July 17, 2020With British Columbians self-isolating at home in 2020 due to COVID-19, communities across B.C. have seen a surge of interest in homesteading activities, such as baking, gardening and preserving. Whether it’s the desire to be self-sufficient or just having extra time around the house, more people are also expressing an interest in raising backyard chickens. …
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July 10, 2020The BC SPCA is hoping you can help Maggie have a new leg up on life. The five-year-old cat was surrendered to a shelter with a mysterious wound on her hind leg that wasn’t healing. What was discovered was far worse than expected. Maggie had a large, necrotic wound on her leg that had become …
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July 6, 2020There was a happy ending, including a birthday wish come true, for a cat named Milly who recently went missing from her family home in Kimberley, B.C. Shannon Magee and her family adopted Milly from the BC SPCA five years ago, along with another cat named Shelby. Both cats were microchipped at the time of …
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