December 30, 2022They were found at a construction site in Vancouver in the freezing cold. Nine kittens ranging in age from 12 weeks to four months old, abandoned in two boxes taped shut. “The temperatures were bitterly cold when these kittens were left at a construction site with nothing but a cardboard box for protection,” says Jodi …
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December 22, 2022The BC SPCA seized two adult Golden retrievers and six puppies, along with a pregnant Australian shepherd, from a property in the North Okanagan on Dec. 21. The dogs were being kept in substandard conditions and exposed to freezing temperatures. “When our animal protection officers arrived in response to a complaint, they found dogs and …
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December 22, 2022They were tossed away like trash; left for dead in a dumpster in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Luckily, Good Samaritans heard their cries, found the box they were in, and brought the tiny, underweight kittens to the BC SPCA. “They were so small when they came to us back in February,” says Jodi Dunlop, manager, …
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December 20, 2022Petsecure Pet Insurance is offering $3,500 in matching donations to help provide urgently needed care for Sinbad, an Australian cattle dog-Akbash mix who was found alone and injured in a wilderness area four hours outside of Prince George. He is currently being cared for at the SPCA’s North Cariboo location. “Sinbad was brought to us …
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December 15, 2022The BC SPCA is hoping to make this Christmas a warm, happy one for Clifford, a deaf and blind stray, who came into the care of the SPCA’s Williams Lake location after being rescued from a ravine in 150 Mile House. The five-year-old Poodle-Australian shepherd mix was brought to the SPCA by a Good Samaritan …
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December 15, 2022The rise of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in B.C. has yet to show any signs of slowing down. Positive cases have been confirmed in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, Interior and North regions. This includes birds like great horned owls, bald eagles, great blue herons, ducks and geese, and even crows. During this fall …
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