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Staff at the SPCA’s East Kootenay Branch are hoping to give kitten Packer a helping paw. This twelve-week-old cat will unfortunately need to have one of his legs amputated. Donate Now » “Packer’s case is quite strange: we’re still trying to figure out what exactly is wrong with his leg. X-rays don’t show any kind …
Continue reading “Precious Packer seeks future as a tri-pawed pet”
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Staff at the SPCA’s East Kootenay Branch are hoping you’ll be able to help them help Bumble, a sweet kitten who came into their care after being brought in with her siblings as strays. Donate Now » “If it wasn’t for her glaucoma — along with being partially deaf, you’d never know Bumble was sick,” …
Continue reading “East Kootenay kitty seeks support for eye removal surgery”
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Dr. Holly Tillotson of Pacific Rim Veterinary Hospital in Port Alberni is being recognized for her work in veterinary forensics with the presentation of this year’s Dr. Carol Morgan Memorial Award. The award was established by the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada (AWFC) in honour of former BC SPCA board member Dr. Carol Morgan, a …
Continue reading “Port Alberni veterinarian wins award to further studies in veterinary forensics”
News Category: Awards and accreditation
This is one in a series of posts highlighting just some of the happy ‘tails’ SPCA adoptions in 2018 have brought to not only the animals involved, but also their loving, caring guardians. The animals in these stories will be spending their first holiday season with them. We happily accept adoption updates all year round! …
Continue reading “Home for the holidays: Quinn”
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Charges of animal cruelty have been laid against two individuals in the case of a severely emaciated boxer rescued by the BC SPCA in January. Amy Hui-Yu Lin and Glenn Mislang each face charges under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act after their young boxer came into the care of the Vancouver SPCA suffering …
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Over the past five decades, global demand for animal-based foods has more than tripled to feed a continuously growing population. To satisfy this demand, pressure has been put on farmers to produce more and more meat, eggs and dairy products. As a result, the farm industry has transitioned toward intensive farming systems. These intensive systems …
Continue reading “Making humane choices to feed a growing planet”
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