For all other calls and inquiries
see our contact details.
Search Adoptable Animals
or Lost & Found Pets
Charges of animal cruelty have been laid against a Vancouver Island woman accused of beating a seven-year-old teacup Chihuahua so severely that the dog had to be euthanized due to critical distress. The charges come after an investigation by the BC SPCA. Kylie Nikkels of Courtenay faces two counts of animal cruelty under the Criminal …
Continue reading “Vancouver Island woman charged in dog beating”
News Category: Animal cruelty
A tiny black-and-white kitten on Vancouver Island is being brave as she prepares to lose one of her legs. Found abandoned and brought in by a Good Samaritan, Charlotte was severely dehydrated, flea infested and anemic, with a broken front leg. “The poor thing – she’s such a cutie! She was in pretty rough shape …
Continue reading “Alberni SPCA staff hope public can help kitten who must lose a leg”
News Category: Ways to help
Tianna Gauvreau, BC SPCA humane products marketing specialist, was disappointed when her butcher attempted to sell her “free run” chicken at a higher price than conventional chicken. “If I did not work in farm animal welfare, I would not have known that I was being misled,” says Gauvreau. “I would have thought I was buying …
News Category: Farm
Imagine wanting to do nothing more than run and play – and not being able to. That’s the sad reality for Skeeter, a three-and-a-half-year-old dog at the Parksville-Qualicum Beach and District BC SPCA Branch – at least, until she receives cruciate surgery on her left hind leg. “Skeeter is such a sweetheart! She’s so affectionate …
Continue reading “Parksville SPCA staff hope public can help Skeeter get a leg up in life”
News Category: Ways to help
Do you think there should be more rules about the temperature on a farm animal transport truck? How about how many animals are in that small space? Join us in calling on the Canadian government to do better by signing our petition. Be ready to give feedback to the government when draft laws are introduced …
Continue reading “Five ways you can end farm animals’ suffering in transportation”
News Category: Farm
They might not interact much with anyone, anymore. They might not remember the names of their spouses or closest relatives. But when they pet a happy dog, or when a kitten is placed in their lap, the change in the seniors – many of whom have dementia, Alzheimer’s and other ailments – is truly, something …
Continue reading “The power of animals: Seniors light up when the BC SPCA visits”
