The BC SPCA is working towards improvements in farm animal welfare, provincially and nationally.
Join us in raising your voice this month on behalf of the millions of animals raised on farms each year in B.C. Making an impact is easier than you might think.
Carla was 16 months old when she was found homeless in West Vancouver in July
2008. She is a young active dog who enjoys plenty of exercise and needed a
confident new guardian to provide training and leadership.
The BC SPCA has earned an “A” rating for overall efficiency, donor stewardship and transparency in a recent survey of 100 Canadian charities by MoneySense magazine.
The magazine created Canada’s first charity rating system to find out which charities scored highest in areas such as fundraising efficiency, governance and transparency, compensation and overall charity efficiency.
With 76.1 per cent of all donations going towards its programs and services, the BC SPCA earned the highest rating of the animal sector charities surveyed.
The past two years the BC SPCA has enjoyed a partnership with B.C. hotel chain Accent Inns.
Accent Inns provides the BC SPCA with complimentary and discounted hotel stays and donates a portion of pet fees to the BC SPCA, raising more than $6,700 to date. “The partnership with the BC SPCA really means a lot to us,” says Accent Inns Business Development Manager John Espley.
The BC SPCA has produced a new 30-minute video on the life of an egg-laying chicken.
The film is an up-close-and-personal look at how hens are raised in various housing systems, including a conventional battery cage operation and a state-of-the-art SPCA Certified free-range system.
While Halloween is fun for trick or treaters, it can be a scary and dangerous time for animals.
Dogs may act out of character at the sight of strangers in costumes coming to your door, cats can dart into traffic if frightened by fireworks or other loud noises and even farm animals can be at risk.
Find tips on how to keep your pet safe and happy this Halloween.
Cool fall weather signals it's time to check your antifreeze.
When you have your car serviced, insist on propylene glycol antifreeze. It costs a bit more, but reduces the risk that animals may drink highly toxic ethylene glycol normally used by automotive shops. Just a tablespoonful can kill a cat or small dog, who may lap up the sweet-tasting liquid.
Rachel Ho’s beloved 18-year-old BeBe is not very mobile and has trouble seeing, but Rachel always ensures he is as happy and as comfortable as possible.
“Many animals don’t have someone to love them like BeBe does, so I’m very proud that the BC SPCA is there to care for them.” Rachel is shown here at this year’s Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause with BeBe and chihuahua puppy, Butterz.
Rachel has been a generous supporter for a decade. Thank you!
Pigs have a natural instinct to wallow (coat their body with mud). Because pigs lack functional sweat glands, and most commercial breeds have little body hair, wallowing helps pigs:
Cool their body
Prevent sunburn
Prevent insect bites
Control external parasites
Disinfect skin wounds
Slough off old skin
Shed hair
Hide their scent from predators
Wallowing can also promote play and social and sexual behaviours.
For pigs, being able to wallow is part of a good life but only free-range pigs get that opportunity.
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.
BC SPCA Charitable Registration No. BN 11881 9036 RR0001
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Pigs have a natural instinct to wallow (coat their body with mud). Because pigs lack functional sweat glands, and most commercial breeds have little body hair, wallowing helps pigs:
