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Just like humans, dogs experience anxiety. Whether it’s a fear of strangers, noises, or new surroundings, it can be challenging to help your fearful pet. But, luckily, with some time and effort, you can help soothe their fears and make them feel more at ease. “Fearful dogs suffer from pent-up mental and physical energy and …
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News Category: Pet care
It’s a ‘bunny boom’! Right now, the BC SPCA has nearly twice as many rabbits in care as we had at this time last year. As a result, we’re in urgent need of both foster and forever homes for bunnies of all ages and sizes. Not sure if you’re ready for a rabbit (or two)? …
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News Category: Pet care
This summer, the Netherlands took a bold step forwards and introduced a positive list to address the animal welfare and other concerns associated with keeping exotic mammals as pets. Positive lists, as the name implies, are lists of species allowed to be kept as pets. They’re typically based on a comprehensive scientific risk assessment, which …
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News Category: Wildlife
The goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to release recovered animals back home, into the wild. Wild ARC rehabilitators work hard to ensure that animals have all the natural behaviours and skills they will need to survive in their environment. Animals are given plenty of enrichment to learn how to fly, swim, dive, climb, fish and …
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News Category: Wildlife
We are urging British Columbians to use their vote in the upcoming local government elections to make our communities safer, more caring places for animals and people. The actions and policies of local government can have significant impacts on animal welfare across our province. Community members need to let candidates know that they care about …
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News Category: Take action
Walking your dog is a daily activity, usually enjoyed by all parties involved. However, some pups are better at pulling than walking relaxed on a loose leash. Sound familiar? We reached out to AnimalKind accredited trainers to talk about why dogs pull and asked them to share humane training tips to help you teach your …
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News Category: Pet care
