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Question: My dog pulls me down the street on his leash and is very unruly. A friend suggested a prong or choke collar. Would that help? Like most things in life, when you cut corners it usually comes back to bite you. Despite the bad pun, using prong, choke or especially shock collars may actually …
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Tony, a lovable senior cat in West Vancouver, is on to something: reading the right books decreases the likelihood of violence against animals and kids. Knowing this, advocate Ally reached out to the Vancouver Public Library and had one thing on her mind: empathy. Ally knew that in order to see a change in people’s …
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It happens at BC SPCA shelters across the province all too often: Well-meaning would-be pet guardians surrender their animals to the SPCA because having a pet is “too much responsibility.” That’s why it’s important to research and know what you’re getting into when you bring a companion animal home, says BC SPCA general manager of …
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A tiny kitten in Trail is on the road to recovery after undergoing surgery to remove her front left leg. Despite the injury and medical care, Sparkles’ lovable personality continues to shine, and the short hair, seal-point Siamese kitten, only five weeks old, is quickly winning over the hearts of staff and volunteers alike. “Sparkles …
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Amelia was surrendered to the Vancouver SPCA earlier this year because she was deaf. Having purchased her online from Craigslist, her former owners did not know the husky-German shepherd puppy was deaf, and didn’t feel equipped to handle a deaf dog. But her uniqueness only attracted her to Marisa Nielsen and fiancé Desmond Kumar when …
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Finding Dory may be a popular animated summer movie, but for a Sparwood family, it was reality. Earlier this year, Teena Blackmore and her family adopted Dory, a ginger-and-white tabby cat, from the Cranbrook BC SPCA shelter, but lost her while travelling to Alberta. Reunited last week, thanks to Dory’s microchip being registered in the …
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