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4 ways to keep community cats safe this winter

Stray cat lying on the pavement cold from the snow
November 2, 2023

Outdoor cats live in communities across B.C. Some have guardians but, sadly, many do not. Whenever possible, we look to trap, spay/neuter and re-home unowned community cats and recommend that pet cats be kept indoors for their own health and safety. Some community cats, however, have been born and raised outdoors and never socialized to …

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Update on the 2023 BC SPCA Community Animal Spay Neuter Program

April 18, 2023

For over a decade, the BC SPCA has been funding local efforts to spay and neuter community cats. This year, we conducted a review of the grant to update the program.  In reviewing the grant, we held interviews with past grantees, researched developments in Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), and analyzed the internal granting process. The update included …

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Celebrating the 10th anniversary of BC SPCA’s Community Animal Spay Neuter program

March 18, 2022

It’s the 10th Anniversary of helping community cats in BC through our Community Animal Spay Neuter program. The BC SPCA Community Animal Spay Neuter grant continues to provide vital funding to organizations throughout the province. COVID-19 pandemic has been a set-back for those working to address animal overpopulation throughout British Columbia with challenges including spay …

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More than 40 northern cats helped through a BC SPCA grant

spotted cat
November 4, 2019

The BC SPCA provided grant funding to spay and neuter more than 40 community cats living in the northern B.C. First Nations community of Kitsumkalum. Now, the BC SPCA Community Animal Spay/Neuter Grant program is accepting applications for 2020 for groups ready to address cat overpopulation in communities across B.C. “In the last year the …

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Burns Lake animal charity helps community cats with BC SPCA grants

November 23, 2017

Thanks to a BC SPCA Community Animal Spay/Neuter Grant, the Lakes Animal Friendship Society (LAFS), a Burns Lake animal charity, has been able to help improve the community cat crisis in the area. “Zolley and Dooey were two kittens born into a colony that we were able to get adopted into loving homes. They were …

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Prince George takes big step toward addressing cat crisis

Caged rescued feral stray cat
November 14, 2017

Several cat colonies were brought under control and 221 cats were fixed thanks to a PetSmart Charities™ of Canada grant awarded to the BC SPCA North Cariboo Branch to address free-roaming cats in and around the city of Prince George. “We were able to bring three feral cat colonies in Prince George under control through …

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