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2 white rabbits chillin in some hay (Debra Walley BC SPCA)

The Year of the Rabbit promises good luck. Here’s what to know before adopting one.

Pet rabbits take a lot of work but are sure to bring happiness to loving guardians, the BC SPCA says

 

A ball python that was found in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Aug. 5, 2015. A teacher in B.C. was publicly reprimended for bringing his own ball python to class in 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP, Jerry Jackson, The Baltimore Sun)

B.C. teacher disciplined for bringing 3-foot snake to middle school as costume prop

One student didn’t know it was real until it was wrapped around his neck and began to slither

 

Blue the cat was reunited with his family in Langford 18 months after he went missing. (Screenshot via ROAM)

VIDEO: Vancouver Island cat missing 18 months reunited with family

Blue the cat found at Victoria museum 17 kilometres from home

 

Baker, a 12-year-old German shepherd, was accepted into the No Pet Left Behind Program when his owner passed away. He has since been adopted by his foster family, who are now caring for him and his pre-existing hip and joint issues. Paws For Hope photo

New program finding safe spaces for pets, when their owners are fleeing family violence

No Pet Left Behind is looking for foster families in Hope, Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland

Baker, a 12-year-old German shepherd, was accepted into the No Pet Left Behind Program when his owner passed away. He has since been adopted by his foster family, who are now caring for him and his pre-existing hip and joint issues. Paws For Hope photo
Lloyd has not lived your average life, having spent years away from his family living outside and surviving in bear and coyote territory. (Submitted photo)

The cat came back, five years later: Adventurous cat spends years outdoors

Lloyd is no ordinary cat, having lived outside in Hope for five years before returning to his owners

Lloyd has not lived your average life, having spent years away from his family living outside and surviving in bear and coyote territory. (Submitted photo)
The BC SPCA has responded to close to 600 calls of pets rocked in hot cars in 2017. (Pexels)

BC SPCA called to 600 pets locked in hot cars so far this year

Last weekend of July saw triple the calls as same time in 2016

The BC SPCA has responded to close to 600 calls of pets rocked in hot cars in 2017. (Pexels)