July 14, 2021Every year wildfires devastate lives and communities in British Columbia, putting wildlife and humans at risk. Wild animals have developed strategies to fly, run or bury themselves to escape from fires, but the change in habitat and food resources will have a lasting impact for generations. What happens to wildlife during a wildfire? Most animals …
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News Category: Wildlife
July 14, 2021The BC SPCA strongly encourages people to leave pets at home in hot weather. However, if you do have customers who have brought pets with them, here are some of the ways you can help. Some businesses might be limited by municipal bylaws, but there are still opportunities to keep pets out of warm cars. …
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News Category: Pet care
July 12, 2021The BC SPCA is hoping you can help give Gator a happy ending to a tragic situation. The six-year-old was recently brought to the BC SPCA location in Vancouver after being discovered in an abandoned doggy daycare. Gator was found in a kennel filled with urine and feces. It appears that he had been left …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
July 12, 2021Update: July 12th, 2021. Owner has been found, thank you to everyone who has shared this story! It was a joyful reunion for Princess and her owner today at the BC SPCA Animal Evacuation Centre in Kamloops. Princess, who was found wandering alone on 12 Mile Road and brought to the SPCA last week, was …
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July 8, 2021Thursday, July 8, 2021, 4 p.m. Update: BC SPCA animal protection officers were able to rescue 41 animals from 27 different properties behind fire evacuation lines in Lytton today. The SPCA was granted access to the area between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today to search for animals in the area. Working from lists provided …
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July 8, 2021The BC SPCA in Chilliwack is hosting its third Spay It Forward event on July 10th in partnership with Seabird Island Band, a member of the Sto:lo Nation. The initiative began when Seabird Island Band approached the BC SPCA with the goal of expanding animal services for members of the community. The Band recently started …
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