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The BC SPCA is requesting the public’s help to find the owner of an abandoned mother dog and her puppies. A Good Samaritan found the mother dog, who SPCA staff named Casey, inside a sealed box with her nine puppies at the Puntzi Lake Landfill. “There is no excuse for simply walking away from a …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
The BC SPCA executed a warrant on May 29 to seize 15 badly neglected Bichon Frise dogs from a Fraser Valley breeder. The dogs, who range in age from under one year to 14 years, were suffering from a wide range of medical and grooming issues. “The dogs were very badly matted, with urine and …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
The BC SPCA has identified the individual responsible for the deaths of two newborn kittens who died after being abandoned in a Vancouver dumpster on April 19. The day-old kittens, who were tied inside a plastic shopping bag that ironically read “Love You,” were found among garbage in a locked, underground area at 1040 Pacific …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The BC SPCA is seeking the public’s help in solving a case involving two newborn kittens who were stuffed inside a plastic bag and abandoned in a Vancouver dumpster on April 19. The one-day-old kittens, who were suffering from hypothermia and dehydration, were rushed to an emergency clinic for treatment but both have since died. …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
As you may have heard, Kiki the eight-month-old pomeranian was living in tragic conditions, suffering from old fractures and an open skin infection that caused her skin to rot. We are so thankful that someone took a moment to call the BC SPCA Animal Helpline to report their concerns. This led to an animal protection …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
The BC SPCA’s Vancouver Branch is seeking your help with medical costs for Kiki, a pomeranian puppy who has suffered horrific abuse. The SPCA was alerted to Kiki’s condition when a member of the public called in to report that a puppy had been allegedly abused by one of its owners and was being taken …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
The BC SPCA has seized 46 horses, four dogs and four hogs from a property in North Vernon. The warrant was executed on March 25 after the BC SPCA received complaints that animals had been left unattended on the property and were not receiving adequate care. “SPCA constables met with the owner of the animals …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
A Victoria woman has been charged with animal cruelty after leaving her dog to perish in a hot car last July. Stephanie Skinner has been charged with one count under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. On July 23, 2018 Skinner left her Boston Terrier, Ava, in a car for seven hours with all …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Meet Debbie Goodine, a northern region animal protection officer with the BC SPCA based in Prince George. As a mother of twins, guardian to rescue dog Lucy and cats Bubba and Lexi, Goodine is quite the Superwoman. It’s her job to investigate animal cruelty cases – travelling across great distances and in all weather conditions …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) has launched a new four-pillar strategic plan for 2019-2023 to take animal welfare in B.C. to a new level. The non-profit animal welfare organization, which helped nearly 48,000 animals in need in 2018, developed the plan after a year-long consultation with key …
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