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BC SPCA Good Shepherd Barn highlights animal lovers’ philanthropy

December 9, 2015

Surrey residents Avril Shepherd and Bruce Burley have pledged $100,000 to the BC SPCA to set up a living legacy /endowment fund in honour of family members and life-long animal lovers Denis and Dorene Shepherd. The funds will provide life-saving support for horses and farm animals cared for at the large-animal seizure facility at the …

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City of Duncan develops new animal regulations for a humane community

November 18, 2015

The City of Duncan’s mayor and council voted to pass a new animal regulation bylaw on Monday that heralds a new, more humane era for the community. The bylaw is based on recommendations from the BC SPCA, Coastal Animal Services, and the city’s bylaw enforcement officer. The bylaw update embodies the City of Duncan’s vision …

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Animal cruelty charges laid after 20-year-old cat left to suffer

November 6, 2015

A Salt Spring Island resident has been charged with animal cruelty following a BC SPCA investigation. Dana Pennington was charged under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act after her 20-year-old cat was found in critical distress by a neighbour. “The neighbour rushed the cat, a tabby and white male named Charlie, to a veterinarian, …

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BC SPCA Prince George Spay/Neuter Clinic celebrates an exceptional decade

October 30, 2015

It has been a decade since the BC SPCA opened its low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Prince George, and in that time, nearly 30,000 sterilization surgeries have been performed on publicly owned animals as well as animals going through the BC SPCA shelter system. The clinic has played a major role in the fight to end …

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Colwood man sentenced to jail for brutal baseball bat beating of dog

October 29, 2015

A Victoria-area man has been sentenced in a case of animal cruelty that resulted in Bryn, a female pit bull mix, being beaten with a baseball bat – so badly beaten, that her ability to walk was affected. Following a BC SPCA cruelty investigation, Colwood resident Joseph White was convicted and found guilty on two …

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BC SPCA applauds move by College of Veterinarians to ban ear cropping

October 27, 2015

The BC SPCA is applauding an announcement by the College of Veterinarians of B.C. (CVBC) that cosmetic ear cropping procedures on dogs will no longer be considered an acceptable practice for its members. “For nearly two decades, the BC SPCA has been on record opposing procedures such as tail docking, ear cropping, devocalization and declawing …

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