Animal cruelty leads to ownership ban for Armstrong woman

An Armstrong woman is not allowed to own animals for 15 years after pleading guilty to cruelty.
The ownership ban was handed to Sandra Nickolls on Nov. 12 in Vernon court, along with a sentence of 12 months’ probation and 40 hours of community service.
Nickolls entered a guilty plea to causing animals to be in distress, contrary to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act.
In April 2024, the BC SPCA was called to investigate what appeared to be an injured horse on a property near Arm