December 3, 2018The BC SPCA is among the top 10 charities in MoneySense magazine’s 2019 survey that rates 100 Canadian charities for overall efficiency, transparency and donor stewardship. The magazine created Canada’s first charity rating system in 2011 to determine which charities score highest in categories such as overall charity efficiency, fundraising efficiency, social results and transparency. …
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November 30, 2018The BC SPCA’s Victoria Branch is asking for help from the public after 97 domestic rats were surrendered into care this week from a downtown low-income residence. The former owner of the animals is in hospital and no longer able to care for them. “Obviously this intake of 97 small animals is putting a strain …
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November 30, 2018When asked what she likes best about writing for Bark!, the BC SPCA’s youth magazine, Gillian Ickert Plett, BC SPCA humane education assistant, replies, “High Paws.” High Paws has been a regular feature in Bark! since the magazine was first published in 2004. The feature highlights what kids around the province are doing for animals. …
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News Category: Youth
November 26, 2018Staff at the BC SPCA’s East Kootenay Branch are hoping you’ll be able to help them help Richard, an eight-year-old Chocolate Point Balinese cat suffering from multiple mouth issues. This handsome fellow was found hiding under a porch; he was so scared that the people who located him spent a few days trying to lure …
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November 26, 2018Four-month-old Bonnie is off to a rough start after suffering an injury in an unknown incident. Now, staff at the SPCA’s South Okanagan-Similkameen Branch are hoping you’ll be able to help this kitten recover. Donate Now » “Because of the wound, little Bonnie has been left with all of the skin on her jaw ripped …
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November 22, 2018Most of us will look at photos of Cheeks and will know in an instant why he was given that name: you can’t help but want to stroke his adorable face! Donate Now » Unfortunately for Cheeks, that’s currently not a possibility, as this six-year-old tabby cat needs surgery to treat all four of his …
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