B.C. SPCA

SPCA – Clearwater man who was convicted of animal cruelty sent to jail

February 10, 2026 // 0 Comments

Clearwater resident Kurtis Elliot has had his conditional sentence order terminated after failing to comply with the terms of his sentence, the BC SPCA said Monday (Feb. 10, [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]

EDITORIAL – We rescued 15 dogs; now let’s save millions of test animals

April 6, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CASE OF THE DOGS seized from a Clearwater breeder in January continues to be in the news as their progress is reported. SPCA officials [Continue]

SPCA – Starving dogs – ‘The condition of these animals was just horrific’

January 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

BC SPCA animal protection officers have seized 13 starving dogs from a Clearwater breeder who was selling Cane Corso puppies during COVID. Two more emaciated adult dogs on [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Cats should be licensed, fixed and allowed to run free

October 23, 2021 // 1 Comment

IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW, Kamloops has a cat problem. It was ever thus. The SPCA says the town has a cat overpopulation “crisis.” It says 78 per cent of the BC SPCA’s [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]