December 1, 2020This holiday season celebrate animals and animal lovers with gifts that also give back. We know this year has been tougher than most and hope these ideas will make it easier to organize shopping from the comfort of your home. 2022 Animal Calendar Give a gift to a homeless animal For animal lovers, and …
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November 25, 2020The BC SPCA is seeking donations of new pet toys to help make Christmas merrier for animals of low-income guardians in the Downtown Eastside. “The individuals we support in the Downtown Eastside love their pets so much, but they don’t have the disposable income to treat them at Christmas the way many of us do …
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November 24, 2020The BC SPCA is issuing a warning after two cats were found to be victims of an attempted home neutering earlier this month. While the brothers were brought to the SPCA in Vancouver for care, tragically, one of the cats didn’t survive from his injuries. “Someone had tried to do a home neuter and tied …
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November 13, 2020Equine photographer Leanne Peniuk’s passion for horses is on full display with the release of her new coffee-style book, Rescue Me, which showcases success stories and photographs of rescued horses from British Columbia, including BC SPCA rescue alumni. “Every story in this book inspired me,” says Peniuk. “These horses have endured such hardships in their …
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November 5, 2020Petsecure is offering $1,500 in matching donations to help provide urgent care for Sturgeon, a six-year-old German Shepherd who was surrendered to the BC SPCA in Maple Ridge after a cruelty complaint. Help Sturgeon “The attending veterinarian said Sturgeon had been suffering from long-term neglect,” says Krista Shaw, manager of the Maple Ridge SPCA. “He …
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September 11, 2020The BC SPCA is hoping you can help two kittens who recently fell from two high-rise buildings and are currently in care under two of its locations. After falling off a fourth-floor balcony, little Jersey was brought to a veterinarian shortly afterwards by his family when it was discovered he couldn’t stand on his front …
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August 4, 2020The BC SPCA is hoping you can help give Momoa a new leg up on life. The two-year-old Rottweiler was recently brought into the Comox Branch by a Good Samaritan after he was found roaming at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre. It’s believed the dog had been left alone there for a few weeks …
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July 10, 2020The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Maggie have a new leg up on life. The five-year-old cat was surrendered to a shelter with a mysterious wound on her hind leg that wasn’t healing. What was discovered was far worse than expected. Maggie had a large, necrotic wound on her leg that had become …
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June 5, 2020The BC SPCA is seeking the public’s help to care for four tiny kittens who survived a horrific experience after being found in a dumpster near Sechelt. “Somehow, seven newborn kittens ended up in a dumpster and they were picked up by a garbage truck along the route in Sechelt,” says Marika Donnelly, manager of …
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June 4, 2020It was a kitten named Lukki who inspired SPCA volunteer Kim St. Pierre to become a foster kitten mom. “She was a newborn and brought to me at 11 p.m. one night half frozen to death,” she recalls. St. Pierre was working at a vet’s office at the time so she was well-equipped for the …
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