April 9, 2020The BC SPCA is hoping animal lovers will rally to help six eight-week-old German shepherd puppies who were found abandoned in a remote area near Port Alberni. A passer-by heard the puppies’ cries and alerted the SPCA. “The poor little pups were in rough shape,” says Lorie Chortyk, general manager of communications for the BC …
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April 8, 2020With more and more families impacted by illness, job loss and other challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, the BC SPCA has launched an appeal for pet food donations to help vulnerable pet guardians. (Please note: we cannot accept opened pet food, donations must be factory sealed) “The BC SPCA offers pet food banks, vet clinics …
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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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