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In honour of National Pet Appreciation Week, the BC SPCA is recognizing one of our own: Roger, the cat. Roger was the unofficial greeter at the BC SPCA in Vernon. Since he predates the existing shelter staff, his history is a bit of a mystery. However, Chelsea Taylor, Vernon & District’s manager, says it’s believed that Roger initially came to …
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News Category: Community
May 3rd is National Specially-abled Pets Day. It’s a special day that shines a spotlight on amazing and brave pets with disabilities. The celebration is also an opportunity to encourage people about caring and adopting a specially-abled pet. The heartwarming stories below from the BC SPCA community reflect that specially-abled pets have so much love to give, and most of the time, you’ll need to keep …
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When the BC SPCA took in 119 small dogs from a property near Fort Nelson in March, among them was a terrier mix later named Cookie who was rescued along with her seven puppies, now dubbed her ‘crumbs.’ At the time the SPCA provided grooming and nail trims for the dogs, many of whom were …
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News Category: Community
Teri Forster’s last name might as well be ‘Foster.’ The Prince Rupert resident has been volunteering with the BC SPCA since her first ‘foster fail’ (a cat named Kitten) in 2004. “My parents used to comment if there was an injured, sick or unwell animal, chances are I’d be trying to rehabilitate it, if not …
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Tla’amin Nation and the BC SPCA Powell River have taken the next step in their partnership of trust and mutual interest for animal welfare with a recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Tla’amin community is located outside of the city of Powell River and their traditional territory consisted of numerous permanent and …
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The BC SPCA is hoping you can give Charlie a new leg up on life. The twenty-year-old gelding came to the BC SPCA’s attention through a cruelty investigation earlier this month. In addition to coming into care underweight and having suffered from rain scald, Charlie has a chronic hind leg injury, and is recovering from …
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