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As the cost of living continues to rise in British Columbia, the BC SPCA Pet Food bank is experiencing a critical decrease in donations as demand reaches a record high. Since January 2026, the program has helped more than 17,000 pets across the province, ensuring that guardians do not have to surrender their pets …
News Category: Animal Stories, Community, Outreach, Take action, Ways to help
For the first time since 2013, the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle is being updated, and the public is invited to provide input. This is your chance to ensure these standards help protect animal welfare. While progress has been made in a few key areas, such as protecting cattle from …
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News Category: Farm, Take action
Today, April 30, the Government of British Columbia announced a ban on captive breeding, transport and future ownership of all exotic cats, including servals, caracals, leopard cats, ocelots and any other non-native, non-domestic cat, as of May 1, 2026. This important announcement comes after decades of campaigning by the BC SPCA against the suffering of exotic cats in captivity. To date, more than 16,000 British Columbians have also expressed their support for this important regulatory change, which is …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Community, Take action, Wildlife
In honour of National Pet Day on April 11, FIRST UNITED and the BC SPCA are calling on the provincial government to join them in improving conditions for tenants and their animal companions by fulfilling Premier David Eby’s promise to prohibit no-pet clauses in multi-rental unit housing. Both FIRST UNITED and the BC SPCA have witnessed the heartbreaking impacts of a lack of pet-friendly housing. …
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News Category: Community, Pet care, Take action
Update: The public comment period is now closed. Are you passionate about the welfare of equines in Canada? For the first time since 2013, Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines is being updated, and the public is invited to provide input. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) has now …
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The BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) in Metchosin is recruiting for volunteers in a variety of roles to support the care of injured, orphaned, and sick wild animals on Vancouver Island. Thanks to the continuous support of volunteers, Wild ARC cares for more than 2,000 wild animals each year. Most of these …
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Last year, the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) launched its 2025-2030 strategic plan with the vision where animals and people are thriving together across the province: through addressing the root causes of animal suffering, while continuing to be a safety net for the most vulnerable animals. “In 2025, …
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News Category: Farm, Outreach, Take action, Ways to help, Wildlife, Youth
Many Canadians care deeply about farmed animal welfare but sometimes feel powerless to make a difference. However, you can help farmed animals in many important ways, including speaking up for them! Canada’s Codes of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals set important rules for ensuring farmed animal welfare nationally. Everyone, from farmers …
News Category: Farm, Take action
What a year it has been in the animal welfare space! From urging the provincial government to increase the availability and affordability of pet-friendly housing, to pushing for a nation-wide ban on fur farming (after a successful ban on mink farming in B.C.), we couldn’t have done it without the unwavering support of passionate animal …
Continue reading ““All I want for Christmas” is protections for all exotic cats!”
News Category: Take action, Ways to help, Wildlife
Fur farming is an industry that confines wild animals in small cages before they are killed for their fur. The fur pelts are mainly sold to international markets for the luxury fashion industry. Taxpayer subsidies are provided to fur farms and have no place in today’s economy. In 2021, British Columbia made history by becoming …
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