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Have a budding bookworm or two in the family? If so, the BC SPCA is starting a new program they might want to know about. Book Buddies is a volunteer program for children in Grades 1-8 (and their parents) who can read at any level. If they’re animal lovers, that’s covered, too. “Children can come …
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News Category: Youth
The BC SPCA is excited to announce the official opening of its new Community Animal Centre in Campbell River. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new centre, located at 891 13th Avenue, will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. with BC SPCA president Marylee Davies, BC SPCA CEO Craig Daniell, Campbell River Mayor …
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News Category: Events
Slow and steady may win the race when it’s a tale of tortoise vs. hare, but when it comes to owning exotic pets who aren’t native to B.C., there are no winners. Eddie, an African spurred tortoise recently found near Simon Fraser University, came into the care of the Burnaby SPCA when a Good Samaritan …
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The BC SPCA has seized 53 animals, including 18 horses, 18 large and small-breed dogs, 15 birds and two cats from a property near Houston, B.C. Numerous fish kept in filthy conditions were also removed in the seizure, which took place on Aug. 28. “The horses were kept in unclean and substandard conditions. Many were …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Crown counsel has approved several charges of animal cruelty against Lower Mainland dogwalker Emma Paulsen. The BC SPCA filed a report recommending the charges against Paulsen in May after six dogs died in her care. Paulsen initially reported the dogs stolen on May 13, sparking a community search for the missing animals, but later admitted …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Wondering what the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and what it means for you? The federal government passed the Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) to regulate electronic activities of businesses and charities, and the new legislation came into effect on July 1, 2014. Broadly speaking, CASL is a complex piece of legislation that changes the ways …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
