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World Ocean Day is celebrated every year on June 8 to spread awareness about risks to aquatic environments and how you can prevent them. World Ocean Day commemorates and acknowledges all that the ocean provides us with. The ocean, which covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface, produces at least 50 percent of the planet’s …
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News Category: Wildlife
With temperatures rising across the province, the BC SPCA is urging the public to remember the serious risks associated with leaving pets in hot vehicles. “People underestimate how rapidly a vehicle can heat up to dangerous levels, putting animals at risk of fatal consequences,” says Eileen Drever, senior officer protection and stakeholder relations for the …
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News Category: Ways to help
BC SPCA animal protection officers seized 34 Bengal cats from a property in Vernon on May 28, 2025, after a veterinarian determined all the cats met the definition of being in distress. “We were alerted to this situation by someone who visited the property. They were considering buying a cat from the breeder and were …
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On May 21, 2025, at the Kamloops Law Courts, Kurtis Leo Gordon Elliot was convicted of one count of owner neglecting animal or bird or failing to provide necessaries contrary to section 446(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada. Following his sentencing on May 27, 2025, Elliot is prohibited from owning, having the custody or …
News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
They were brought into the BC SPCA’s care with serious health issues. When they arrived, they were barely recognizable – helpless, covered in fleas crawling into their mouths and eyes, their fur was patchy and falling out. Then came the positive ringworm diagnosis. Ringworm is a highly contagious infection affecting the skin, hair and nails …
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Lovely Gracie, an affectionate, seven-year-old Pomeranian mix, came into the BC SPCA’s care under heartbreaking circumstances. She had been involved in a traumatic dog fight that left her with a devastating eye injury – so severe that surgery was the only option. Gracie spent several weeks recovering at the home of her BC SPCA …
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