November 24, 2025On November 12, 2025, in provincial court in Vernon, Sandra Nickolls entered a guilty plea to causing animals to be in distress, contrary to section 24(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA). In April 2024, the BC SPCA was called to investigate what appeared to be an injured horse on a property …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
November 19, 2025Natural food sources like insects and nectar-bearing flowering plants are in short supply in winter. Nectar feeders can provide a reliable food source for hummingbirds, but they’re a big commitment. If you commit to winter feeding, you must commit fully. Non-migratory hummingbirds may come to rely on this food source and will suffer if it …
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News Category: Wildlife
November 14, 2025WARNING: Graphic Images On November 4, a BC SPCA animal protection officer, responding to a complaint received, discovered a four-year-old golden retriever mix tethered with a heavy chain wrapped around her neck on a remote property west of Prince George. The chain appeared to be embedded in the dog’s neck, but the true extent of …
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News Category: Ways to help
November 13, 2025Outdoor cats live in communities across B.C. Some have guardians but, sadly, many do not. Whenever possible, we look to trap, spay/neuter and re-home unowned community cats and recommend that pet cats be kept indoors for their own health and safety. Some community cats, however, have been born and raised outdoors and never socialized to …
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News Category: Pet care
November 12, 2025An elderly out-of-province couple struggling with their own health issues recently became overwhelmed with the care of their 21 cats before concerned family members were able to step in to get support for both the couple and the cats in need. The family embarked on an interprovincial journey in a recreational vehicle, intending to relocate …
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News Category: Ways to help
November 10, 2025The BC SPCA Quesnel community animal centre will no longer serve as the pound keeper for the City of Quesnel’s animal control services once existing kenneling service agreements end on December 31, 2025. “Over the past few years, the BC SPCA Quesnel community animal centre has experienced a significant increase of animals coming into care through emergency response and cruelty investigations, which …
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