July 6, 2017The BC SPCA is seeking the public’s help in finding the person responsible for inflicting intense suffering on a puppy found abandoned on the side of the road at 264th Street and 64th Avenue in Langley. The three-month-old Doberman pinscher puppy, named Lola by the SPCA, was found on July 2 by two Good Samaritans …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
July 5, 2017The public is warmly invited to join internationally known neuroscientist and researcher Dr. Lori Marino to learn more about a ground-breaking effort to create a new ocean sanctuary for former captive whales and for the rehabilitation of wild cetaceans in need. She will speak on the Whale Sanctuary Project on Tuesday, July 11 at 7 …
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News Category: Wildlife
June 29, 2017BC SPCA staff are hoping a brave kitten in Williams Lake who must lose a leg will get some help from his animal-loving friends. Sketch, found with his mom and siblings in an empty barn, was born missing most of one of his paws. “In true trooper fashion, little Sketch continued to try to walk …
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News Category: Ways to help
June 29, 2017The City of Vancouver council voted unanimously Wednesday in favour of banning the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits from pet stores, a move applauded by the BC SPCA. “Council is standing up against the importation of puppies from mills and issues related to impulse purchases,” said Amy Morris, BC SPCA manager of public policy …
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News Category: Pet care
June 8, 2017A tiny kitten abandoned at a construction site in Abbotsford must lose one of his legs. Harry, discovered with siblings Ron and Ginny and brought to the Abbotsford SPCA by a Good Samaritan on the job site, has a broken leg that must be amputated in order for him to grow up pain-free. “Harry is …
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June 6, 2017BC SPCA constables have removed 17 badly neglected dogs – 15 Silky Terriers and two German shepherds – from a dog breeder in Cowichan. The 10 female and five male dogs, ranging from one to nine years old, were legally surrendered into SPCA care following a brief investigation. The dogs were in poor condition, with …
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News Category: Animal cruelty