April 1, 2020The BC SPCA is hoping animal lovers will reach out to help Bill, an adorable Great Pyrenees/Maremma sheepdog mix who came into SPCA care after he was found roaming on a property in Hope. A Good Samaritan called the SPCA after Bill showed up, clearly searching for help. In addition to being emaciated and suffering …
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March 31, 2020Two BC SPCA donors have offered up to $65,000 in matching donations to help vulnerable animals in B.C., as communities struggle with the impact of COVID-19. “We are truly grateful for their generosity, and we hope that other animal lovers who are in a position to help will take this opportunity to make their support …
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March 27, 2020The Nelson Branch of the BC SPCA is seeking your help to provide surgery for a beautiful cat named Pablo, who was kicked so hard his hip was dislocated. Thankfully a witness came to his aid and he was taken into care at the SPCA. Pablo was given anesthesia to manipulate his hip back into …
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March 24, 2020The BC SPCA is urgently seeking help to care for 53 animals rescued from an Interior property earlier this month. SPCA constables removed 36 mini-horses, six cattle, five llamas, four goats and two emus, following complaints of animal neglect. Twenty of the mini-horses taken into care are pregnant. “We have managed to find temporary foster …
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February 26, 2020The BC SPCA is issuing a warning after a cat was found trapped inside a house in Vancouver that had been boarded up and deserted by its previous tenants. The tabby cat was rescued by an SPCA animal protection officer after a neighbour reported seeing the house abandoned, but heard the cries of the cat …
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February 21, 2020Cupid is a beautiful eight-year-old kitty with the heart and bravery of a lion. This must be why he thought he was tough enough to take on a bobcat… a fight he did not win. A passerby witnessed the attack and quickly alerted the BC SPCA’s West Kootenay Branch in Castlegar to rescue the badly …
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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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