July 29, 2022Humans are drawn to colours. We choose our clothing and interior design based on our favourite hues and what we think looks best. If you were given two options of something – let’s say, a ball — that were two different colours, chances are you would reach for the one that’s closest to your preferred …
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News Category: Pet care
July 28, 2022The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Macy, a feral kitten found on the side of the highway near Williams Lake by a good Samaritan. “The good Samaritan was driving home when she noticed a ‘lump’ on the white line on the edge of the road,” says Liz Dighton, manager, BC SPCA Williams Lake …
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News Category: Ways to help
July 21, 2022Stories about human-animal interactions are common in neighbourhoods around B.C., where people co-exist with urban wildlife. People want to do the right thing when encountering rodents and other wildlife around their homes, but lack of information and expertise can lead to unqualified people offering harmful pest control services. This is why the BC SPCA celebrates …
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News Category: Awards and accreditation
July 19, 2022Toad, a sweet, loveable Australian Shepherd, and his family had recently moved from a quieter location to the city, and now Toad was anxious and reactive. Reactivity in dogs means they overreact to things in their environment by barking and lunging. Noises and interactions with neighbours in the building where Toad lived scared him and …
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July 15, 2022The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Spirit, a German shepherd cross puppy who was found limping underneath the Lions Gate bridge by a good Samaritan who brought him to an emergency veterinary clinic. “When Spirit was examined at the clinic it was determined he had a shattered pelvis requiring immediate medical attention,” says …
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July 5, 2022She went missing from her family’s co-op grounds in Victoria. She was found in Nanaimo. No one knows how Miri, a three-and-a-half-year-old, blue and cream tortoiseshell cat, made the more than 100 kilometre journey. Her family, after months of looking and not hearing anything, thought that she was gone forever, but against all odds, and …
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News Category: Animal Stories