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
March 4, 2022When nine-year-old Sutter Rowse, who loves cats, saw a story about Hazel and the need for care for her injuries, he knew he had to do something. He and his mom, Leslie, came up with a “sweet” way to help her…selling homemade cinnamon buns by donation. Sutter’s mom posted about the fundraiser on a community …
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News Category: Adoption, Ways to help