Dear friend,
May is both Be Kind to Animals Month and Adoption Awareness Month. What better time than to find a new best friend at your local shelter or take the challenge to make your community a kinder and more humane place for animals? Read more in this issue of Anim@ls...
With appreciation,
Lorie Chortyk General Manager, Community Relations
PS. You can multiply your impact! Forward this message to friends, family and colleagues.
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May 2012 Issue 111
Squeakers and Joshua are looking for a quiet home together.
Squeakers is Joshua’s rock, she helps him become more confident around people.
Learn more about Squeakers and Joshua...
At the beginning of August 2011 Hope took a ride on the Drive for
Lives program to the BC SPCA Richmond
Education & Adoption Centre Branch with hopes of maximizing her adoption
chances.
Learn more about Hope's Happy Ending...
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May is Adoption Awareness Month
You can’t buy love... but you sure can adopt it! The BC SPCA is
celebrating Adoption Awareness Month in May and is hoping that anyone
planning to bring a new pet into their life will consider the BC SPCA as
their “first adoption option”. There are thousands of beautiful animals
– dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, rabbits and small animals – just
waiting for their new forever home.
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Charges approved in SPCA Whistler sled dog investigation
Crown counsel has announced charges of animal cruelty against Bob Fawcett, former general manager of the Whistler-based Howling Dog Tours, for causing unnecessary pain and suffering to a number of sled dogs in April 2010. The charges came following an extensive SPCA investigation into the mass killings.
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Thank you for your support on Bill 24!
Thank you to all of our amazing supporters who contacted their MLAs to voice concern over Bill 24, a bill which amends the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Thanks to your quick action, amendments were made to the bill that address some of the key concerns raised by the SPCA. Thank you for making a difference for the animals!
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Cast your vote... and help the animals
One hundred and eight adorable pets are vying for thirteen spots in our annual Animal Lovers’ Calendar. They’ve already raised more than $23,000 to help provide rescue and relief to suffering animals.
When the contest closes on May 10 at 12 noon the animal with the most votes will be our 2013 Cover Pet and 12 others will be monthly features. If your family and friends pitch in, it’s not too late to win a spot for your special friend.
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Five ways you can make a difference
May is Be Kind to Animals Month and the BC SPCA is challenging you to make a difference for animals. Here are five suggestions to get you started:
- Adopt from the BC SPCA – all adoptable animals are listed online and updated every 30 minutes!
- Volunteer to be a foster home for an abandoned cat, a rescued dog, a lonely rabbit or a frightened guinea pig.
- Commit to buying SPCA Certified foods – cage-free eggs, beef, chicken and more.
- Toss the choke chain and use a humane collar for dog walking.
- Enrol a child in the BC SPCA Kids Club. For just $15 you will be nurturing a more compassionate next generation.
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Calling all runners and walkers
BC SPCA supporters are busy training for the Scotiabank Half-Marathon & 5k Group Charity Challenge. This is one race runners and walkers won’t want to miss. Join us and enjoy the stunning route while fundraising for BC’s most vulnerable animals. It’s not too late to register and help us reach our goal of having 40 people represent the BC SPCA in Vancouver on June 24. This summer, pledge to stay fit and save animal lives!
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Leave room in your summer plans for summer camp!
With summer vacation around the corner, you may be wondering how to fill the time with stimulating activities for your children. Look no further! BC SPCA summer camps are the perfect balance of entertainment and learning. Specially designed games, activities, skits and crafts allow kids to have a blast while discovering the world of animals and animal welfare issues.
Registration for most locations is now open. Visit spca.bc.ca/camp for dates and times to suit your summer schedule.
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Registration now open for the 2012 Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for a Cause!
On Sept. 9, 2012* you can give hope to the animals who need you most. Register for the Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk and join thousands across the province to raise $1 million! Register in May and you’ll receive 50% off registration.
Start your fundraising now... the top fundraiser in May will receive a huge prize: two return flights between Victoria and Vancouver and a one night hotel stay courtesy of Coast Hotels & Resorts and Harbour Air. *Dates may vary. Check our page for local walk details.
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Help UBC researchers review animal experiments
Should we use animals in research? If so, under what conditions? Researchers at UBC are testing a new way to improve transparency and accountability in university animal research by allowing the public to provide input on current and past experiments. You must be a minimum of 19 years old to participate.
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Donor of the Month: Entrance Automation Systems Inc.
Entrance Automation Systems Inc. is proud to support the BC SPCA. While the company appreciates that there are many organizations that look after people, there are few that provide care and protection for animals. As generous supporters of the Surrey SPCA, the company not only donates funds to the shelter, but most recently paid for rental trucks to be used to help move supplies and even donated their muscle to help too!
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Paw Patter
Calling all green thumbs!
Is your vegetable garden so successful you are actually giving produce away? Consider sharing your bounty with small animal guardians you may know. Foods such as parsley, carrot tops, romaine lettuce and cucumbers are relished by many rabbits and guinea pigs – and it will save their grateful guardians a trip to the market!
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Events coming up this month:
BC SPCA Branch Open Houses - May 5
City Challenge Charity Bowl - Kamloops
Garage Sale - Vernon Branch
BC SPCA Branch Open Houses - May 6
BC SPCA Branch Open Houses - May 10
Karaoke Pub Night - Burnaby Branch
City Challenge BBQ - Kamloops
Silent Auction and Elvis - Parksville
City Challenge - Pub night - Prince George
City Challenge - Sanbiki Bento Box Dinner - Kamloops
Spring Book Sale - Shuswap
BC SPCA Branch Open Houses - May 26
City Challenge - Garage Sale - Prince George
City Challenge - Wrap Up BBQ & Car Wash - Kamloops
City Challenge Pub Night - Kamloops
City Challenge - The Fur Ball - Prince George
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