February 19, 2020The BC SPCA’s Vernon & District Branch is hoping you can help 13-year-old Merillo have a chance at a happy life. Brought into the SPCA as a stray, Merillo is suffering from multiple medical issues, including malnourishment so extreme that the muscles in his face have wasted away, causing his eyelid to painfully fold in …
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January 24, 2020A dog who came to the BC SPCA’s South Peace Branch suffering from a gunshot wound to his right hind leg is now recovering from surgery. Brownie, a six-year-old border collie and St. Bernard mix, had pins put in his leg to keep the bone in place while it heals. The vet was able to …
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January 23, 2020There has been so much interest in the 17 puppies surrendered from an Interior property in December, 2019. All of the puppies were adopted into loving homes and the adult dogs will be going to their forever homes next week. Unfortunately, one of the adults, a senior dog called Suka, was going into renal failure. …
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January 16, 2020Journey, the cat from China who was found inside a shipping container in Prince George, continues to recover is SPCA care. Journey’s life-threatening medical concerns have been addressed but she has made slower progress towards learning to trust the people who care for her. Journey remains under the watchful and specialized care of Dr. Karen …
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January 16, 2020The BC SPCA’s Alberni-Clayoquot Branch is asking members of the public to help with medical costs for a stray cat called Kyndill, who came in with serious burns on his paws. Kyndill is about a year old and was brought to the SPCA by a Good Samaritan. “Kyndill’s paws were peeling and causing him so …
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January 15, 2020Chevy Chase is a blonde eight-month-old Labrador retriever who needs to get well before he is ready to be adopted. This adorable puppy has contracted a fungal infection call ringworm, a red itchy rash that is contagious and can infect the skin of animals and people alike. He needs to be treated and isolated until …
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January 14, 2020The BC SPCA’s Surrey Good Shepherd Barn is asking for your help to care for a three-year-old pot-belly pig called Marigold. This young pig came into SPCA care through a cruelty investigation surrender. “Marigold had overgrown hooves that caused her to walk like she was wearing flippers, causing tendon and ligament strain,” says Leiki Salumets, …
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January 8, 2020Our hearts are with the people, pets and wildlife of Australia impacted by the devastating wildfires. According to recent estimates, more than a billion animals have died, either directly from the flames, smoke inhalation or loss of food sources and habitat. As an animal welfare organization that responds to wildfires and other natural disasters in …
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January 6, 2020The BC SPCA’s Nanaimo & District Branch is asking for your help with the costs of surgery for an eight-year-old Shih Tzu named Judy. This little dog was surrendered into SPCA care during a cruelty investigation. “Judy has suffered from an untreated eye infection that has left her completely blind,” says Nanaimo SPCA branch manager …
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