January 31, 2025Countess was the face of this story. She is the black kitten with the white stripe, one of seven kittens who desperately wanted to be rescued from a garbage-filled abandoned home in Fort St. James. The kittens were so desperate they jumped out of a broken window onto shards of glass when they heard the …
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January 31, 2025They were surrendered by a breeder just before the holidays. Eleven five-month-old labrador retriever poodle mix puppies who could not find a home and who’s breeder could no longer afford to care for them. The young dogs were fearful, trembling and reeking of urine and feces when they arrived at the animal centre. The puppies …
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December 17, 2024Marley was brought to an animal hospital in Abbotsford by his owner after being hit by a car. He was crying out in pain with a seriously injured hind left leg. Marley was surrendered to the hospital when the owner realized they could not afford the veterinary care required to treat the injury appropriately. “We …
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December 6, 2024The signs were everywhere. Mike Wazowski, now named Uno, was destined to be with his forever family. And he was meant to make their new house a home, just in time for the holidays. Ashley remembers when she first saw Uno, although she didn’t know it at the time. She was standing in front of …
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December 3, 2024The BC SPCA Kamloops animal centre is currently caring for four adult cats and four kittens and is preparing for 15 to 25 more cats to be surrendered over the coming weeks from the same property. “This happens all too often when a kind person feeds a stray cat. In this case the finders began …
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November 28, 2024The BC SPCA has rescued eight llamas, including a four-month-old baby known as a cria, from a property in south Surrey. The llamas were surrendered to the BC SPCA’s care. “An animal control officer was contacted about llamas being at large and possibly abandoned. When they went to the site and saw their condition, they …
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November 26, 2024The BC SPCA’s pet food bank is seeing a huge increase in demand for specialized diets through their community animal care centres and pet food bank partners this year. “The challenge with specialized diets is that they are more expensive than traditional pet food and much less likely to be donated because of that,” says …
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November 14, 2024A BC SPCA animal protection officer rescued seven kittens, approximately nine weeks in age, from what appeared to be an abandoned home in Fort St James after receiving a complaint that there were a dozen cats living in the home that appeared to be neglected and possibly abandoned. “The officer arrived to find one of …
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November 1, 2024She was heavily pregnant at the time of her rescue. Ellie, a pit bull mix, was seized by BC SPCA animal protection officers along with two other dogs named Sugar and Henry. The dogs were living in a home infested with rats, the floors covered in dog feces and urine. An x-ray determined that Ellie …
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October 31, 2024Sweet, little Cola was found on the side of a rural road with a leg so seriously injured she needed amputation surgery. This little fighter with the snuggly personality had the most beautiful, trusting spirit. She happily let the staff at the veterinary clinic she was rushed to work hard to save her. Then she …
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