August 14, 2018She was there for her owner until the end – and now Gypsy needs someone to be there for her. Staff at the BC SPCA’s Sunshine Coast Branch are hoping the community will come forward and help this sweet nine-year-old Staffordshire Terrier mix who will need surgery to correct her cherry eye, along with a …
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August 13, 2018The BC SPCA is on high alert, bracing for the need to assist animals impacted by the province’s raging wildfires. This past Friday, an evacuation order was issued for areas that included the BC SPCA’s Quesnel Branch. We’ve also taken the precautionary measure of evacuating animals from our Williams Lake Branch. Staff and volunteers worked quickly …
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August 2, 2018It’s a warm, bright summer afternoon at a residential building in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side as a handful of tenants congregate in their private courtyard. Though the sun is still high in the sky, there’s another bright spot here: in the middle of this courtyard is a pen with a litter of German Shepherd cross …
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July 25, 2018The BC SPCA is asking anyone who may have information about a dog stolen from the Vancouver SPCA shelter last evening to please call the Vancouver police or the society’s Animal Helpline at 1-855-622-7722. Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for the BC SPCA says someone broke into the shelter after hours on July …
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July 18, 2018Staff at the BC SPCA’s East Kootenay Branch are hoping you’ll be a hero for Hero, an eight-year-old Coonhound cross. “Hero is one of the sweetest, quietest hounds I’ve ever met,” says Christy King, BC SPCA East Kootenay Branch manager. “She’s got such a personality; she enjoys sunbathing and cuddling up in her favourite comfy …
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July 17, 2018The BC SPCA’s vet clinics are working to ensure happy and less stressful vet visits for both animals and guardians by integrating a new approach to handling and caring for animals, known as Fear Free™. As of 2018, all BC SPCA veterinary staff across the province have been certified under this method. The Fear Free™ …
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