It gets worse. With the help of a fastidious chartered accountant, a former federal taxman experienced with forensic audits, Ms. Liberson crunched some numbers.Let me repeat that... $750 per dog. Per day.
Using current occupancy levels, the pair found that the cost to finance the proposed new shelter, allowing for 40 years depreciation, works out to $750 per dog. Per day.
Outrageous, says her accountant friend, Scott Busfield.Shssshhh... not so loud.
He figures the city would be better off shipping dogs to the south of France, or buying houses in "high-end" Vancouver neighbourhoods and installing strays there.
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