April 8, 2020With more and more families impacted by illness, job loss and other challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, the BC SPCA has launched an appeal for pet food donations to help vulnerable pet guardians. (Please note: we cannot accept opened pet food, donations must be factory sealed) “The BC SPCA offers pet food banks, vet clinics …
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April 2, 2020The BC SPCA has been advocating for the protection of wild cats for decades, especially for exotic cats who have been bred and sold as pets and for public display. Lately, exotic cats have been trending for all the wrong reasons and we want to answer your questions to help protect these majestic animals in …
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April 1, 2020The BC SPCA is hoping animal lovers will reach out to help Bill, an adorable Great Pyrenees/Maremma sheepdog mix who came into SPCA care after he was found roaming on a property in Hope. A Good Samaritan called the SPCA after Bill showed up, clearly searching for help. In addition to being emaciated and suffering …
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March 31, 2020Two BC SPCA donors have offered up to $65,000 in matching donations to help vulnerable animals in B.C., as communities struggle with the impact of COVID-19. “We are truly grateful for their generosity, and we hope that other animal lovers who are in a position to help will take this opportunity to make their support …
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March 30, 2020Last week, news of a wolf being shot in a legal hunt on Vancouver Island shocked many – not only because wolf hunting here could be legal, but tragically this was the wolf found in Victoria who had been recently relocated by Conservation Officers. The wolf previously spent years living alone on Discovery Island, just …
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March 27, 2020The Nelson Branch of the BC SPCA is seeking your help to provide surgery for a beautiful cat named Pablo, who was kicked so hard his hip was dislocated. Thankfully a witness came to his aid and he was taken into care at the SPCA. Pablo was given anesthesia to manipulate his hip back into …
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