June 19, 2015The BC SPCA is warning Victoria-area dog owners to ensure their pets are vaccinated against both canine distemper virus and parvovirus after investigating the death of a puppy that lived in Victoria. The puppy, believed to have originated from the Central Saanich area, had previously been taken to a Vets for Pets clinic at Our …
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News Category: Pet care
May 25, 2015A Victoria-area man has been found guilty on both counts 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 …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
May 6, 2015Many pets without any form of permanent identification such as a microchip implant are never reunited with their human families, but the BC SPCA hopes to change that with an innovative new provincial pet identification registry to link missing companion animals with their anxious guardians. “We’ve created a first for British Columbia – a centralized …
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News Category: Pet care
May 1, 2015She was a pregnant, extremely emaciated mare when she came into BC SPCA care in March of 2014, but now, nine-year-old Savannah has been adopted into a loving forever home in Kamloops. With a body condition of one out of a possible nine, Savannah was seized by BC SPCA cruelty investigators with four other horses …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
April 21, 2015The BC SPCA has taken 50 rabbits into care following an animal cruelty investigation on a property near Nanaimo. The rabbits were seized and surrendered to the SPCA on April 17 after the owners failed to adequately comply with BC SPCA orders to relieve the distress of the animals. A small-breed dog in need of …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
March 27, 2015The BC SPCA officially broke ground today for a new large animal seizure facility to temporarily house farm animals rescued from abusive or neglectful situations. The new 2,500-square-foot facility is being constructed adjacent to the existing SPCA shelter at 3785 Casorso Road in Kelowna and will include six indoor-outdoor stalls, a tack room and hay …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Farm