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A friend of mine recently complained that my dog has stinky breath! Isn’t “doggie breath” normal? That potent “doggie breath” is more than just an unpleasant odour. It can actually signify a potentially serious health problem: dental disease. Dental disease is very common – so common, in fact, that an estimated 80 per cent of …
Continue reading “Smelly dog breath: causes and treatments”
News Category: Pet care
A large number of animals have come into the BC SPCA’s care throughout 2023, meaning the need for foster care volunteers has also grown significantly. “Our foster families play an important role in teaching young and under-socialized animals what it’s like to live in a home. The love and consistency these animals receive in a …
Continue reading “Top six foster myths debunked”
News Category: Adoption, Ways to help
Paris was just six weeks old when she was found wandering in a rural, forested area just outside of Victoria by a Good Samaritan. “This tiny kitten came in with a severe eye injury and possible infection and was immediately brought to a veterinarian,” says Emma Hamill, manager of the BC SPCA’s Victoria animal centre. …
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News Category: Ways to help
Since 2004, the BC SPCA has partnered with the City of Cranbrook to provide kenneling services for stray animals. These services are tied to the City’s Animal Control bylaws and are a municipally funded responsibility. This is separate from the core work of the BC SPCA which is funded almost entirely by donations. On average, …
Continue reading “BC SPCA kenneling services with City of Cranbrook ended September 30”
News Category: Community
In mid-September, the BC SPCA received a report from the RCMP regarding an individual in possession of animals possibly in distress who was squatting on Crown land in the Kootenays. This individual, who had several animals with them, was believed to have been charged with animal cruelty numerous times in the past. An investigation was …
News Category: Animal cruelty
On September 19, Tim Louis, M.P., introduced Private Member’s Bill C-355 to the House of Commons to prohibit the export by air of horses from Canada for slaughter. Now, it is time to take the final steps to ban live horse export. Take action now More than 40,000 horses have been shipped out of Canada …
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News Category: Farm, Take action
