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There are nearly two million more hens and chickens in British Columbia than there was in 2011, according to Statistics Canada’s release of the 2016 Census of Agriculture data today. Nearly 40,000 more cattle were also reported, while other provinces showed dairy cow decline. In 2011, there were just under 19 million chickens raised for …
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News Category: Farm
BC SPCA staff are hoping the public can help a brave seven-month-old Pomeranian named Stuffy. The subject of a BC SPCA cruelty investigation, Stuffy was seized by BC SPCA constables with two broken front legs that require immediate orthopedic surgery. “Stuffy is such a sweetheart! Despite the pain he’s been in, he’s so friendly and …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
The cramped wire battery cages that prevent egg laying hens from spreading their wings for their entire lives are now being phased out, thanks to a new Code of Practice for egg-laying hens in Canada. The BC SPCA is applauding those who have worked tirelessly to make lives better for animals in Canada – more …
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News Category: Farm
BC SPCA constables have removed 24 small dogs and puppies and six cats from a puppy breeding operation near Lillooet, B.C. The animals were all suffering from severe neglect. BC SPCA constables seized 16 dogs and four cats from the remote property earlier this month and a further eight dogs and two cats were surrendered …
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BC SPCA constables seized 25 sick and neglected animals from a Mission property yesterday. The animals included nine pigs, three goats, three turkeys, two alpacas, two horses, a llama, a miniature horse, a miniature pony and a calf. Two dogs – an Akita cross and a hound cross – were also seized. The farm animals …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
A Vernon judge has handed down a nine-month jail sentence to an Armstrong man who breached his sentencing conditions after being convicted of animal cruelty. It is the longest jail sentence related to an animal cruelty case in B.C. history. Gary Roberts, 69, was found guilty of two counts of animal cruelty on Dec. 19, …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
