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A search and rescue crew helping to enforce a wildfire evacuation order in the Central Okanagan Friday night ended up rescuing a dog after watching its owner apparently abandon it.
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July 02, 2021 - 7:00 PM As wildfire season escalates across the province, the B.C. SPCA is rolling out emergency response plans to help owners and pets impacted by the fires. Lorie Chortyk, communications manager with the non-profit, said in a press release main centre of activity has been in Kamloops, where the Sparks Lake wildfire has been raging since June 28 and now covers 20,000 hectares. The Juniper Ridge fire, which forced the evacuation of residents on Capilano and Nechako Drives in Kamloops on July 1, is now under control. The evacuees have all been allowed to return home. “The B.C. SPCA in Kamloops has been working with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and its (emergency social services) team to reach out to pet guardians who need help,” Chortyk said.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/Rose Valley Veterinary Hospital April 21, 2021 - 7:00 AM When Theo, a large Newfoundland-cross, was first brought to Rose Valley Veterinary Hospital, he had a gash on a back foot down to the bone after getting caught in a snare or a trap. Dr. Moshe Oz discussed options to either amputate or attempt to heal the wound, but the treatment options were simply too costly for Theo s owners and they opted to euthanize him. Instead, the West Kelowna veterinarian took the two-and-a-half year-old pup under the clinic s care and helped him heal his wound. And for a young Kelowna boy, it was a good thing he did.