February 2, 2016A Slocan Valley man has been charged with animal cruelty for the fourth time, following a BC SPCA seizure of 29 animals from a property near Winlaw, B.C. on Jan. 28. Crown counsel has charged Joao (John) Vieira with three counts of animal cruelty under the Criminal Code of Canada just days after a team …
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February 1, 2016February is Spay/Neuter Awareness Month and the BC SPCA is calling on all British Columbians to take action to help end pet overpopulation throughout the province. “The BC SPCA and many others – including veterinarians, rescue groups, cat coalitions, municipal governments and First Nations – are working to address the overpopulation issue, and have experienced …
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February 1, 2016Yu Lin, the owner of an emaciated young husky dog who was found abandoned in Maple Ridge last January, has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, following a BC SPCA investigation. The BC SPCA was called to rescue the dog, who was found wandering alone …
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January 28, 2016WARNING: graphic image in story below It’s been a year, but staff at the Campbell River SPCA are elated that Midnight is finally up for adoption. Brought in to the BC SPCA as a stray cat in January 2015, the eight-year-old female feline was suffering from horrible burns caused by a car engine. “She had …
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January 25, 2016Staff at the Maple Ridge SPCA are hoping the public can help a sweet St. Bernard puppy who was hit by a car and badly injured. Rushed by a Good Samaritan to an emergency veterinary clinic, the six-month-old female pup, named Lexus, is now in the care of the BC SPCA. “Lexus is such a …
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January 21, 2016A Vancouver MP has sponsored a new e-petition, or electronic petition, asking the federal government to ban the import and sale of dog and cat fur in Canada, a move supported by the BC SPCA. Created by The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals and sponsored by Vancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies, the petition, …
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