January 26, 2017An affectionate young pup in Fort St. John must lose a leg after one of her front legs was caught in a leg hold trap while on a hike with her former family. The trap severely damaged her foot and leg, leaving the 15-month-old Bernese Mountain Dog/Labrador retriever mix in tremendous pain. Now, North Peace …
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News Category: Pet care, Ways to help
January 24, 2017Imagine a life where you can never touch another person. Where you live in the space of a bathroom and can’t turn around. Where you finish your meals quickly and are always left hungry. Some calves raised for their meat have to live this bitter life. It doesn’t have to be that way! We have …
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January 20, 2017Two tiny kittens who survived a house fire in Abbotsford are recovering after their harrowing ordeal. Suffering from smoke inhalation, burns, and badly singed fur and whiskers, the eight-week-old orange tabby kitties, named Virginia and Slip, are recuperating in incubators, and Abbotsford BC SPCA Branch staff are hoping the public can help them on their …
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January 19, 2017Driving along a busy highway one overcast afternoon, a sharp-eyed driver spotted something small and dark in the middle of the road. Luckily he realized it wasn’t a leaf blowing in the wind, and pulled over to the roadside to get a better look. As he got out of his truck, he discovered that what …
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News Category: Wildlife
January 16, 2017A recent grant from PetSmart Charities™ of Canada will go a long way in addressing the province’s cat overpopulation crisis in Dawson Creek. The $78,010 grant will go toward spaying and neutering 650 cats in the city of Dawson Creek this year, both owned cats as well as free-roaming felines in a downtown colony. “We …
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January 12, 2017A small kitten found abandoned in a rural area on Bear Mountain just south of Dawson Creek survived -30C temperatures, but lost the toes on her right front paw due to frostbite. Now, BC SPCA South Peace Branch staff are hoping the public can help the adorable three-month-old female, named Ms. Shivers, have a chance …
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