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BC SPCA - Nanaimo & District Branch Animal shelter in Nanaimo, BC

See our website at www.spca.bc.ca/Nanaimo for all of our current adoption prices, hours of operation, etc.



The BC SPCA is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals in British Columbia. Through its locations and operations across the province the BC SPCA provides emergency medical care and sheltering for more than 37,000 animals each year. The society also conducts more than 4,600 cruelty investigations and provides a wide range of advocacy and education programs for domestic, farm and wild animals through its Provincial Office.

Our mission, vision and charter is at the heart of all we do to rescue, protect and care for animals. It is also the driving force behind our animal welfare and education programs.

Our Charter:



The BC SPCA Charter is the foundation that guides the work we do:

Whereas:

The world is inhabited by many species sharing a common ecosystem of air, earth, and water. We recognize and value our interconnectedness with all animals.

Therefore:

The BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the quality of life for the animals of the world we share.



We pledge our energies to inspire and mobilize society to create a world in which all animals, who depend on humans for their well-being, experience, as a minimum, five essential freedoms:



1. Freedom from hunger and thirst

2. Freedom from pain, injury, and disease

3. Freedom from distress

4. Freedom from discomfort

5. Freedom to express behaviours that promote well-being.

Contact —
Email nanaimo@spca.bc.ca
Phone (250) 741-0778
Website
Address
154 Westwood Road
Nanaimo, BC V9R 0G9
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154 Westwood Road

Nanaimo, BC V9R 0G9

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Adoptable pets at BC SPCA - Nanaimo & District Branch

We'll also keep you updated on Kiwi's adoption status with email updates.
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Kiwi

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Nanaimo, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Loon's adoption status with email updates.
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Loon

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Nanaimo, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Orange Crush's adoption status with email updates.
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Orange Crush

Canary

Female Young
Nanaimo, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Jet's adoption status with email updates.
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Jet

Maltese/Poodle (Standard)

Male, Puppy
Nanaimo, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Plum (bonded To Bunny Boop)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Plum (bonded To Bunny Boop)

American

Female, Young
Nanaimo, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Ketchup's adoption status with email updates.
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Ketchup

Boxer/Bullmastiff

Male, Young
Nanaimo, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Breeze's adoption status with email updates.
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Breeze

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Nanaimo, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Rain's adoption status with email updates.
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Rain

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Nanaimo, BC
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Shelter FAQs

The BC SPCA Nanaimo & District Branch serves the areas of Nanaimo, Lantzville, Cedar and Gabriola Island.

Additional adoption info

Please note that in many of our provincial shelters renters are required to bring in copies of their strata council by-laws in order to be approved for adopting.

Please contact us at the shelter for any adoption requirements before visiting us to adopt so that you are correctly prepared to take your new family member home.

http://www.spca.bc.ca/support

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We'll also keep you updated on Malibu's adoption status with email updates.
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Malibu

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 9 yrs 11 mos
Vancouver, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Aron's adoption status with email updates.
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Aron

Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Male, 3 yrs 2 mos
Vancouver, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Paloma's adoption status with email updates.
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Paloma

Labrador Retriever

Female, Young
SURREY, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Sunee's adoption status with email updates.
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Sunee

Jindo/Corgi

Female, 3 yrs 4 mos
Vancouver, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Athena's adoption status with email updates.
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Athena

American Staffordshire Terrier/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, 3 yrs 11 mos
Vancouver, BC
We'll also keep you updated on Flynn (Taiwan FMD mixed)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Flynn (Taiwan FMD mixed)

Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo
Burnaby, BC

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