January 31, 2017The B.C. Government has announced an additional $5 million for the BC SPCA to support the society’s eight-year Facilities Development and Services Plan to replace or renovate aging shelters. “We are grateful to the Province of B.C. for their ongoing support of homeless, abused and vulnerable animals,” said Craig Daniell, chief executive officer of the BC …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty, Pet care
January 30, 2017Staff at the BC SPCA South Okanagan-Similkameen Branch are hoping a sweet senior canine has some good karma coming her way. Karma, an 11-year-old Maltese, was originally rescued from a hoarding situation, but the loving, elderly guardian who adopted her can no longer have her after moving into a care home. With a large mammary …
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January 27, 2017A sweet senior cat at the Squamish SPCA who has had a rough go needs some help from her animal-loving friends. Abandoned at a local women’s shelter, 12-year-old NeNe became seriously ill shortly after coming into BC SPCA care. “Poor NeNe suddenly stopped eating, began violently vomiting and became alarmingly lethargic – we had to …
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January 26, 2017An affectionate young pup in Fort St. John must lose a leg after one of her front legs was caught in a leg hold trap while on a hike with her former family. The trap severely damaged her foot and leg, leaving the 15-month-old Bernese Mountain Dog/Labrador retriever mix in tremendous pain. Now, North Peace …
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News Category: Pet care, Ways to help
January 24, 2017Imagine a life where you can never touch another person. Where you live in the space of a bathroom and can’t turn around. Where you finish your meals quickly and are always left hungry. Some calves raised for their meat have to live this bitter life. It doesn’t have to be that way! We have …
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News Category: Farm, Take action
January 20, 2017Two tiny kittens who survived a house fire in Abbotsford are recovering after their harrowing ordeal. Suffering from smoke inhalation, burns, and badly singed fur and whiskers, the eight-week-old orange tabby kitties, named Virginia and Slip, are recuperating in incubators, and Abbotsford BC SPCA Branch staff are hoping the public can help them on their …
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