US EditionSimilkameen rancher charged with keeping animals in distress
Henry Tebrinke faces charges after BC SPCA seized 129 cattle in 2023 due to untreated medical issues and poor living conditions on his Cawston ranch.
- A Cawston rancher, Henry Tebrinke, has been charged under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act following his first appearance at the Kelowna Law Courts.
- BC SPCA opened an investigation after complaints and made multiple visits to Henry Tebrinke's Cawston, British Columbia property.
- BC SPCA officers seized 129 cattle over two trips, found numerous dead animals, euthanized three cattle on-site, and reported untreated eye infections, lameness, mastitis, overgrown hooves, and diarrhea among the cattle.
- Henry Tebrinke faces up to two years in jail, a $75,000 fine and animal-ownership bans under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, and he was due in Penticton Provincial Court on Aug. 27 for a bail application.
- The BC SPCA urged anyone who sees an animal in distress to call its Animal Helpline at 1-855-622-7722, noting the probe began after public complaints.
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