THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Our mission: To protect and enhance the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals in B.C.
The BC SPCA is very excited to see Vancouver City Council members move towards supporting pet-friendly rental housing, which came as a result of the recent City Council Motion to “Support Renters With Pets.”
The man who pleaded guilty to a vicious attack on his two-year-old German shepherd, was sentenced today to a lifetime ban on owning animals, a 60-day jail term and three years’ probation.
With a few weeks until summer break, parents around B.C. still have time to register their children for the BC SPCA’s Among Animals summer camps – but spaces are filling quickly.
Pigs are intelligent, social animals that love to explore and "root" around. Yet pigs raised on Canadian farms are normally kept inside on concrete floors, with females kept in confining stalls that cause great stress and frustration.
The BC SPCA is seeking public input about pressing animal issues facing B.C. communities as it begins a strategic planning process to guide its programs and services from 2014 to 2018.
The BC SPCA honoured two-legged and four-legged heroes from across the province during its annual awards ceremony in Vancouver on May 31 and at its society AGM on June 1.
A Vancouver man who was arrested and charged in two separate cases involving the videotaped torture of kittens and cats was sentenced to 17 month in jail today.
The BC SPCA is promoting the joy of pet guardianship with its End the Wait campaign, May 24-26 in SPCA branches across B.C. During the weekend, cats, kittens and rabbits can be adopted from a local shelter for half-off the normal adoption fees.
To celebrate the joy of pet guardianship and adoption during May Adoption Month, we asked our fans to share their “I’ve Been Loved” photos depicting how may days that their pets have been loved. Watch the resulting video!
New research published confirms what many people have long suspected: the first few months of a puppy’s upbringing strongly influences the rest of his or her life.
