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Dog found running loose with muzzle taped shut in care of B.C. SPCA
When Buttercup – a yellow Labrador mix – was found running loose in Comox it was…
Cat survives serious injuries after getting caught in trap in the East Kootenays
A cat caught in an animal trap was found down a remote logging road in…
B.C. SPCA struggling with huge influx of COVID puppies from breeders
In the first three months of this year, the B.C. SPCA has taken in almost…
PRECIOUS CARGO: Cat found in parcel mailed to Vancouver from China
A cat was found in a parcel from China at the Vancouver mail centre in…
BC SPCA reducing cat adoption fees for a limited time
Cat lovers who are thinking about growing their family can bring home a new feline…
Mother dogs and their puppies found abandoned on side of BC highway
Two young mother dogs and twelve puppies were surrendered to the BCSPCA in Prince Rupert…
Severely injured stray kitten found in BC’s Cariboo region
A three-month-old stray kitten — found recently on a property in Quesnel with a large,…
Badly injured kitten found in BC Interior fighting for life
A ten-week-old kitten is fighting to stay alive after it was found badly injured on…
Husky Labrador cross in northern BC horribly injured in attack by another dog
A dog with a severe leg injury was surrendered to the BC SPCA , but…
Elderly dog in rough shape found wandering alone recovering in Kelowna
A seven-year-old black Labrador retriever was found wandering in the West Kootenay recently and was…
Kootenay woman tied string on goat’s scrotum to ‘curb his hormones’
CONTENT ADVISORY A Kootenay woman who tied a piece of string around a goat's scrotum…
Last of 43 German shepherds seized from unfit breeder adopted: BC SPCA
The last dog in a large group German shepherds seized by the BC SPCA this…
Hot dog reports surging this year, says SPCA
KELOWNA - Even as they staged a demonstration, the B.C. SPCA received a real hot dog call about an animal left for 45 minutes in vehicle in downtown Kelowna. “This one’s for real,” Kelowna SPCA branch manager Suzanne Pugh said. Pugh was demonstrating an infrared thermometer which allows accurate readings of the inside termperatures of...
B.C. SPCA to acquire Penticton Veterinary Hospital
PENTICTON - The local SPCA is receiving a generous gift from a well known Penticton veterinarian. The B.C. SPCA announced June 10 it will be acquiring the Penticton Veterinary Hospital from retiring Penticton veterinarian Dr. Steve Harvey. The hospital will continue to retain existing staff and will offer the same full services to the public,...
Hot dog calls on rise as weather heats up in Southern Interior
THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Though summer isn’t even officially here, the unseasonably warm weather in the Interior is already prompting concerned calls about dogs left unattended in cars. “We’ve had three or four already this morning (May 22) and yesterday we had half a dozen before lunch,” Cam Buksa, spokesman for the Central Okanagan branch of the...