February 21, 2020Cupid is a beautiful eight-year-old kitty with the heart and bravery of a lion. This must be why he thought he was tough enough to take on a bobcat… a fight he did not win. A passerby witnessed the attack and quickly alerted the BC SPCA’s West Kootenay Branch in Castlegar to rescue the badly …
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February 20, 2020Groups addressing community cats and cats living in First Nation communities are receiving much needed support through the BC SPCA Community Animal Spay/Neuter grant. “Remote areas of British Columbia, such as North Island, the Chilcotin region and the Northern Interior are benefiting from our grant program this year,” says Marieke van der Velden, outreach specialist …
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February 19, 2020The BC SPCA’s Vernon & District Branch is hoping you can help 13-year-old Merillo have a chance at a happy life. Brought into the SPCA as a stray, Merillo is suffering from multiple medical issues, including malnourishment so extreme that the muscles in his face have wasted away, causing his eyelid to painfully fold in …
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February 4, 2020Beautiful Ava escaped from the car while her family was traveling through Cache Creek on the way to visit a relative. Her family searched for their beloved eight-year-old cat and was heartbroken thinking they would never see her again. They had adopted Ava when she was just a seven-week-old kitten. Ava loved sleeping on their …
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January 24, 2020Lunar New Year, celebrated on Jan. 25, ushers in 2020 as the Year of the Rat. According to the Chinese zodiac, people born in the year of the rat (birth years: 1948, 1960, 1984, 1996, 2008) are smart, resourceful, thrifty and industrious. The BC SPCA has a number of rats available for adoption. These smart …
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