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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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Puppy’s plight highlights dangers of transporting dogs unsecured in pickup trucks

Chilli
October 29, 2019

The BC SPCA’s Williams Lake Branch needs your help to cover medical costs for a puppy called Chilli, who suffered horrific injuries from falling out of the back of a truck. Chilli was surrendered to the SPCA and she was immediately rushed to the vet. Chilli’s front leg was torn at the shoulder under her …

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SPCA searching for person who left mother dog and puppies at garbage dump

Casey
June 10, 2019

The BC SPCA is requesting the public’s help to find the owner of an abandoned mother dog and her puppies. A Good Samaritan found the mother dog, who SPCA staff named Casey, inside a sealed box with her nine puppies at the Puntzi Lake Landfill. “There is no excuse for simply walking away from a …

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Williams Lake man charged with animal cruelty following BC SPCA investigation

July 4, 2018

Williams Lake resident Terry Baker has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty under the Criminal Code of Canada after the BC SPCA seized 46 neglected dogs and puppies from his rural property north of Williams Lake. The dogs, seized in February of 2018, included American Eskimo, border collie, husky and Samoyed breeds. Marcie …

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Home for the holidays: Draft horse rescued from wildfires and neglect happy in new ranch home

December 1, 2017

Found in a hot spot in Williams Lake in the summer, when wildfires were still ravaging the area, this large draft horse was barely able to walk, as his hooves were so neglected and overgrown, it was painful for him to move. Now named Malachi, the handsome white horse has a new home on an …

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