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The BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) was created from the desire of the surrounding community to mitigate harm to wild animals and the centre remains a pillar of coexistence with the natural world today. Since Wild ARC’s doors opened in 1997, its facilities have grown and improved, animal intake numbers have doubled, …
Continue reading “Wild ARC soars to 60,000th patient”
News Category: Wildlife
Good planning can make all the difference in the event of a disaster. Don’t forget to include your pets in the plan! To make your emergency exit as efficient as possible, we have included preparation tips and a downloadable evacuation checklist below. Prepare & Prep Emergency Sticker: Put a sticker on each entry of your …
Continue reading “Wildfire season is well underway—don’t wait for an emergency, get prepared!”
News Category: Pet care
While our avian friends have some pretty impressive qualities in common – forget flying, try building a nest sturdy enough to hold tiny hatchlings without using your hands! – birds belonging to the group of aerial insectivores are particularly impressive. Birds like swallows, swifts, martins, and nighthawks have a diet that consists almost entirely of …
Continue reading “Five ways to become a swallow steward this season”
News Category: Wildlife
Summer is here, and farmers’ markets across the province are in full swing! By shopping at a farmers’ market, you are already creating a positive impact by supporting local farmers and reducing your environmental footprint. But did you know you are also supporting farmed animal welfare? Farmers’ markets are one of the best places to …
Continue reading “Five questions to ask at your next farmers’ market visit”
News Category: Farm
The Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest is back in its 17th year, running from July 2 through 22, and the BC SPCA would like to invite everyone to participate. Amateur photographers 14 years and older can submit their awe-inspiring images of wildlife in B.C. until July 22. You can enter as many times as you like and …
Continue reading “It’s back — BC SPCA’s annual Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest returns!”
News Category: Events
Six seven-month-old underweight German shepherd mix puppies were surrendered to BC SPCA animal protection officers from a property in the Thompson-Nicola regional district on June 10. “The owner had been trying to rehome the puppies from an accidental litter,” says Eileen Drever, senior officer protection and stakeholder relations for the BC SPCA. When BC SPCA …
Continue reading “BC SPCA investigation results in surrender of six underweight puppies”
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