September 19, 2019The BC SPCA Chilliwack branch has been able to locate, spay/neuter and rehabilitate over 100 community cats with the help of a BC SPCA Community Animal Spay/Neuter Grant. SPCA Chilliwack branch staff and volunteers collaborated with several other organizations to help community cats living in two colonies. The largest colony was comprised of 109 cats …
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September 10, 2019The BC SPCA’s North Peace Branch is seeking your help with medical costs for a seven-week-old kitten staff have named Liberty who was suffering from a harsh life on the streets and was in desperate need of veterinary care. Liberty has a ruptured eye that occurred due to untreated respiratory symptoms and a lack of …
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August 16, 2019When there is a cat roaming the neighbourhood without a collar and ID tags the first thought is often to trap the cat and bring him or her to the local BC SPCA branch. However, it is important to keep in mind that not all homeless cats will be happy living with people. Kittens who …
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November 14, 2017Several cat colonies were brought under control and 221 cats were fixed thanks to a PetSmart Charitiesâ„¢ 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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August 28, 2017Imagine a litter of six four-week-old kittens wandering around in the woods in the city of Campbell River. Had it not been for the Campbell River Partners in Animal Welfare Society (CR PAWS), they would certainly have died with no one around to look after them. Luckily the kittens were saved by a CR PAWS …
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