B.C. woman pleads guilty to attempting to euthanize cat with fentanyl

A Lake Country woman recently pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after she attempted to euthanize her cat using fentanyl.
On May 29, Jayme-Jo Crystal Brooks pleaded guilty in Kelowna court for “administering a poisonous or injurious drug or substance to a domestic animal.”
On Christmas Day 2024, Brooks was investigated by the BC SPCA after the attempt to euthanize one of her three cats by injecting it with fentanyl.
A veterinarian called the BC SPCA helpline, reporting a cat in