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Merritt woman searching for long lost sister born in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Terri Beckett grew up always having cousins she could play with — the same people her two daughters now refer to as aunts and uncles — but she always wanted a sibling. When she was 15 she found out her mother did actually have another child, her baby sister, but had given her up...

Shipping cats to make room at Kelowna shelter

KELOWNA – The B.C. SPCA in Kelowna has so many cats, staff loaded them into a van and drove them to another shelter in Victoria in hopes of adopting them. With over 100 cats looking for a home at the Kelowna shelter, the SPCA Drive for Lives program transported 21 felines on Thursday. “As soon...

Sale on adoptable cats and kittens

KAMLOOPS – Starting Monday, you can adopt a cat or a kitten at the B.C. SPCA shelter in Kamloops for 50 per cent off. Sara Gerow with the shelter says their facility is coming out of a ringworm quarantine and now have several animals cleared for adoption. “The cats and kittens in particular have been...

Looking for a forever home, Vernon SPCA pets of the week

Spot My name is Spot and I hope you can spot me amongst the other kittens at the B.C. SPCA shelter in Vernon. I am so very loving and just waiting for that human lap to lay in and purr for hours on end. Please ask the Vernon SPCA staff if you are interested in...

Kamloops SPCA overrun with cats

KAMLOOPS - If you’ve been thinking about adding a furry family member to your clan, now is the time. There are about 35 cats (older than six months) and one rabbit currently in care at the Kamloops SPCA branch and for the next week the shelter is offering adoptions of adults cats and all rabbits...

Looking for a forever home, Vernon SPCA pet of the week

Oni This high energy senior is not slowing down any time soon. Oni, an 8 year and 7 month old neutered brindle Boxer cross, came into the SPCA because his previous owners could no longer give him the exercise and attention he needs. Upon meeting Oni, you wouldn't guess he is almost 9 year young....