March 31, 2022At the end of just one year, a single unspayed cat could be responsible for as many as 30 kittens. Most of us are familiar with estimates like this, and understand the urgency for spaying and neutering our feline family members. But these numbers pale in comparison to the reproductive potential of rabbits. Breed like …
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News Category: Pet care
March 24, 2022The BC SPCA is urgently reminding pet guardians who live in high-rise buildings to protect their animals in response to a recent incident. Destiny, a beautiful, petite calico cat, broke her leg after tumbling off a balcony in January. She was brought to a veterinarian by a good Samaritan who found her. The veterinarian was …
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News Category: Animal Stories, Ways to help
March 22, 2022The BC SPCA applauds the reintroduction of the Jane Goodall Act into Parliament today. “If this bill moves forward, it will mark a very significant victory for Canada’s most vulnerable exotic and wild animals in captivity,” says Dr. Sara Dubois, the BC SPCA’s chief scientific officer. The bill includes a phase-out of elephant captivity as …
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News Category: Wildlife
March 16, 2022Bianca Steinmetz, owner of Bianca’s Dog Training & Behavioural Consulting, has made it her mission to strengthen relationships between dogs and their guardians through science-based humane dog training. Steinmetz, who worked at a doggy daycare before owning a dog walking service, decided to get the education and credentials needed to become a humane dog trainer, …
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News Category: Awards and accreditation
March 16, 2022DIY cat toys are a purrfect way to express your creativity while also enriching your cat’s day. They’re cost effective too, especially if your kitty has a habit of destroying or losing store-bought toys. So, if you’re craving some creative time and looking to spoil your cat, here are some fun and simple homemade toy …
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News Category: Pet care
March 15, 2022The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Merritt, one of a litter of four kittens found living in a colony of feral cats underneath a townhouse in Prince Rupert by a kind neighbour who brought them to the BC SPCA. When the kittens arrived at the shelter they were all underweight, dehydrated, lethargic and …
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News Category: Ways to help