June 2013 Share this email with friends!
At the BC SPCA, we take care of lots of different animals,
including dogs, horses, rabbits and rats. But did you know that more than half of all the animals waiting
for their forever homes are cats?
This month, we want to tell you about just a few of these
lovely cats.
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Garth
has been through a lot! Found as a stray in a school parking lot, he came to the
SPCA in need of some TLC. Now that his coat has been cleaned and his wounds
have healed, five-year-old Garth needs a forever family that will appreciate
his mischievous, playful personality! Garth is available for adoption at the Comox SPCA.
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Jem
is a typical kitten, in all the best ways. She is curious and energetic, and
she loves to play! Jem and her littermates were found abandoned at the SPCA
when they were only a few weeks old. After a stint in foster care, they are now
ready for permanent homes! Jem and her siblings can be adopted at the Richmond SPCA.
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Three-year-old Hunter
was brought to the SPCA when his previous guardians were moving and couldn’t
take him with them. Hunter likes other cats, toys and scratching posts. He
dislikes going outside, so needs an indoor-only home! Hunter can be adopted
from the South Okanagan/Similkameen
SPCA.
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Please note: Garth, Jem and Hunter were available for adoption at the time this article was written, and may have found their forever home since then. Visit the BC SPCA website to discover more cats currently looking for homes.
Has your family adopted a cat or kitten? We’d love to hear
from you!
Send your feline friend’s photo and name, plus your first name
and age, to kids@spca.bc.ca. He or she could be
featured as a Happy Ending story in a future issue of e-Kids – and you will be
entered into a draw for an awesome prize that’s just purrfect for a cat guardian!
Congratulations to the winner of our last prize giveaway,
nine-year-old Kate Brandes from Vancouver, who received a copy of the novel Catboy by Eric Walters!
The 2013 Scotiabank
& BC SPCA Paws for a Cause on September 8* is the biggest animal
event of the year! Have you registered yet?
Sign up (with your parents'
permission) to start your personal fundraising campaign. It’s free to register. Plus, when you raise
$15 or more, you’ll also get one free
year of BC SPCA Kids Club membership!
But that’s not all! Every kid who registers will be entered
into a draw for a Nintendo® 3DS™.
And the top youth fundraiser for 2013 will win a Nintendo® Wii U™ Console – Deluxe Set!
Visit our Kids Zone
this summer for all the latest Paws news
for kids. We can’t wait to see you in September!
*The date
of the walk is different in some cities, so check our website for details in
your area.
Summer vacation is fast-approaching. Have you registered
for BC SPCA summer camp yet?
At camp, you’ll get to take action for animals, explore the
outdoors, get creative and crafty and meet lots of new friends (both two- and
four-legged!).
Check out spca.bc.ca/camp to learn more and
sign up for a fun-filled week you’ll never forget.
Want to take action for animals this summer?
One of the biggest concerns facing pets this time of year is
the heat – especially being left in the car alone on a hot day.
Why is leaving a pet in a hot car a problem? Because animals
can overheat very quickly! On a warm day, it can take just 10 minutes for the
temperature in a parked car to reach a level that will seriously harm or even
kill a pet.
What can you do to prevent this from happening to an animal?
Help us spread the word about the dangers of leaving pets in vehicles when it
heats up outside! You can even print your own brochures
and posters.
Take the posters to places like malls, grocery stores and community centres,
and ask permission to put them up.
Learn
more about what to do if a dog suffers from heatstroke.
At the BC SPCA Kids Club, we love to laugh almost as much as
we love animals! This month, we’re celebrating our feline friends with a bit of
cat-themed comedy:
Q: Where did the kittens go for their school field trip?
A: The mewseum!
Q: Why don’t cats make good story-tellers?
A: They only have one tail!
Q: What is a cat’s favourite colour?
A: Purrple!
Have an animal joke or riddle you’d like to share? Send it to
kids@spca.bc.ca,
along with your first name and city, and you could be featured in a future
issue of e-Kids Mews!letter.
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