April 30, 2026Every year, the BC SPCA responds to nearly 1,000 calls to rescue animals left in vehicles on hot days. While we know pet owners love their animals and would never intentionally endanger them, pets can quickly suffer from heatstroke and even death when left in a vehicle during warm weather. The good news is, preventing …
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News Category: Pet care
April 21, 2026National Pet ID Week, which runs annually from April 17 to 23, serves as a reminder to pet guardians of the importance of permanent identification and having it registered to a database like the BC Pet Registry. In 2025, more than 5,000 lost pets came through the doors of BC SPCA community animal centres. Unfortunately, approximately 85 per cent of the cats and 40 per …
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News Category: Pet care
April 17, 2026On April 1, three Shiba Inu mix dogs and puppies, a hairless Chihuahua, and a cat were removed from a recreation vehicle cluttered with urine-soaked garbage, and feces, in Chilliwack. “When the animal protection officers knocked on the door of the RV they could hear the animals whining,” says Matt Affleck, senior director, animal protection …
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News Category: Ways to help
April 13, 2026Canada has introduced new revisions to its Organic Standards, the framework that guides the operation of organic farms nationwide. While these standards initially focused primarily on environmentally responsible and sustainable agriculture, they also play a key role in shaping the quality of life of animals raised on organic farms. Organic farms are considered one of …
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April 10, 2026When Collie arrived at the BC SPCA Burnaby Animal Centre nearly 17 years ago, he was just a tiny eight-month-old puppy. But he had already faced all sorts of challenges in his short life. We don’t know the details of his backstory, but Collie was very matted, fearful of the world and had clearly never …
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News Category: Adoption
