We wouldn’t be able to rescue 37,000 animals a year without our volunteers, so speaking for the animals, we have just one thing to say: Thanks! The BC SPCA salutes its 4,000 volunteers across the province during National Volunteer Week April 18 to 24. Find out what our volunteers do and how you can become a volunteer, too.
Judge rules in favour of BC SPCA in seizure of neglected horses and dogs
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of the BC SPCA in a dispute over the seizure of 28 thin and emaciated horses and 39 terrier mix dogs and puppies last year. The BC SPCA seized the animals following an animal cruelty investigation on a property near Vernon. As a result of ruling, the animals are now available for adoption. Visit our news page for more details on the case and the animals looking for loving homes.
Make your furry friend famous
Does your favourite animal friend have star quality? The BC SPCA 2011 Animal Lovers’ Calendar contest is now open, and will run until May 17. Register your friend todayand find out how your best friend could win a coveted feature spot. The calendar will be available in September as a gift to BC SPCA supporters and for sale online or at a branch near you.
Hill’s® Science Diet® sponsors provincewide Open House series
Our thanks to Hill’s® Science Diet®, which is joining with the BC SPCA to promote adoption of homeless animals during Be Kind to Animals Month in May. Through the sponsorship of the Open House series taking place in BC SPCA branches across the province during May, Hill’s® Science Diet® will help showcase animals for adoption and will raise awareness of the plight of abandoned and neglected animals in B.C. Click here for details.
Celebrate Be Kind to Animals Month
The BC SPCA urges all animal lovers to celebrate Be Kind to Animals Month in May! For ideas on how you can enrich your pet’s life and make a difference for animals in need in your community, click here.
Get fit while helping our four-legged friends
Whether you’re an avid runner or a novice just getting your feet wet, you can run or walk your way to the finish line for the BC SPCA in the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon & 5K Charity Challenge. It’s quick and easy.
In March 2010, Manitoba Egg Farmers announced a progressive policy away from conventional battery cages. Beginning in 2018, egg farmers who build new facilities or undertake a major retrofit will be required to have either enriched cages or an alternative housing system that supports the Five Freedoms. For more information, visit our news page.
Donor of the Month: Jarome Iginla
The animals have a champion of their own. For more than 15 years, Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla and his wife, Kara, have shown great generosity and compassion toward the animals of B.C. Iginla is not only a Canadian hockey hero, but a hero to the tens of thousands of animals saved every year at the BC SPCA thanks to support like his.
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Spaying and neutering decreases the desire for dogs to roam, reduces aggression, and makes them less susceptible to ovarian, uterine and testicular cancer.
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