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A huge thank-you to everyone who helped to find loving fur-ever homes for animals during the BC SPCA’s recent half-price adoption campaign. “Our shelters were at capacity because of a large number of animals coming in from animal cruelty investigations,” says Lorie Chortyk, general manager of communications for the BC SPCA. “Through the adoption promotion …
Continue reading “345 animals find homes during adoption promotion”
While cats and dogs may be the first animals that come to mind when you think of the BC SPCA, we also work to protect and enhance the quality of life for farm animals. From horses and pigs to goats and chickens, farm animals are among the thousands of animals we help each year. The …
Continue reading “Annie the stray lamb finds her happy ending”
The BC SPCA supports consumers seeking alternatives to eggs produced by caged laying hens. Raising backyard laying hens has become a popular option in both rural and urban areas. However, hens can be a lot of work and bring their own unique challenges, so they aren’t the right fit for everyone. If you are thinking …
May 3rd is National Specially-abled Pets Day. It’s a special day that shines a spotlight on amazing and brave pets with disabilities. The celebration is also an opportunity to encourage people about caring and adopting a specially-abled pet. The heartwarming stories below from the BC SPCA community reflect that specially-abled pets have so much love to give, and most of the time, you’ll need to keep …
Continue reading “Celebrate Specially-Abled Pet Day with these heartwarming tails”
In December 2020, Captain and Maria, a tightly bonded pair, were starving, skinny and nervous of people upon arriving at the BC SPCA in Shuswap. “It was clear their life so far had not been easy and that these dogs hadn’t seen the best of humanity,” says Victoria Olynik, manager of the Shuswap SPCA. At …
Continue reading “Captain and Maria are now ready to be adopted”
News Category: Adoption
As recent newlyweds, adopting a cat seemed like the natural next step for Lucy and Jake Smith back in November 2019. It was love at first sight when they spotted Ollie on the BC SPCA’s website and were looking forward to scooping him up at an adoption event at the SPCA in Vancouver. Little did …
Continue reading “Ollie + Ozie makes 4 for their new family”
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It was evident from the start that Kaylah Playford and her cat, Mia, shared a special bond. Playford first connected with Mia in 2016. At the time Mia was her next-door neighbour’s outdoor cat and Playford had tragically lost her third pregnancy. “Mia started coming over almost immediately after I returned home from the hospital,” …
Continue reading “A ‘tail’ of compassion: Kaylah and Mia’s special bond”
Jolene and Hermione are proof that some of the best friendships are born from tragedy. The two mares were rescued as a part of cruelty investigation near Princeton at the end of September 2020 in which 97 animals were taken in by the BC SPCA. At the time, the emaciated horses had to go into strict quarantine immediately. Tragically, …
Continue reading “Happy trails: a friendship born from tragedy”
Last October Aura and her 10 puppies were seized by the BC SPCA after a concerned citizen called in to report seeing the four-year-old German short-haired pointer being abused and forced fed drugs and alcohol by her owner, in addition to witnessing one of her puppies also being physically abused. Mama and pups were taken to the BC SPCA …
Continue reading “Happy ending for puppies and mom who was force fed drugs”
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The BC SPCA is hoping you can help siblings Terry and Peggy who were born with only three-and-a-half legs. The three-month-old kittens were recently surrendered to the BC SPCA in Burnaby after their guardian’s cat had a litter of unplanned kittens, including those with special needs. Upon arrival to the shelter, it was apparent that …
Continue reading “Help Terry and Peggy get a new leg up on life”
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