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Half-price cats at B.C. SPCA to make room for the expected kittens
B.C. SPCA shelters across the province are offering cat-lovers a special deal if they have…
B.C. SPCA seizes dozens of farm animals from Barriere property
KAMLOOPS – Dozens of farm animals have been seized by B.C. SPCA investigators from a…
Nine neglected horses seized from rural property in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. SPCA has seized nine horses from a rural property in Kamloops…
Stray dog found in wildfire evacuation zone gets first surgery
KAMLOOPS – A four-legged evacuee is getting the treatment it needs after being found in…
Dogs left in van seized from woman traveling through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops bylaw officers seized 19 dogs, including puppies, from a van parked at…
Why pets don’t make the best presents
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While it might seem like the perfect present on Christmas morning, the B.C. SPCA would rather you didn’t give pets as gifts. People put a lot of value in their gifts but the society generally discourages the giving of animals, Valerie Wilson of the Kamloops SPCA says. “Do your research. Know that that...
“He told me he killed the cat and put it in the dumpster”
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops man who admitted to strangling his cat for peeing on the floor, was in court today facing several animal cruelty related charges. Steven Seidel, 28, admitted in Kamloops Provincial Court today to strangling his cat, Oreo, on March 14, 2013, out of concern for his pregnant girlfriend. “I just grabbed him...
Never leave a pet inside a hot car: SPCA
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The weather is getting hot, and drivers are rolling down their windows, feeling the breeze in their hair as they drive along. But don’t forget, your pets also need to feel the wind in their fur, or at least a cool breeze. Every year, pets are killed from the heat in hot cars. The...