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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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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November 22, 2018On November 15, the BC SPCA Animal Helpline received a call from a member of the public in the Arbutus Ridge area of Vancouver, who found a raccoon trapped inside a home-made electrified cage trap. The caller heard the young raccoon crying throughout the night and found the raccoon trapped in a modified cat trap …
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News Category: Wildlife
November 22, 2018Littermates Iris, Leo, Georgia and Vader are lucky to be alive after being rescued by a Good Samaritan who found the sick and injured kittens living outdoors in a feral colony. When they arrived at the BC SPCA’s Prince Rupert Branch, they were suffering from a range of medical issues, including eyes so severely infected …
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