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He was so weak when he came into BC SPCA care, staff didn’t know if he would make it. Aslan, a one-year-old German shepherd, was found by a Good Samaritan on Vancouver Island, weak, extremely emaciated and near death. “He was 50 pounds underweight – starving – as well as incredibly weak, anemic, unable to …
Continue reading “Cowichan canine ‘miracle’ survives starvation, well on road to recovery”
News Category: Adoption
No one wants to lose a pet. But it happens to even the most responsible of pet guardians – a window or door accidentally gets left open, and the family dog or cat is suddenly missing. “First of all, don’t panic,” says Lorie Chortyk, BC SPCA general manager of community relations. “Talk to your neighbours, …
Continue reading “Lost pet? Don’t panic! BC SPCA offers tips, steps to take when Fido goes missing”
News Category: Animal cruelty
A Surrey barn fire was fatal for four animals Wednesday afternoon, but it could have been much worse, if a passer-by hadn’t set the other animals, including several horses, free. The Good Samaritan was driving by and noticed the fire, in the 16600-block of 16thAvenue, around noon, and called 911 before freeing about a dozen …
Continue reading “BC SPCA, Surrey Animal Control come together to bring horses home after fire”
The past year proved to be a record-breaker for rehabilitation centres across the province, and the BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) was no exception. Admitting 20 per cent more patients during 2015 than in 2014 (a previous peak year with 2,508 patients), the centre has nearly doubled the number of animals they admitted …
Continue reading “Twenty per cent patient increase highlights critical need for BC SPCA’s Wild ARC”
News Category: Wildlife
A Burnaby couple is using a new online option to petition the federal government for a nation-wide ban on electric shock collars – a move supported by the BC SPCA. Gwendy and Alfie Williams are the first in Canada to use the Parliament of Canada’s new electronic petition, or e-petition, to call upon the federal …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Pet care, Take action
Surrey residents Avril Shepherd and Bruce Burley have pledged $100,000 to the BC SPCA to set up a living legacy /endowment fund in honour of family members and life-long animal lovers Denis and Dorene Shepherd. The funds will provide life-saving support for horses and farm animals cared for at the large-animal seizure facility at the …
Continue reading “BC SPCA Good Shepherd Barn highlights animal lovers’ philanthropy”
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