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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 …
News Category: Pet care
Adding a new, furry companion to your family is a big decision and commitment. While the BC SPCA encourages pet guardians to adopt animals from BC SPCA shelters or other rescue organizations, the society recognizes British Columbians often buy animals from breeders. If you are purchasing a pet from a breeder, there are several ways …
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News Category: Pet care
UPDATE SEPT 9th: Opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun by lawyer Camille Labchuk highlights EAB decision and its implications for wildlife policy The Environmental Appeal Board Panel has ruled in favour of the BC SPCA Wild ARC and Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of BC. This decision supports the BC SPCA Wild ARC’s biologically-responsible and humane approach …
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News Category: Wildlife
The BC SPCA is seeking the public’s help in identifying two individuals who discarded a deceased dog in a Coquitlam dumpster on July 24. Necropsy results just received in the case suggest the young, female boxer-cross likely died from hyperthermia before being tossed in the dumpster. “Based on the necropsy results we believe the dog …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Question: My dog often expresses mounting behaviour. Why does he do this and is it possible to stop this kind of behaviour? Dog guardians are often embarrassed when their dog mounts another dog, particularly in public places. But don’t be too distressed, dog mounting is a normal behaviour that lots of dogs do. It doesn’t …
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News Category: Pet care
Crown counsel has charged Campbell River resident Tyrone Roberts with animal cruelty under the Criminal Code of Canada following a BC SPCA investigation. Tyrone Roberts is accused of punching and beating his male brindle pit bull-German shepherd cross named Cookie, causing serious facial and jaw injuries. Veterinary examinations carried out in February when the dog …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
