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PoCo SPCA temporarily closed
Those hoping to adopt or surrender an animal at the SPCA's Education and Adoption Centre in Port Coquitlam will be out of luck for the next couple of weeks.
Emaciation killed young whale
The young whale who was beached in White Rock last month had suffered from a combination of several factors before meeting its fate, but the main issue was that of emaciation.
Bee's knees
In Canada, we have lost approximately 35 percent of our bee colonies in the past three years to "colony collapse disorder," a series of symptoms with an unconfirmed cause or cure. It's alarming when you consider that bees pollinate roughly one third of the produce we eat.
Animal Health Act change in public interest
I am responding to Elizabeth James' June 13 column, Controlling the Message is also a Disease.
OPINION: Controlling the message is also a disease
A few hours before the spring sitting of the legislature ended on May 31, B.C. Minister of Agriculture Don McRae had second thoughts about his proposed Animal Health Act that would have had the effect of suppressing information about agricultural disease outbreaks.
Town hall abuzz with workers
THE District of North Vancouver got sweeter last month with the addition of thousands of honey bees on the roof of municipal hall.
Dog owners warned of deadly virus
Pea Wee, a six-year-old chihua-hua-mix that is up for adoption at the Maple Ridge SPCA, won't contract the sometimes deadly disease because he has been vaccinated - the same as all dogs who stay at BC SPCA shelters.
Shocking Cultus sockeye report
A seven-year-old unpublished report indicates 100 per cent of a sample of Cultus Lake sockeye tested positive for a potentially deadly salmon virus.
Beekeepers abuzz over UBC genetic research
Beekeepers are hoping two important breakthrough studies being done by University of British Columbia researchers will help solve a worldwide problem that is leading to a dangerous decline in honeybees.
Anesthesia safe on a healthy pet
Pet owners are often very anxious about veterinary procedures that involve anesthesia. However, the risks are low, and with proper protocols in place can be minimized even further.
Befriend native bees: give them a home
IT'S not just people who are buzzing in North Shore community gardens this summer, according to local bee expert Ric Erikson.
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