July 24, 2023The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Mira, a three-month-old Siamese mix stray kitten who was found on a property in Quesnel with a large, infected, life-threatening wound. “The daughter of the good Samaritan who brought Mira to the BC SPCA found her,” says Colby O’Flynn, BC SPCA’s senior manager, North Cariboo and Quesnel. …
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July 13, 2023The BC SPCA is asking for support to provide urgently needed care for 12 puppies (five eight-week-old puppies and seven ten-week-old puppies) and two young moms who were taken into care at the BC SPCA animal centre in Prince Rupert. “The two moms and their puppies were found abandoned on the side of the highway, …
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June 22, 2023The BC SPCA is caring for 21 cats and 8 kittens that were surrendered into care from a property in Powell River. “There were concerns about the number of cats on the property,” says Eileen Drever, senior officer protection and stakeholder relations for the BC SPCA. “The owners did the right thing and asked for …
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June 2, 2023Tia, a six-week-old German shepherd mix, was found abandoned in a box hidden in the bushes of a park in Burnaby with her brother, Koda. The pair was found by a good Samaritan who immediately brought them to the Burnaby BC SPCA. “Tia and Koda were frightened and cold when they first arrived,” says Nicole …
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June 2, 2023Buttercup, a yellow Lab mix, was found running loose in Comox with suspicious injuries. She was brought to the BC SPCA and was immediately taken to a veterinarian. They determined that her leg had been broken in two places, had healed incorrectly and would need to be amputated. Even though someone had cruelly taped Buttercup’s …
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May 31, 2023The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Finnigan, a three-year-old cat who was hit by a car in Burnaby. “Good Samaritans witnessed Finnigan being hit by a car and called the BC SPCA for assistance,” says Nicole McBain, manager of the BC SPCA’s Burnaby animal centre. “When the BC SPCA’s night emergency officer arrived …
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May 16, 2023The BC SPCA is getting ready to help pet guardians impacted by out-of-control wildfires in Fort St. John. Last night evacuation orders and alerts were issued for North Peace. Today staff and volunteers worked quickly to evacuate a total of 21 animals in our care to the BC SPCA’s South Peace location. Animals in the …
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May 2, 2023A cat mysteriously found in a parcel is now in the care of the BC SPCA. Precious Cargo, as she was named by the SPCA, was found in a parcel originating from China that was being examined by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Vancouver International Mail Centre in Richmond. “The officers noticed …
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February 23, 2023Wilson, a senior, brown tabby cat, was found 14 kilometres into a logging road in Cranbrook by Good Samaritans. “They spotted something strange in the snow and went to investigate,” says Tia Yakimovitch, animal care supervisor at the East Kootenay BC SPCA. “As they got closer, they realized it was a cat and immediately brought …
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