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BC SPCA special constables removed 57 animals from a Surrey property Tuesday (Aug. 11) following an investigation into complaints of animal neglect. Thirty-five dogs, including golden retrievers, Dalmatians, Pomeranians and other medium and small breeds, 16 horses and six cats are now in SPCA care. The animals were suffering from various states of severe malnutrition …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
How much is that doggie in the window – the one with the waggly tail? When Patti Page’s rendition of this famous song topped song charts in 1953, people were likely thinking about the cute puppy in the window and not where he came from. Chances are, puppies in any pet store window came from …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Pet care
A Saanich man has been charged with animal cruelty under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, following a BC SPCA investigation. BC SPCA constables removed 22 small-breed dogs, including Chihuahuas, Pomeranians and spaniels, from the residence of Warren “Grant” Rowley between December 2014 and February 2015. The SPCA says the dogs were kept in …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
A B.C.-based free online classified site announced today that it will no longer allow profiting from the sale of household pets through their network of local community sites. UsedEverywhere.com, which operates free classified sites in more than 84 Canadian and United Kingdom locations, says the move will help to protect the welfare of animals – …
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News Category: Pet care
Cat videos are popular online, and the BC SPCA’s Tip Tuesday videos, featured every Tuesday on Facebook, are no exception. Since the weekly videos launched in January, the segments featuring cats garner more views, likes and shares than any other. One of the most popular with viewers to date is the Tip Tuesday video about …
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News Category: Pet care
Things just got better for dairy cattle in the province. The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture announced today it will adopt a new regulation to improve protection of dairy cattle within the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA Act). The PCA Act prohibits causing or permitting an animal to be in distress in British Columbia, …
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News Category: Farm
