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A recent grant from PetSmart Charities™ of Canada will go a long way in addressing the province’s cat overpopulation crisis in Dawson Creek. The $78,010 grant will go toward spaying and neutering 650 cats in the city of Dawson Creek this year, both owned cats as well as free-roaming felines in a downtown colony. “We …
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News Category: Pet care
A small kitten found abandoned in a rural area on Bear Mountain just south of Dawson Creek survived -30C temperatures, but lost the toes on her right front paw due to frostbite. Now, BC SPCA South Peace Branch staff are hoping the public can help the adorable three-month-old female, named Ms. Shivers, have a chance …
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News Category: Pet care, Ways to help
The results are in. And they’re impressive. Thanks to a Pet Smart Charities® of Canada grant of $83,957 awarded to the BC SPCA East Kootenay Branch in 2015 to help address the community’s cat overpopulation crisis, intake of stray kittens at the branch dropped by 40 per cent in 2016 compared to 2015, and more …
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News Category: Pet care
The cat came back, and even if it wasn’t the very next day, it was definitely due to the fact that he had permanent identification, such as an ear tattoo or microchip. At BC SPCA shelters across the province, several animals have been reunited with their guardians, thanks to permanent pet ID. In Williams Lake, …
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News Category: Pet care
Imagine being brought into a new, big home with a ton of things to smell and explore… and to chew on. When you bring a puppy home, it’s important to remember that everything is new to him, says Kim Monteith, BC SPCA manager of animal welfare. “For your puppy, everything is new – he may …
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News Category: Pet care
Concerned about a neighbour’s dog or cat that you see outside? Maybe the animal is tied up, or doesn’t have a place to hide from the rain? You’re not alone. Last year, BC SPCA Animal Protection Officers (APOs) responded to 573 calls about tethered animals, and another 725 calls about animals not having any shelter. …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Pet care, Take action
With 26 kittens abandoned in boxes in the Shuswap area within less than a week, the BC SPCA is letting the public know that there is a much better option: surrendering any unexpected or unwanted animals to the BC SPCA. From tiny kittens found by a Tim Hortons dumpster to 10, three-week-old kittens found in …
News Category: Pet care
Another kitten at the Fort St. John SPCA must lose a leg in order to live without pain. Mary Jane, also known as MJ, was found in the area where Peter Parker – another kitten whose must have a leg amputated after the injuries he sustained when he was thrown from a moving vehicle – …
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News Category: Pet care, Ways to help
Question: My dog pulls me down the street on his leash and is very unruly. A friend suggested a prong or choke collar. Would that help? Like most things in life, when you cut corners it usually comes back to bite you. Despite the bad pun, using prong, choke or especially shock collars may actually …
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News Category: Pet care
It happens at BC SPCA shelters across the province all too often: Well-meaning would-be pet guardians surrender their animals to the SPCA because having a pet is “too much responsibility.” That’s why it’s important to research and know what you’re getting into when you bring a companion animal home, says BC SPCA general manager of …
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