As we ring in 2013, what better way to make a fresh start than with a
renewed commitment to the wonderful animals who share our lives? Check out our
New Year’s resolutions for pet lovers and other stories on how you can make a
difference for animals this year.
Much appreciation, Lorie Chortyk General Manager, Community Relations
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January 2013 Issue 119
Jacksonis a handsome six-year-old male who has suffered some serious rejection in his lifetime - but you would never guess this by his winning attitude!
Jackson was adopted as a kitten from the BC SPCA Sunshine Coast Branch. Years later, he returned to the shelter as a stray.
Jackson's guardians were contacted but they never came for him.
BC SPCA among Charity
Intelligence’s top picks for 2012
Charity Intelligence has named the BC SPCA one of its
top charities for 2012.
The organization monitors and evaluates charities
across Canada in areas such transparency and accountability, administration and
fundraising costs and effectiveness of programs.
The BC SPCA was one of 45
charities, and one of only two animal welfare organizations, selected in the
top 2012 picks. Earlier this year, the BC SPCA received an A+ rating in MoneySense magazine in their annual
rating of Canadian charities.
Join us for the sweetest day of
the year – National Cupcake Day for SPCAs & Humane Societies!
This February 25, the cupcakes you bake for friends, family and colleagues will help save the lives of BC animals.
Visit our website to register to host a
National Cupcake Day Party (it’s free!) and receive a host-kit and personal
fundraising page. Thanks to PetSecure Pet Health Insurance, Reynolds & BMO
Bank of Montreal for their generous support.
With the help of a $10,000 grant from the Vancouver Foundation, the BC
SPCA is retrofitting its stainless steel cat cages with portals to allow cats
twice the space of conventional cages.
Based on research by the University of
California, Davis, providing the extra space reduces stress-related illness,
improves cat welfare and results in cats getting adopted faster.
The cat portals are part of the UC Davis
Capacity for Care animal management system being implemented by the BC SPCA.
Less positive,
the CFHS study also found that the number of homeless cats is growing faster
than the human population and outstrips the available space in animal shelters.
Matching gift sends “A Second
Chance” campaign soaring
Our “A Second
Chance” social media holiday campaign was a huge success.
With our supporters donating, signing up as
fundraisers and sharing with their networks we surpassed our first goal in just
six days.
Then the Eldon
& Anne Foote Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation stepped
forward with a matching gift of $40,000. Thanks to them, and everybody who
participated, we raised $80,000
to help give injured and abused animals a second chance.
BC SPCA employees invest
in their mission
In 2010 the BC SPCA launched the Family Campaignasking
employees to support the work they believe in by becoming donors.
Many became
PAW Plan donors or increased their gifts. We hoped to raise $16,000 but
exceeded our goal!
In 2012, individual
employee donations exceeded $34,000. As staff, we know the BC SPCA relies on
donations, and we see firsthand the animals who get a second chance; that is
why we invest in our
mission.
Just because cats have fur
doesn’t mean they don’t get cold!
As temperatures drop,
outdoor cats are susceptible to frostbite, particularly in the tips of their
ears, tails and toes. When these areas get cold, the blood vessels in them
constrict and less blood flows through them.
Eventually, the tissues become as
cold as the surrounding air. When the tissues freeze, they die. Thawing is very painful, and frostbite damage can be
permanent.
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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On behalf of all the animals we care for and protect, thank you for your support.
Charity Intelligence has named the BC SPCA one of its
top charities for 2012. 
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