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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October 24, 2024The BC SPCA is caring for 10 cats that were found abandoned on the side of the road in 70 Mile House on Thanksgiving long weekend. “While driving through 70 Mile House on her way home to Vancouver, a woman observed a small canvas pet carrier at the side of the road in a truck …
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October 4, 2024They were part of the 32 Pomeranian dogs and puppies seized in Vernon by BC SPCA animal protection officers. Three moms – one with two newborn puppies and two who were very pregnant. “It was a lot for BC SPCA staff to deal with,” says Shannon Paille, manager of the BC SPCA’s Kelowna animal centre. …
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October 4, 2024Lulu was found abandoned in a trailer with fur so heavily matted, you couldn’t tell her head from her tail. Who knows how long this poor senior Lhasa apso had been trapped inside her urine soaked and feces coated fur. She was immediately brought to a veterinary clinic for a sedated shave to relieve her …
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September 3, 2024Your pet could star on their very own beer label! This unique opportunity is coming to loving pet parents across B.C. starting September 4, thanks to the BC SPCA’s popular Make My Pet a Yellow Dog Brewing Star contest. It’s the perfect way for anyone to shine a spotlight on their special pet while also …
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August 7, 2024Spirit, as named by her BC SPCA foster, was found on the side of the road in Fort St. John, ten kilometres down a logging road, obviously pregnant. She had lesions all over her skin, raw in some places, especially on her chest and she was also covered in hives and welts. It appeared that …
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