September 25, 2020The BC SPCA is caring for 97 badly neglected animals seized from a Princeton property in the Interior on Sept. 23. SPCA animal protection officers executed a warrant and removed 43 puppies, 24 adult and senior dogs, 27 horses and three cats after receiving a complaint about animals in distress. “The animals were living in …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
August 17, 2020A man accused of brutally beating his girlfriend’s dog in 2016 has pleaded guilty in a Vancouver court. John David McCordic was sentenced to a seven-year ban on having custody or control of animals and a $4,000 fine. The BC SPCA received a call on May 18, 2016 regarding security footage from the underground parking …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
June 10, 2020The BC SPCA is seeking the public’s help in solving a disturbing case involving a miniature horse whose mutilated body was found at the side of a road in Quesnel. “We’re asking anyone with information that might be relevant to this case to please call the BC SPCA Animal Helpline at 1-855-622-7722,” says Dr. Teresa …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
March 6, 2020The BC SPCA has been awarded legal custody of four adult huskies as well as a litter of puppies who were born in protective custody during an appeal process launched by their previous owner. The four adult dogs in dispute were from a well-publicized SPCA case last December in which 17 husky puppies were also …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
February 26, 2020The BC SPCA is issuing a warning after a cat was found trapped inside a house in Vancouver that had been boarded up and deserted by its previous tenants. The tabby cat was rescued by an SPCA animal protection officer after a neighbour reported seeing the house abandoned, but heard the cries of the cat …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
January 20, 2020The BC SPCA seized 20 animals from a Langley property yesterday (Jan. 19) after receiving a report that the animals were in distress. Nine dogs, five birds, three cats, two rabbits and one pig are now in SPCA custody receiving care and veterinary treatment. “All of the animals removed met the definition of distress under …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
January 14, 2020The BC SPCA’s Surrey Good Shepherd Barn is asking for your help to care for a three-year-old pot-belly pig called Marigold. This young pig came into SPCA care through a cruelty investigation surrender. “Marigold had overgrown hooves that caused her to walk like she was wearing flippers, causing tendon and ligament strain,” says Leiki Salumets, …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Farm, Ways to help
December 17, 2019Daisy was surrendered to the SPCA as a result of a cruelty investigation. She came from a cluttered home where she had been living with two aggressive adult dogs and her three littermates. An animal protection officer found Daisy and her siblings living in their own urine and feces inside a wire crate that was …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
December 12, 2019The BC SPCA is providing care to four neglected shepherd breed dogs, who were surrendered from a backyard breeder and are looking for their forever homes for the holidays. These neglected dogs had been living in their own feces and urine among hazardous debris and garbage on a property in Maple Ridge. “This time of …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help