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When Jeanine Rawlings looks at her dog Kimmy today she sees a happy, energetic family member. But that wasn’t always the case. “I was Kimmy’s foster parent, so I met her when she was just beginning her road to recovery,” says Rawlings. “She’s a totally different dog today.” When Rawlings first met Kimmy she had …
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News Category: Ways to help
The BC SPCA is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual who left a cat to die, buried in garbage, in southeast Pouce Coupe on April 23. The one-year-old female muted tortoiseshell cat named Rosie was found stuffed inside a box at the bottom of a dumpster with her legs forced behind her neck …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Got kittens? It’s kitten season in British Columbia, and while the tiny furballs can be unbelievably adorable, there’s more to consider than the cuteness factor if you find some on their own. “Spring through early fall is kitten season, since cats are seasonal breeders,” says veterinarian and BC SPCA senior manager of animal health Dr. …
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News Category: Pet care
The BC SPCA is applauding progressive changes for the care and welfare of dogs outlined in the latest edition of A Code of Practice for Canadian Kennel Operations (PDF), released by The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). The revised Kennel Code incorporates new scientific evidence to inform best practices in animal environment, food and water, …
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The BC SPCA is caring for 45 neglected Havanese and Havanese-cross dogs surrendered by a former breeder outside of Victoria on April 12. The dogs’ coats were extremely matted with feces and urine and they were living in unacceptable conditions inside the home due to high levels of ammonia. “The individual was cooperative and voluntarily …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
James Richard Bruvall, the owner of the Revelstoke Petting Zoo, has been charged with a total of 24 counts of animal cruelty under a combination of the Criminal Code and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act following a BC SPCA investigation. SPCA special constables removed 15 animals, including one deceased pig, from the property …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
