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.
Sharing #Pawsitivity – Buttercup
In these difficult times our animals help us get through; they comfort us and they make us smile! We all need some #pawsitivity!We want to share your videos and photos of how animals are helping
Alberta SPCA Makes Special Appeal After Taking in 143 Cats From One Home
The Alberta SPCA is making an appeal for donations after recently removing 143 cats from one home in the greater Edmonton area. The cats were not in distress which allowed Peace Officers to gradually deal
Dog House Building Project
Alberta dogs will be the beneficiary of a pilot program between the Alberta SPCA Edmonton Catholic Schools. Students at six different schools are building insulated dog houses in their construction classes. The houses will then
Dog Owner Charged by Alberta SPCA
NEWS RELEASE October 23, 2019 Dog Owner Charged A dog owner from Swan Hills has been charged with four offences under the Animal Protection Act (APA) after the Alberta SPCA seized 16 animals from a property
Tofield Area Couple Pleads Guilty to Neglect of Dozens of Horses
Information Release August 22, 2019 Peter Hans SPAHR and Linda C. SPAHR of the Tofield area pleaded guilty on August 21, 2019 in Vegreville Provincial Court to two counts each of causing an animal to
Valour’s Story
Watch Valour’s Amazing Story The large, male horse runs with vigor when called for breakfast. Valour lives at an equine-facilitated healing ranch northwest of Edmonton where he doesn’t have to worry about food. When the
Hay, Secure Your Feed!
The Alberta SPCA encourages livestock owners to make arrangements now for winter feed for their animals. This has been a tumultuous year for investigations of underfed livestock in Alberta, particularly for horses. With another year
Your Vehicle is not a Dogsitter
As the temperature rises, so do the number of calls about dogs being left in vehicles. Most people understand that leaving a pet in a vehicle on a hot day can lead to death or
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Kindness Challenge
Kindness Challenge accepted! Each December our Education Department challenges teachers and students to show kindness through our Kindness Challenge. Kindness is contagious and we want to help make the world a better, kinder place for animals, people and the environment. Our staff, and their pets, took part in the Kindness Challenge this December and we
Getting Along During COVID
OK, there’s a lot of tension in our province right now. We are taking our guidance from Neville and Nina on how to get along during these trying times!Sharing #Pawsitivityhttps://youtu.be/Q2vTeGiLKko
Christmas Tree Bulbs Support Alberta SPCA
This store front Christmas tree will soon be filled with bulbs! The Alberta SPCA is teaming up with participating Pet Planet Health stores to create some Christmas #pawsitivity. For a minimum $2 donation, you can place a bulb on the tree in the name of a beloved pet. Proceeds will be shared between our organization
The vision of the Alberta SPCA is that every animal in Alberta be treated humanely.
