February 6, 2021Jolene 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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February 3, 2021Last 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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January 18, 2021The 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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January 11, 2021The 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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December 23, 2020Morty 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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December 10, 2020There has been so much interest in the 97 animals rescued as part of a cruelty investigation near Princeton at the end of September, including the 27 horses who were rescued. At the time, the emaciated horses had to go into strict quarantine immediately. Tragically, several didn’t make it. The BC SPCA was also fighting …
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November 30, 2020Last December RCMP and animal control officers responded to a complaint and found 17 husky puppies living outside in the cold and snow on a property located in the Interior. The owner surrendered the animals to animal control who held them overnight before transferring the dogs to the local BC SPCA branch on Christmas Eve. …
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November 25, 2020It was love at first sight for Meghan O’Connor when she spotted Toby. The Olympic Village-based artist first saw the nine-year-old beagle’s picture on his previous doggy daycare’s Instagram account. He was a senior and he was chubby, but, according to O’Connor, “He was just the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen in my life. …
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