February 1, 2018A new report on Cats in Canada shows that the cat overpopulation issue continues to challenge communities across Canada, including British Columbia. “The tide is turning, we are seeing shifting attitudes towards the value of cats in our communities, spay/neuter rates are going up and more cats are receiving permanent ID in the form of …
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News Category: Pet care
January 30, 2018Time to take your puppy to the vet? The veterinarian’s office can be new and scary for a puppy – that’s why it’s important to help make his visits to the vet as positive as possible. “You want your puppy to feel comfortable going to the vet – it can be a scary place… we …
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January 24, 2018BC SPCA East Kootenay Branch staff are hoping the public can help a tortoiseshell kitten with a broken left front elbow. Bethany, a kitten not even a year old, came into BC SPCA care with the injury, which hadn’t healed properly. “When the leg was broken, Bethany wasn’t taken to the vet and the damage …
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January 24, 2018In the parking lot of a Prince Rupert Home Hardware store, a well-known colony matriarch called Boots spent most of her short life repopulating her colony and taking care of others. Now, it’s her turn. Thanks to the BC SPCA Community Animal Spay/Neuter Grant, colony caretakers were able to trap and spay Boots and the …
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January 23, 2018Poor Suzy only wants to play. The one-year-old dog, brought in as a stray by a Good Samaritan, has a broken hip that never healed properly, leaving her in constant pain and unable to sit properly. “She limps constantly and sits funny from the break not healing properly,” says BC SPCA North Cariboo Branch manager …
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January 18, 2018The BC SPCA is applauding the Vancouver Aquarium’s decision to accept a ban against cetaceans in captivity. “We are pleased to see the Vancouver Aquarium has acknowledged the shift in people’s opinion as research continues to mount on the complexity of cetaceans,” says Dr. Sara Dubois, chief scientific officer for the BC SPCA. “We are …
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