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2020 marks a milestone for B.C.’s oldest animal charity as the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) celebrates 125 years of rescuing and protecting animals. This year we’ll be sharing a timeline of stories from our humble beginnings to the more recent years and the inspiring people who have …
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News Category: Community
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead. It began with a few concerned individuals who were disheartened at the cruel treatment of horses used to haul heavy materials in B.C.’s pioneering days. In 1895, this small, committed …
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Daisy was surrendered to the SPCA as a result of a cruelty investigation. She came from a cluttered home where she had been living with two aggressive adult dogs and her three littermates. An animal protection officer found Daisy and her siblings living in their own urine and feces inside a wire crate that was …
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News Category: Adoption, Animal cruelty
The BC SPCA is providing care to four neglected shepherd breed dogs, who were surrendered from a backyard breeder and are looking for their forever homes for the holidays. These neglected dogs had been living in their own feces and urine among hazardous debris and garbage on a property in Maple Ridge. “This time of …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Ways to help
Thousands of BC SPCA supporters took action in 2019 to sign petitions advocating for laws that would improve animal welfare. Together with Humane Canada, we’ve advocated for the importance of animal welfare legislation to protect against neglect and cruelty. Ending the captivity of whales and dolphins: Bill S-203 Canada made historic strides passing the so-called …
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Anderson Joe of Duncan has been given a lifetime ban on owning animals and a 90-day suspended sentence in a case involving Teddy, an emaciated, chained dog who was seized by BC SPCA animal protection officers in February, 2018. “This is one of the most profoundly shocking and disturbing cases of abuse we have ever …
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News Category: Animal cruelty
