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For over a decade, the BC SPCA has been funding local efforts to spay and neuter community cats. This year, we conducted a review of the grant to update the program. In reviewing the grant, we held interviews with past grantees, researched developments in Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), and analyzed the internal granting process. The update included …
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News Category: Community
The BC SPCA has seen a marked increase in the number of puppies surrendered to its care this year. “We have had almost 350 puppies come into care so far, compared to 200 at this time last year,” says Eileen Drever, the BC SPCA’s senior officer for protection and stakeholder relations. Most recently, a breeder …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal Stories
It was a devastating story. These were some of the most emaciated dogs that the animal protection officers who rescued them and the veterinarians who treated them had ever seen. In January, BC SPCA animal protection officers seized 13 starving dogs from an individual in Clearwater who was breeding and selling presa canario dogs for …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
He was found tied to a railing in front of a building in downtown Prince George. He had a large, protruding mass on his leg and a heartbreaking note on his collar asking someone to take care of him. Thankfully, a Good Samaritan found him and took him to the BC SPCA where he was …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal Stories
An update to the 2009 Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle (Code) will improve the lives of the more than 1.4 million dairy cows on farms in Canada. The updated Code includes new requirements for housing, handling, pain control, and health, among others. The BC SPCA, along with over 5,800 …
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News Category: Farm, Take action
Have you ever experienced “catio-envy”? It’s the feeling you get when you scroll through images of custom-built luxury catios and realize that they’re simply out of reach for your budget and your backyard. Cat patios, called catios, are a great way to provide safe outdoor access for cats. However, as much as we’d like to, …
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News Category: Pet care
