Alberta SPCA News
Important information about animal care and best practices.
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The Alberta SPCA is a leader in animal welfare and care. We are proud to help improve the lives for thousands of animals every year, and to share important information about animal care and best practices.
Compassion Drives Us Every Day
Our theme in 2019 is Compassion and it drives all the decisions we make at the Alberta SPCA, for the animals, and for the owners as well. Sometimes neglect isn’t intentional and our Peace Officers are trained to recognize when compassion is needed for all. This is one of those stories. The owner had hidden
The Alberta SPCA – 60 Years of Compassion
Compassion for animals has always been at the core of our organization and it continues to influence our work on behalf of animals. As we enter our 60th year, we are highlighting compassion as our theme and as the motivating force for what we do every day. It was September 1959 that we were incorporated
Pets Must Have Appropriate Shelter During Cold Weather
Your Donations Ensure We Can Help Dogs Like Charlie It is that time of the year when most of us seek warmth and comfort in our homes at the end of the day, but for some animals, there is no comfort. This was Charlie’s plight. At 15 years old, Charlie was not living in comfort and
Lollipop’s Story
Everyone is Affected by Family Violence Lollipop the cat and her owner, who we’ll call Stephanie, found themselves living in a turbulent home filled with broken furniture, death threats, and many strangulation attempts. In addition to the routine physical abuse Stephanie experienced, she was forbidden from having friends, employment, and even pets. When she found
Wilbur’s Story
Everyone is Affected by Family Violence Domestic violence affects everyone living in the home with an abuser, including companion animals. Unfortunately, many shelters do not have the means to house companion animals and many survivors are left facing the difficult decision to either leave their pets behind or remain in the abusive environment. Sadly, many
Bailey’s Story
At the Alberta SPCA, removing healthy, happy pets from loving homes and re-homing them isn’t something we normally do. Our focus remains on animal protection and ensuring owners provide for their animals appropriately. But sometimes we have to help the people before we can help the animals. This is one of those stories. Going into the situation, the
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Compassion Drives Us Every Day
Our theme in 2019 is Compassion and it drives all the decisions we make at the Alberta SPCA, for the animals, and for the owners as well. Sometimes neglect isn’t intentional and our Peace Officers are trained to recognize when compassion is needed for all. This is one of those stories. The owner had hidden
The Alberta SPCA – 60 Years of Compassion
Compassion for animals has always been at the core of our organization and it continues to influence our work on behalf of animals. As we enter our 60th year, we are highlighting compassion as our theme and as the motivating force for what we do every day. It was September 1959 that we were incorporated
Pets Must Have Appropriate Shelter During Cold Weather
Your Donations Ensure We Can Help Dogs Like Charlie It is that time of the year when most of us seek warmth and comfort in our homes at the end of the day, but for some animals, there is no comfort. This was Charlie’s plight. At 15 years old, Charlie was not living in comfort and
The vision of the Alberta SPCA is that every animal in Alberta be treated humanely.
