April 5, 2022More B.C. veterinary students will be able to attend the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) on the University of Saskatchewan campus this August, following an announcement by the B.C. government to double its number of subsidized seats for the first time in more than a decade. For the past few years, the BC SPCA …
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News Category: Ways to help
April 1, 2022The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Ping, a beautiful orange tabby, who was attacked by two dogs. Ping was brought to the BC SPCA by a good Samaritan who saw two dogs shaking something and tossing it in the air as he was driving down a rural road just outside Enderby. When he …
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March 31, 2022At the end of just one year, a single unspayed cat could be responsible for as many as 30 kittens. Most of us are familiar with estimates like this, and understand the urgency for spaying and neutering our feline family members. But these numbers pale in comparison to the reproductive potential of rabbits. Breed like …
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News Category: Pet care
March 24, 2022The BC SPCA is urgently reminding pet guardians who live in high-rise buildings to protect their animals in response to a recent incident. Destiny, a beautiful, petite calico cat, broke her leg after tumbling off a balcony in January. She was brought to a veterinarian by a good Samaritan who found her. The veterinarian was …
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News Category: Animal Stories, Ways to help
March 22, 2022The BC SPCA applauds the reintroduction of the Jane Goodall Act into Parliament today. “If this bill moves forward, it will mark a very significant victory for Canada’s most vulnerable exotic and wild animals in captivity,” says Dr. Sara Dubois, the BC SPCA’s chief scientific officer. The bill includes a phase-out of elephant captivity as …
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News Category: Wildlife
March 16, 2022Bianca Steinmetz, owner of Bianca’s Dog Training & Behavioural Consulting, has made it her mission to strengthen relationships between dogs and their guardians through science-based humane dog training. Steinmetz, who worked at a doggy daycare before owning a dog walking service, decided to get the education and credentials needed to become a humane dog trainer, …
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News Category: Awards and accreditation