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Maple Ridge resident Jeffrey David Symons pleaded guilty today to causing the death of Tessa, a 13-year-old hearing impaired dog, who was left in his care by friends. On April 29, 2013, Symons brought Tessa to a Maple Ridge veterinary hospital claiming that she had fallen down some stairs and was having trouble breathing. She …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
Many of the 16 dogs seized from a property in Clearwater earlier this month are now available for adoption at the Kelowna and Penticton BC SPCA branches and staff are hoping they’ll find the perfect forever homes for all of them. In Penticton, six of the 16 dogs – mostly standard poodles and golden retrievers …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
Photo caption: (below) Shiva received veterinary care and has since been adopted into a new loving home – Photo credit: Unleashed Pet Portraits A Metchosin couple has been charged with animal cruelty following a BC SPCA investigation. Dave and Beverly Bickerdike have been charged under both the Criminal Code of Canada and the Prevention of …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The BC SPCA has won a prestigious animal welfare award for its Hide, Perch & Go™ box from International Cat Care (formerly the Feline Advisory Bureau) of the UK. The award is for innovation of a cat welfare product from the non-profit sector, the first such award given. “The BC SPCA’s Hide, Perch & Go …
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News Category: Pet care
A Victoria-area woman has been charged in a disturbing case of animal cruelty, following a BC SPCA investigation. Cathy Park of Sooke has been charged under the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Act after the SPCA removed five deceased cats, allegedly killed by Parks, from her home in May 2013. “The next day we also …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
The cat came back. But it wasn’t the very next day. It took several weeks but thanks to microchip pet identification technology, Darcey, a black and white cat hailing from Brookdale, California (a little south of San Jose), has been happily reunited with her guardians, several weeks after she went missing in Burnaby. Glenn and …
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News Category: Pet care
