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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December 29, 2019 When Bear, an 11-week-old husky puppy, was surrendered to the Vancouver SPCA earlier this year, staff noticed he was not acting like a normal energetic puppy. The vet conducted a toxicity test, which revealed that Bear had high levels of THC in his tiny body. This puppy received life-saving medical treatment and it took …
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December 23, 2019The BC SPCA is asking members of the public to assist with medical care for a five-year-old stray black lab called Dixie. “Dixie was found wandering alone in Prince George and was transferred to Vancouver to get the specialized surgery she’ll need,” says SPCA Vancouver branch manager Jodi Dunlop. “The cranial cruciate ligaments in her …
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December 12, 2019The BC SPCA is providing care to four neglected shepherd breed dogs, who were surrendered from a backyard breeder and are looking for their forever homes for the holidays. These neglected dogs had been living in their own feces and urine among hazardous debris and garbage on a property in Maple Ridge. “This time of …
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December 9, 2019Last December, when SPCA constables seized 27 badly neglected horses from a Langley property, they knew the animals would need a lot of help to overcome the suffering they had endured. They also soon discovered that one of the horses named Mia was pregnant. Months after coming into care, Mia delivered a beautiful foal named …
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December 3, 2019The BC SPCA’s Comox Valley & District Branch is seeking the public’s help to cover medical costs for a puppy called Marshall. Marshall came into SPCA care with painful sores and lesions covering most of his body and will need treatment for mange. He is underweight and in his weakened state, he developed a secondary …
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December 3, 2019The BC SPCA’s North Peace Branch is seeking your help with medical costs for Mistletoe, a little senior dog who was found by a Good Samaritan. “He was adventuring in a remote area when he heard Mistletoe’s cries for help,” says SPCA North Peace Branch manager Candace Buchamer. “He followed her cries until he saw …
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November 29, 2019The BC SPCA is warning pet guardians not to keep their animals outdoors following a tragic case of animal cruelty. The RCMP received a complaint about five cats who had been kept in the back of an open truck in a wire crate for about two months. When the officers attended the scene one of …
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November 26, 2019The BC SPCA’s East Kootenay Branch is seeking your help with medical costs for Nacho the cat, who survived a brutal attack from another animal. Nacho was found hiding in a Good Samaritan’s yard with multiple infected puncture wounds on his legs and body. “Some of the punctures were so deep that they have caused …
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