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December 2013
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A Home for the Holidays

What do shelter animals want most? Loving homes to call their own! You can help animals at BC SPCA shelters find their forever families this holiday season. All you need is some paper and crayons!

3 Steps to Make an Adoption Poster

Adoption poster 1

To begin, decide on the type of adoption poster you’d like to make. It can be about the importance of pet adoption in general, or you can choose a specific adoptable animal you’d like to highlight! Visit www.bcpetsearch.com to view all of the animals at the BC SPCA.

Adoption poster 2

The next step: Create your poster.

For a general adoption poster, pick a catchy slogan to go along with your drawing. Choose one of our favourites – “A Home for the Holidays” or “Don’t Shop, Adopt!” – or make up your own!

If you’re highlighting an adoptable animal, draw a picture of the animal and include his or her name, local shelter and any details potential adopters might like to know.

Whatever you do, make your poster as eye-catching as possible, with big, bold and colourful printing and drawing! 

Adoption poster 3

Now it’s time to get your message out there! Display your poster at your school, community centre, shopping mall or anywhere potential adopters might see it – just be sure to ask permission first.

Once your adoption poster is complete, we’d love to see it. Send a photo of your poster to kids@spca.bc.ca, along with your name, age and city, and we might feature it in a future issue of e-Kids!

Winter Weather Warnings

Dog in snow

Brrrr… it’s cold out there!

They may have fur coats, but animals can still get cold. With winter weather comes some special warnings for pet guardians to remember.

Read about our winter weather warnings to help you keep your furry friends safe and warm.

BC SPCA Kids Club members, watch for more tips in the winter issue of Bark! magazine, coming out in January.

Prize Winner Announcement

Book prize

Thank you to all the BC SPCA Kids Club members who entered our November prize giveaway!

Congratulations to the two winners of an Orca Books prize package, Monika Amann, 11, from Rossland and Shae McKeever, 8, from Lantzville.

Not a winner this time? Look out for more giveaways in future issues of e-Kids!

Fun Stuff

Girl and cat

Youth workshops

BC SPCA youth workshops are just for kids! This month, we’re holding Crafts for Critters and A Home for the Holidays workshops at select BC SPCA branches. Learn more and sign up today! (Remember, BC SPCA Kids Club members get a discount on workshops.)
Santa and dog


Family events

Many BC SPCA branches hold holiday fundraising events for the animals like bake sales, gift wrapping and pet photos with Santa! Check out the BC SPCA events calendar or contact your local BC SPCA branch to find out about events in your area.

Cupcake Day


Coming in 2014

Want to participate in the sweetest day of the year? Stay tuned for details about National Cupcake Day for SPCAs and Humane Societies! Registration opens on Jan. 2, 2014 at nationalcupcakeday.ca. This is a very special event where you get to bake, decorate and eat cupcakes – all to help animals!

Furry Friend of the Month

December’s Furry Friend of the Month is Prince, a lovely Lionhead cross rabbit.

PrincePrince is currently staying at the Richmond SPCA as he awaits his forever home. This handsome gentleman has a beautiful coat that needs regular grooming. Along with these frequent spa sessions, he enjoys eating fresh veggies and playing in the grass in nice weather inside his pen. On the social side, Prince likes other rabbits and finds dogs quite intriguing!

Please note: Prince was available for adoption at the time this article was written, and may have found his forever home since then. Visit the BC SPCA website to discover more furry friends currently looking for homes.

 

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