Animals

SUZUKI – For health habitats, leave it to beavers and other animal engineers

July 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

BEAVERS HAVE LONG BEEN considered nuisances. They knock down trees and block waterways, often flooding areas where humans live and gather. But recent moves to leave the [Continue]

SPCA – 38 ‘neglected’ dogs removed from Kamloops-area breeder

April 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

BC SPCA animal protection officers have removed 10 adult dogs and 28 puppies from a Kamloops-area property. “The miniature dachshunds were living in substandard and [Continue]

SPCA – 17 husky puppies, two adult dogs surrendered from property

December 27, 2019 // 2 Comments

The BC SPCA is asking for the public’s help to care for 17 puppies and two adult dogs that were surrendered from a property in the Interior. The SPCA said in a news release [Continue]

LETTER – ‘Wolf whacking’ contest is about controlling predator populations

March 15, 2019 // 3 Comments

Re: EDITORIAL – ‘Wolf whacking and other wars on predators should be banned’ Although it may seem that this contest is just an excuse to go out killing for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The time has come for the mandatory licensing of cats

December 13, 2018 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES THE MOST seemingly uncontroversial things can become contentious. The City of Kamloops announced this week a new online process [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We could stop the annual deer slaughter if we wanted to

November 1, 2018 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ANNUAL DEER SLAUGHTER is underway. I don’t mean the guns of autumn. I’m talking about the carnage on our rural roads. This is a [Continue]

LETTER – It’s time we changed the laws on where dogs are allowed

January 4, 2018 // 2 Comments

First of all a big THANK YOU for the video on allowing dogs in restaurants (Armchair Mayor editorial). It was as if you took the words out of my mouth. I had actually [Continue]

LEST WE FORGET – Millions of animals have served in times of war

November 11, 2017 // 2 Comments

The BC SPCA reminds us that, in addition to the men and women who have risked or lost their lives in times of war, millions of war animals have made contributions and [Continue]

SPCA – Video that shows ‘sickening’ treatment of chickens investigated

June 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

The B.C. SPCA has launched a formal investigation after receiving what it calls a “disturbing” undercover video of multiple workers, including a supervisor, at a [Continue]

SPCA – Breeder surrenders 17 badly neglected dogs after investigation

June 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

COWICHAN — BC SPCA constables have removed 17 badly neglected dogs – 15 Silky Terriers and two German shepherds – from a dog breeder in Cowichan. The 10 female [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Chemotherapy issue isn’t about choosing dogs over humans

December 10, 2016 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS TO BE expected that when the issue of chemotherapy for canine cancer patients came up, some would say we should not [Continue]

Canine cancer patients face death sentence if RIH refusal to provide chemotherapy drugs isn’t reversed

December 5, 2016 // 3 Comments

Canine family members unlucky enough to get cancer will face death sentences unless Interior Health reverses or stalls a decision to stop providing chemotherapy drugs to [Continue]

Animal rescue shelter, neighbours not optimistic bylaw will resolve disagreement

April 7, 2014 // 9 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER/ NEWS — There’s nothing like a barking dog to cause tension between neighbours. But what happens when there are 50 of them? The Angel’s Animal [Continue]

Public to get say on backyard bees at hearing

April 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The buzz is that tonight’s public hearing will a beehive of activity. Local beekeepers want to see more backyard bees, so the City is considering allowing hives on [Continue]