Join us in your community on Sunday, September 11 (in most locations; visit spca.bc.ca/walk for information on all the walks) and make a difference in the lives of injured, abused and homeless animals.
Maximilian & Aristotle are a pair of Degu brothers who were
surrendered to the BC SPCA Kamloops Branch on August 12, 2010 when their
former owner didn't have time for them anymore.
You may remember Maximus from the July issue of Anim@ls when he was a featured Pet on the Net.
Maximus was homeless and suffering from multiple injuries after he was attacked by another animal. Thanks to generous BC SPCA supporters,
he received medical care but we feared he would always feel pain in his
back leg when he walked.
Adopting from a shelter is a great way to make a difference to animals in your community.
Yet only 17 per cent of people adopt from shelters! We have many amazing dogs awaiting homes — dogs who have been abused, neglected, injured or abandoned and are ready for a second chance. So why not make the BC SPCA your first adoption option?
Together, we can raise that percentage — starting this month.
Want to know how to think like a dog? Or a cat or a horse or a hamster?
World-renowned animal expert Dr. Temple Grandin will answer these questions and talk about understanding the animals in your life at a one-night-only engagement November 10 at UBC’s Frederic Wood Theatre. Tickets will go quickly. Buy them online now.
Thanks to BMO Bank of Montreal for their support of this event.
Last month’s BC SPCA online survey revealed that the number one behaviour issue for dog guardians is excitability.
Dogs ought to have episodes of excitability when they greet you and play, but some dogs never seem to calm down. Dogs who constantly spin, jump up, whine and paw at you — dogs with an excitable temperament — require special intervention.
There are only a few more weeks to submit your best B.C. wildlife pictures! We’ve received lots of great photos but still have time to view more and want your backyard and urban wildlife pics.
First annual Paws and Claws Film Festival accepting submissions
Know an aspiring filmmaker who loves nature?
We are now accepting submissions to the first-ever wildlife film festival in Western Canada — the Paws and Claws Film Festival. The festival’s purpose is to promote awareness, knowledge and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people and nature through excellence in film, television, and other media.
The festival is open to amateur and professional filmmakers of any age and films will be available for online viewing and voting this fall.
WildSense will feature stories about released animals from our Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC), tips for humanely dealing with urban wildlife and information on a wide range of wildlife issues.
Surveillance video from the Departure Bay ferry terminal has been used to help identify two persons of interest shown putting a bag into a terminal dumpster the evening of July 27.
Three 12-week old male kittens found in the bag were cared for by BC Ferries staff until staff could contact the BC SPCA Nanaimo shelter. One kitten, who had suffered multiple injuries, was euthanized. The surviving kittens are doing well and have both been adopted.
Dogs are admired for their keen sense of smell — an ability now being used to help endangered species, from tigers to orcas.
When studying animals in the wild, scientists have traditionally used invasive techniques such as trapping and tagging. Recently researchers discovered valuable information can be gained from sampling — poop!
Scat-detection dogs can smell scat half a kilometre away. From those scat samples, the species, sex, dietary preferences, health, even individual identity, can be determined without capturing the animal.
The BC SPCA is a non-profit organization funded primarily by public donations. Our mission is to protect and enhance the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals in British Columbia. The Society provides a wide range of services, including cruelty investigations, emergency rescue and treatment, sheltering and adoption of homeless and abused animals, humane education, advocacy, farm animal welfare, spay/neuter programs, and wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
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Dogs are admired for their keen sense of smell — an ability now being used to help endangered species, from tigers to orcas. 
