May 25, 2016They were left to fend for themselves, next to an open carrier and a dish of water, near a local dog park just before the Victoria Day long weekend. Luckily, a Good Samaritan out for a stroll noticed the abandoned cat with eight tiny, four-week-old kittens, due to the attention they were getting from several …
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News Category: Adoption, Pet care
April 18, 2016It was touch and go for Molly after being hit by a car. The three-year-old chocolate German short-haired pointer nearly didn’t make it, due to the extent of the injuries to both of her front legs, but thanks to the Kelowna SPCA, the veterinary team at Tri Lake Animal Hospital and Okanagan Veterinary Hospital, the …
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April 12, 2016Wilson may still look a little disgruntled, but the cat with the sad face at the Nanaimo SPCA has plenty of reasons to smile these days. Arriving in BC SPCA care via the city’s animal control, Wilson was found as a stray, in rough shape from living life on the streets. Now, his skin is …
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March 31, 2016He had a rough start to his young life, surrendered to the Kelowna SPCA for being too active when he was still a puppy. Border – named after his breed, the border collie – has come a long way from the underweight and fearful 15-month-old who went into foster care through the Kelowna BC SPCA …
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March 30, 2016Six-month-old Panda arrived at the BC SPCA Prince Rupert Branch in desperate need of medical attention, vomiting violently and unable to eat. During surgery, it was discovered that the tiny black-and-white kitten has a string wrapped around the back of his tongue and all through his intestines. That didn’t dampen the spunky feline’s spirits, though. …
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March 22, 2016Crown counsel has charged Kamloops resident Christopher Mathes with animal cruelty under the Criminal Code of Canada in the beating death of the family’s Chihuahua-mix dog on Thanksgiving, 2015. BC SPCA investigators say the incident occurred during a family dinner, when the five-year-old dog named Jersey bit a family member, causing a small wound. “Mathes …
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