Animals

LETTER – Help is hard to find for resolving conflicts with urban deer

January 31, 2026 // 1 Comment

Dear Chief Uzeloc, I have been contacting the BC Conservation Office and both MLAs here in Kamloops regarding conflicts with urban deer. The suggestion was made to me this [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Addressing the outdoor cat challenge in Kamloops

August 7, 2025 // 0 Comments

By DENISE KING and PETER TSIGARIS Thompson Rivers University THE IMPACT of outdoor pet cats on local wildlife, and the risks these pets face themselves, is a complex and [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Save the ostriches, if it’s based on science, not emotion

June 3, 2025 // 1 Comment

IT’S NOT EASY being an ostrich. In the wild, they have to contend with lions, leopards, hyenas and human hunters. In captivity, on farms, they’re usually shipped to the [Continue]

LETTER – Who pays when an urban deer attacks a person or a pet?

November 22, 2024 // 5 Comments

Good morning Armchair Mayor, Our dog Buddy sensed the presence of deer in our front yard just before 2 a.m. on Nov. 16. His barks at the window wakened me and looking out [Continue]

DOG ATTACK – City wants three canines involved in death of collie put down

October 3, 2024 // 4 Comments

The three pit bulls that killed a collie in its back yard last month will be put to death if a City application is successful. Community Services manager Will Beatty issued a [Continue]

PETS – Thirty-one dogs seized from Clearwater property by BC SPCA

February 20, 2024 // 1 Comment

Thirty-one dogs from a property in Clearwater have been taken into care by the BC SPCA, the organization announced today (Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024). The dogs include [Continue]