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According to a recent survey of ICBC’s customers, 40 per cent of pet guardians plan to bring their pet on a road trip this summer. With only half of guardians saying they own a vehicle restraint or safety device for their pet, ICBC and the BC SPCA are urging drivers to drive smart and consider …
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News Category: Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education
Ways to make the fête fun for you, your four-legged friends and your co-workers! Is Fido ready for his field trip? This year’s annual Take Your Dog to Work Day (TYDTWDay) is happening Friday, June 22. The first TYDTWDay was established in 1999, to give people the chance to celebrate how wonderful dogs are as …
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News Category: Community, Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education
With the recent warm weather and several calls already received by the BC SPCA about animals in hot cars, the animal welfare society is again, reminding people to leave their pets at home if they can’t keep them safe. Cars can become death traps in 10 minutes “People don’t realize just how quickly their cars …
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News Category: Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education, Tip Tuesday
A missing pet is a guardian’s worst nightmare, as your mind reels with all the dangers your furry friend faces away from your care. That’s how retired teacher Ray Furlotte felt when his orange tabby, Lily, managed to escape their home on a cold winter day. Furlotte worried that he might never see his beloved …
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News Category: Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education, Tip Tuesday
With summer approaching, vacation planning is in full swing. For many pet lovers, those plans include their four-legged family members. But have you considered the special preparations you’ll need to keep your pets safe and happy on the road? Before you leave: Ensure your pet’s identification (tattoo, microchip) are up to date and registered. The …
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News Category: Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education
Update: the vaccine clinic is now fully booked. Thank you for your interest. The BC SPCA’s Vancouver Animal Hospital is offering a public vaccination clinic on Wed. June 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. to help rabbit guardians protect their pets against Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD), a highly contagious and potentially fatal virus that is …
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News Category: Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education
The BC SPCA applauds the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia on the implementation of a new mandatory standard of practice to ban the practice of declawing cats unless it is necessary as an appropriate medical therapy. “For nearly two decades the BC SPCA has been on record opposing procedures such as declawing, tail docking, …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education
Community cats and animals on First Nations reserves are on the road to better lives thanks to the BC SPCA Community Animal Spay Neuter grant program. With the largest amount of funding available since the program’s inception six years ago, the BC SPCA is happy to announce the twenty grant recipients selected to address pet …
Continue reading “BC SPCA distributes more than $100,000 across B.C. to address cat overpopulation”
News Category: Community, Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education
Early last week, a stray cat and her litter of three-week-old kittens were found in a shed and brought into the care of the SPCA. “This is the only litter of kittens we’ve had come in from the city of Dawson Creek this year so far,” says Wendy Davies, manager of the BC SPCA’s South …
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News Category: Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education
In early March, a thin looking, pregnant cat was found hanging around an apartment complex in Courtenay. A Good Samaritan took the cat in for the night and that same evening the cat had her kittens. The following day, they were brought to the SPCA and the cat was able to receive the medical care …
News Category: Pet care, behaviour, prevention and education
