December 30, 2021Choosing the right dog trainer is one of the most important decisions you can make for your dog’s welfare. But with so many options available, it can be difficult to know if a training style supports your pet’s best welfare. The BC SPCA warns against any type of training that uses fear, pain or intimidation …
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News Category: Pet care
December 30, 2021The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Forest, one of three kittens in a surprise litter. This six-week-old kitten was brought into the shelter along with his two siblings and his mom. “Forest is much smaller than his siblings,” says Marika Donnelly, manager BC SPCA Sunshine Coast. “When I took him out of the …
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News Category: Ways to help
December 22, 2021A year ago, Captain and Maria, Akbash dogs, arrived at the BC SPCA in Shuswap, skinny, starving, nervous and as their names suggest, inseparable. “It was clear their life so far had not been easy and that these dogs hadn’t seen the best of humanity,” says Victoria Olynik, manager of the Shuswap SPCA. Captain and …
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News Category: Adoption
December 20, 2021When animals are rescued from large-scale hoarding situations, their limited exposure to everyday sights and sounds can make new experiences terrifying. Jeffery, a sweet terrier mix who was seized along with 118 other dogs in a hoarding case in Fort Nelson earlier this year, has been overcoming his fears with the support of his new …
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News Category: Adoption
December 19, 2021The BC SPCA is seeking help for an emaciated, two-year-old mom and her five puppies currently in BC SPCA care on Vancouver Island. Abandoned by her owner, Celeste was brought to the SPCA and is now being cared for with her puppies in a foster home. “She was living outdoors and starving, but she was …
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News Category: Ways to help
December 17, 2021Just when we all need it the most, young champions for animals continue to inspire people of all ages to believe a kinder, more humane world is possible. Kids all over the province stepped up this year to help animals in need from Fort St John all the way to Cranbrook, back to the Sunshine …
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News Category: Youth