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BC SPCA and Salvation Army partnership in Williams Lake helps families with pets

March 8, 2021

The BC SPCA in Williams Lake is partnering with the Williams Lake Salvation Army in order to help serve pet guardians who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “While we have provided pet food whenever we could to people in need throughout the years, the shelter has now been able to expand their pet …

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BC SPCA work leads to discovery of new feline virus

animal cruelty officer holding kitten
March 6, 2021

A mysterious contagious disease outbreak at the BC SPCA’s Community Animal Centre in Vancouver last year has led to the discovery of a new feline virus. The BC SPCA team not only successfully contained the outbreak, but their work led to the discovery of the previously unknown fechavirus (not related to COVID-19). Staff became concerned …

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Dog training shows – what can we learn from TV dog trainers?

sad dog
March 4, 2021

As new dog training shows hit the list of Netflix new releases and other media, dog lovers need to ask themselves a question: Do you believe everything that’s shown on TV? TV shows have the power to influence how dog guardians view their dog’s behaviour and what training method they will use to solve problem …

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Rat poison injuring wildlife

northern spotted owl in the wild
March 2, 2021

UPDATE October 2022: Provincial government announces changes to permanently restrict certain rodenticides The Provincial government has recently announced permanent changes to Integrated Pest Management Regulation (IPMR), to significantly reduce second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) in B.C. New requirements will prohibit all public and most commercial uses of SGARs in B.C., with limited exemptions. READ MORE   …

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Charlie’s pet food bank helps pet guardians and pets stay together

charlies food bank
February 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted life as we know it. For some low-income pet guardians, the pandemic has placed them the compromising position of having to choose whether to feed themselves or their pets. Charlie’s pet food bank, which provides free and low-cost pet services for people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, has been an essential …

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UPDATE: more than 150 cats taken into BC SPCA care as Houston rescue continues

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