattractive to those seeking a cheap source of meat. Such a measure is more effective than mere vetting, as people can and do lie about their intentions, sadly. The SPCA could have done something similar.
See:
http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/24/molly-the-...rs-7339149
and
https://www.facebook.com/RastaRescue/pos...2275796792
There are many more details in the articles I have just cited.
The couple can't be charged under current Canadian law, but the SPCA already knew the laws about animals. They should have drawn up is a contract with a clause under civil (not criminal) law. I did that when I gave away some ewes a few years ago. I made it clear in the agreement that they were never to be killed for food and (to make sure the people kept their word) that if the undertaking were broken, they would have to pay me €500. Since a ewe only costs about €60, that made it financially unattractive to those seeking a cheap source of meat. Such a measure is more effective than mere vetting, as people can and do lie about their intentions, sadly. The SPCA could have done something similar.
