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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 …
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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 …
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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,” …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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The BC SPCA is reminding the public of the importance of spaying or neutering their pets after 23 rabbits were recently surrendered to SPCA facilities in the Kootenays. The bunnies, who are between eight and 20 weeks old (with the exception of one adult), were brought into the East and West Kootenay shelters last month …
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You might call Remley, a dog-about-town. The border collie, who was adopted by Brian Borsoff and his wife, Shannon, in 2011 from the Burnaby SPCA, is a popular canine in his community. He quickly became the “face” of Borsoff’s autobody business shortly after his arrival. “Most people don’t come to see me. They always ask …
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Morty and Cairo have come a long way. Part of large intake in the fall, the kittens arrived the Victoria BC SPCA location with a slew of viruses and diseases, and other issues, both physical and behavioral. “They arrived in our first crew of the sickest and youngest kitties,” says SPCA Victoria branch manager Annie …
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