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11/18/2025
🎅🐾 PET PORTRAITS WITH SANTA — Registration Now Open! 🐾🎅
Get your festive photos with Santa and your furry family members! 🌟
The BCSPCA Nanaimo is hosting our annual Pet Portraits with Santa, and we’d love to see you there!
📅 Dates:
Nov 29 & 30, Dec 6, 7, 13, 14 & 20
🕛 Time: 12:00–4:00 PM
📍 Location: 154 Westwood Rd, Nanaimo BC
🎁 Suggested donation: $20
All proceeds support the animals in our care ❤️
🐶🐱 How to Register:
Email [email protected]
to secure your time slot!
Bring your pets, bring your festive spirit, and let’s make some holiday magic together! ✨
(Poster below for full details!)
11/17/2025
Huge shoutout to the amazing students at Rutherford Elementary School for coming together to collect donations for the animals in our care. Your kindness makes such a difference. An extra tail-wagging thank you from adoptable Maisie! ❤️
11/17/2025
Pet Corner, brought to you by The Shady Rest Pub in Qualicum Beach!
Meet Oatmeal, a two-year-old Flemish Giant rabbit looking to bring some good hopping energy into your life.
11/16/2025
Sleepy Sunday! 😴 Sunday’s are all about resetting for your week, and that’s exactly what Timmy intends to do today. He’s all tucked in ready and for a cozy day! Hopefully soon enough it will be on a couch and in his forever home🙏🏻🧡
Sweet Maddy is an adorable Exotic Shorthair who’s been such a brave girl! 💕 She recently had bladder stone surgery and is feeling so much better, she is back to her gentle, purring self.
Maddy is looking for a loving indoor-only home with no other pets, where she can be spoiled and adored like the queen she is. She’s incredibly soft, loves quiet company, and will melt your heart with her big, soulful eyes✨
As the BC SPCA joins Canadians on Remembrance Day to honour & thank those who have served & continue to serve, we also honour PTSD service dogs changing the lives of veterans.
11/09/2025
Update, adopted ❤️
Meet Rocky, a handsome gentleman a lot of s***k and even more charm! After an intense session of catnip zoomies, he’s now in full relaxation mode, surveying his kingdom like the cool cat he is!
Rocky knows what he wants (and what he doesn’t), and he’s looking for a forever person who appreciates a confident cat with personality to spare! After 40+ days, it is time Rocky gets his happily ever after🥰
Are you ready to go ✨Feral✨ over our new merchandise?
Our Nanaimo SPCA Pet Zone just had a fresh stock of new items, just in time for the holidays! 🎄
Come grab a fun shirt, a comfy hoodie, or a cool cap anytime between 12-4pm from Tuesday-Sunday! 🛍️
11/08/2025
A few weeks ago, we teamed up with the City of Nanaimo to bring humane education to the City’s Pro D Day Camps!
Through fun, hands-on sessions, kids learned about kindness, empathy, and responsible animal care — helping to build a more compassionate community for both people and pets. 🐶🐱
A big thank-you to the City of Nanaimo for partnering with us to inspire the next generation! 🙌
11/07/2025
🐾 Community Kindness Spotlight! 🐾
A huge thank you to Samantha Lynn, a kind local who recently gathered second-hand pet items from our community to donate to the Parksville and Nanaimo BC SPCA branches! 💚
Their generous collection included 148 toys, 40 harnesses and collars, 4 cozy beds, and many other much-needed pet supplies. These donations make such a difference for the animals in our care — and we’re so grateful for this thoughtful act of compassion! 🐶🐱💖
11/06/2025
It goes to show that with a little love and patience, even the most nervous and uncertain cats can blossom into happy, confident companions. We’re so grateful for adopters who open their hearts and homes to give our animals a second chance at the life they deserve! ✨
"Here is an update on Flurry, the spicy little 6-pounder I picked up from the Nanaimo branch about 6 weeks ago. When I met her, she was visibly uncomfortable with her environment and was hiding in a small cat house, hissing and striking at any hands that got too near. There was some concern that she would have trouble rehabilitating after an unfortunate start in a hoarding situation followed by a stint at the shelter. I brought her home with me, despite my uncertainty that I would be able to help her in the ways that she needed.
Anyways, she hid for two days behind some speakers in the dining room, then she woke me up at 4am on the third day demanding attention and pets. She decompressed after that, then slept for 24hrs curled up in a fleece robe, got up and ate a few days worth of food, and she's been a little princess ever since. Turns out I didn't have to do anything other than give her some space. She still likes her hidey-holes, but the spiciness has completely abated and now she welcomes pets and seeks out comfort. Most of the time she's either on someone's lap or scrunching her face up to complain about a lack of treats. She doesn't like being picked up yet, but I'm wearing her down. ❤🥰
In accordance with her fresh start, I've renamed her Tater. Attached are some pictures of Tater laying claim to her new kingdom. Just wanted to let everyone know that she landed on her feet!"
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Our pages are intended first and foremost for BC SPCA supporters. We welcome feedback and open discussions and invite you to participate with respect for this community. We ask supporters to please respect differing opinions of others.
By participating in conversations on this page, you are agreeing to our commenting policy, as outlined below.
We reserve the right to remove posts that include any of the following:
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We reserve the right to update this policy at any time without notice.
On behalf of all the animals we care for and protect, thank you for your cooperation and support. If you have questions regarding our page and its contents, please email us at [email protected].
