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Cat lost on BC Ferries sailing found safe due to sighting tips
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (426+ words) After a stressful weekend, a cat that went missing on a BC Ferries sailing has been reunited with his family. Tango the cat and his family were on board a BC Ferries from Tsawwassen to Duke Point on Aug. 20 when…...
Pet CHEK: A pawsitively awesome 7th anniversary puppy party!
22+ hour, 50+ min ago (300+ words) Tess van Straaten is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience doing everything from news and weather to hosting a live morning show. A fourth-generation Victorian, Tess went to Carleton University in Ottawa and got her first big…...
Pet CHEK: A nail trimming demo with the Appliance Litter kittens
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (270+ words) Tess van Straaten is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience doing everything from news and weather to hosting a live morning show. A fourth-generation Victorian, Tess went to Carleton University in Ottawa and got her first big…...
Nanaimo emergency veterinarian changing to 'more consistent' opening hours starting Oct. 1
3+ week, 6+ day ago (384+ words) After a mid-Island vet raised the alarm about emergency veterinarian services, the Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital says it has a plan to change its hours. The Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital has been operating on reduced hours for over…...
BC SPCA reminds pet parents to keep animals cool during heat wave
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (644+ words) With a heat wave hitting parts of Vancouver Island on Wednesday, people may be looking for ways to beat the heat, and the BC SPCA is asking pet owners to not forget their companions. Environment Canada has issued a heat…...
Pet CHEK: Kitten Taylor Swift and Kelce and a warning about lilies
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (350+ words) Tess van Straaten is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience doing everything from news and weather to hosting a live morning show. A fourth-generation Victorian, Tess went to Carleton University in Ottawa and got her first big…...
Pet CHEK: Senior dog Buddy and deadly summer BBQ dangers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (284+ words) Tess van Straaten is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience doing everything from news and weather to hosting a live morning show. A fourth-generation Victorian, Tess went to Carleton University in Ottawa and got her first big…...
Vancouver Island animal rescuer risks his life to save pets on Ukraine's front lines
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (697+ words) A Vancouver Island man is putting himself in the middle of an active war zone to help evacuate hundreds of animals and the people who refuse to leave them behind. Jesse Adams, founder and executive director of Greater Victoria-based RainCoast…...
Tiny stray kittens spark three-day rescue operation at Campbell River floatplane hangar
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (516+ words) A litter of seven stray kittens is safe and thriving after an intensive three-day rescue operation in Campbell River that had volunteers working around the clock to reunite the determined feline family. The rescue began on May 30 when staff at…...
'It's shocking': Homeless camps fill protected wildlife area of North Cowichan
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (434+ words) Paul Fletcher walked into a usually lush Somenos Marsh Tuesday, but what he found was hardly recognizable. Large homeless camps have now cleared trees and native species to make room for living rough. “This is my first time ever being…...