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British Columbians may often think of kittens and puppies when they think of the BC SPCA, but the animal welfare organization also advocates for, rescues and adopts out farm animals. From horses and llama to goats and chickens, farm animals are among the more than 43,000 animals the BC SPCA helps each year. “I think …
When BC SPCA animal protection officers executed a warrant on a suspected puppy mill in Langley on Feb. 4, they encountered a devastating scene. Sick and neglected dogs and puppies were crammed together, some in small cages, others in dark, unheated outbuildings, suffering from a wide range of injuries and medical issues. “The animals were …
Continue reading “The business of cruelty – puppy mills”
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They were left to fend for themselves, next to an open carrier and a dish of water, near a local dog park just before the Victoria Day long weekend. Luckily, a Good Samaritan out for a stroll noticed the abandoned cat with eight tiny, four-week-old kittens, due to the attention they were getting from several …
Continue reading “Animal abandonment on the rise in B.C.’s North Peace region”
He had a rough start to his young life, surrendered to the Kelowna SPCA for being too active when he was still a puppy. Border – named after his breed, the border collie – has come a long way from the underweight and fearful 15-month-old who went into foster care through the Kelowna BC SPCA …
Continue reading “Rough start, strong finish: Border collie finds happy forever home”
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MARCH 14 UPDATE: Watch as Twister, one of the 66 seized dogs from a pupy mill in Langley, goes to her forever home. MARCH 10 UPDATE: The Vancouver BC SPCA Branch is now accepting new applications for the remaining adult dogs recently seized from the Langley puppy mill and will be reviewing accordingly. Breeds include …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
There always seems to be a hot new yoga trend, whether it’s hot or cold, like ‘snoga’ – doing yoga in the snow – or attending yoga classes with live kitties sharing the mats. Inspired by felines’ natural stretching abilities, Vancouver-based visual effects company Image Engine, known for their Academy Award-nominated visual effects work, has …
Continue reading “Namaste: Yoga kitty encourages animal lovers to find their ‘purr-fect’ match”
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He was so weak when he came into BC SPCA care, staff didn’t know if he would make it. Aslan, a one-year-old German shepherd, was found by a Good Samaritan on Vancouver Island, weak, extremely emaciated and near death. “He was 50 pounds underweight – starving – as well as incredibly weak, anemic, unable to …
Continue reading “Cowichan canine ‘miracle’ survives starvation, well on road to recovery”
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A recent adoptathon held in Surrey by the BC SPCA was a success, with plenty of animal-loving British Columbians coming out for the event. Many of the animals, including 16 horses, came from one Surrey property in August, where 57 animals were seized as the result of a cruelty investigation. At the adoptathon event, many …
Continue reading “Horses, goat and chickens find new homes at Surrey adoptathon”
News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
She was a pregnant, extremely emaciated mare when she came into BC SPCA care in March of 2014, but now, nine-year-old Savannah has been adopted into a loving forever home in Kamloops. With a body condition of one out of a possible nine, Savannah was seized by BC SPCA cruelty investigators with four other horses …
Continue reading “Surrey success: Horse heads to a forever home after recovering from cruelty”
News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
After a not-so-happy start to life, Willow is getting a second chance for her happily ever after with a new adoptive family today. The Siberian husky mix, found severely emaciated earlier this year wandering in Maple Ridge, with nothing but gravel in her stomach, has come a long way since she first came into BC …
Continue reading “Willow on her way to a new, happy ‘fur’ever home today”
News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
