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Last December, when SPCA constables seized 27 badly neglected horses from a Langley property, they knew the animals would need a lot of help to overcome the suffering they had endured. They also soon discovered that one of the horses named Mia was pregnant. Months after coming into care, Mia delivered a beautiful foal named …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
Coco was one of two neglected dogs seized during an SPCA cruelty investigation in June, 2019. The dogs, Coco and Jackson, were found living outdoors in their own feces with no water or food in sight. Both dogs were terrified of human contact. They were transferred to the North Cariboo SPCA and placed on a …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Blackball the pug came to the BC SPCA with her four puppies as a result of a cruelty investigation. This little pug family was surrendered from a property on Vancouver Island along with 16 other adult French bulldogs and pugs. The dogs received treatment for a range of issues including lice, ear mites, cherry eye, …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
Anderson Joe of Duncan has been given a lifetime ban on owning animals and a 90-day suspended sentence in a case involving Teddy, an emaciated, chained dog who was seized by BC SPCA animal protection officers in February, 2018. “This is one of the most profoundly shocking and disturbing cases of abuse we have ever …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Midas came to the BC SPCA in December, 2018 as a result of a cruelty investigation. This poor little pony had been left behind on a property after his owners moved. He was weak from starvation when he was seized by an SPCA animal protection officer and brought to the Surrey Good Shepherd Barn. Midas …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty, Farm
Kevin Timothy of Chemainus, has been charged with animal cruelty pursuant to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act following a BC SPCA investigation. In early May, 2019, the BC SPCA took custody of a one-year-old female German shepherd in critical condition. The dog, named Hope, was suffering from emaciation, dehydration, extreme muscle wasting and …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
In Canada, about 25.2 million hens lay over 9 billion eggs each year. Around 71% of those hens (17.9 million) spend their entire lives in small, cramped, wire enclosures called battery cages. They are housed in crowded groups of four to eight hens. To understand just how crowded these cages are, picture a standard piece …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Farm
The BC SPCA is investigating the death of a young kitten found deceased in an alleyway in the north end of Kelowna. The kitten, who was less than six weeks old, was found with a rope around its neck in the area of Ponto Road and McIntosh Road. “We received a call about this case …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The B.C. Farm Industry Review Board has awarded custody of 13 serval cats to the BC SPCA. BC SPCA animal protection officers seized these exotic animals from breeders near Kamloops in June after the cats were found living in horrific conditions. After months of specialized care, the servals will not be returned to their former …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The BC SPCA is asking the public for any information about who may have shot and killed three small adult dogs and left their deceased bodies in a ditch. The animals were found on Sept. 16 near the intersection of Damms Road and Willow Cale Road in Prince George. BC SPCA officers recovered the bodies …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
