Tag: SPCA

SPCA News

The SPCA Pond Hockey Fundraising Event was a great success, generating much needed money to support the cause of our homeless pets….and rewarding 3 lucky winners with great prizes!   There were two raffle draws for a cool $100 based on numbers drawn on squares picked that were super-imposed...

New Brunswick Has No Dog Tether Law…

We’ve all seen the sad plight of dogs that are always chained every time we drive past their homes.   Why have a pet if it isn’t going to be a member of your family?   But some people have animals for reasons other than having another family member...

WE’RE ALL DUNROAMIN’

Again, it is not just the DunRoamin’ group that advocates bringing pets indoors and making dogs part of the family instead of leaving them outside. Rather than re-invent the wheel, I would like to pass on these tips from the BC SPCA. They are very relevant here – a...

DRESSING UP

In the May/June 2012 issue of Pets Magazine, William J. Thomas wrote an interesting article and gave a huge ‘Thumbs Down’ to dressing up your pet in clothing. His article was well written. I could almost hear his voice and as I kept reading I could feel a ‘little...

SPCA Shelter Story

Margaret’s Story…so far. I met Margaret one eveningwhile doing chores at the shelter. The guy that brought her to me, gave me usual song and dance about how this isn’t his dog, and therefore not his problem. Margaret is to be my problem. The guy was nice enough to...