December 8, 2023Norman, an American Staffordshire dog, was found tied to the gate outside the BC SPCA’s Burnaby animal centre in October. He had been abandoned and left out in the cold sometime after the centre had closed. “When staff showed up to open, they were surprised and saddened to see a dog tied to our gate,” …
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News Category: Animal Stories
November 21, 2023By the time he was first surrendered into BC SPCA care, 5-year-old Layne was troubled. Although friendly with other cats, he had lived confined in a room for most of his life with minimal socialization with people. As a result, he was fearful of people and couldn’t fully trust them, including the staff and volunteers …
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News Category: Animal Stories, Pet care
September 29, 2023Who could forget about Frank, the precious 22-year-old donkey that went viral on BC SPCA social media accounts at the beginning of September? This gentle soul garnered a lot of attention while he was looking for his forever home because of his big heart and sweet face. Frank first came into BC SPCA care when …
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September 29, 2023A good Samaritan was cleaning their garage. When they moved a storage crate, they were shocked to find little Haddie trapped underneath. The tiny kitten’s leg looked badly injured. Struggling to free herself, this six-week-old kitten had twisted her leg so badly it had broken and was badly infected. She was gently bundled up and …
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News Category: Animal Stories
September 8, 2023They were found tied to a picnic table in front of the BC SPCA’s North Cariboo animal centre in Prince George. Asha and Saki, two one-year-old husky mix sisters, were abandoned overnight just outside the range of the BC SPCA’s security cameras with porcupine quills embedded in their faces. “When animal centre staff arrived at …
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July 7, 2023He was one of the faces of the BC SPCA’s evacuation from Fort St. John. PJ was a tiny, black, and white kitten who was in the BC SPCA’s care when the order came down to leave the area because of an uncontrolled wildfire. In total, staff and volunteers worked quickly to evacuate 21 animals …
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News Category: Animal Stories
July 6, 2023Of the 21 cats and eight kittens surrendered into the BC SPCA’s care from a property in Powell River, Pinky, a three-month-old, white kitten, was in the worst shape. “She looked terrible,” says Tara Daniels, manager of the BC SPCA’s Powell River animal centre. “Many of the cats were underweight and had eye issues, but …
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News Category: Animal Stories
June 12, 2023The animal world, just like the human world, has amazing dads. These animal dads protect, feed, teach and nurture their offspring and in the case of the seahorse, give birth. This Father’s Day we celebrate five animal dads and their dedication to their families. Wolves Wolf dads are committed to their offspring and are heavily …
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May 5, 2023The 11 puppies were tiny. They were only eight-days-old when they were surrendered to the BC SPCA by a breeder, the latest in a wave of puppy surrenders this year. “We have had almost 350 puppies come into care so far this year, compared to 200 at this time last year,” says Eileen Drever, the …
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