Langley animal group, SPCA offer help to flood-displaced pet owners
Posted November 18, 2021 7:09 am.
Last Updated November 18, 2021 7:10 am.
Pet owners displaced by floods in B.C. are being offered support by animal welfare groups.
The Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) says it will be offering boarding and pet supplies to dog and cat owners affected by the disaster.
A support fund for emergencies like this is also available to help those in need, and the society is asking anyone who is able to donate.
“These funds will be utilized for disaster relief including but not limited to compassion boarding, resourcing those in need, vet care, and providing any flood related emergency support those with animals in need,” LAPS says in a Facebook post.
In addition to money, the Langley Animal Protection Society is also collecting donations of pet food, beds, and other supplies.
Anyone who needs support for their pet is asked to email info@LAPSBC.ca or reach out to LAPS on social media. Those who are unable to get to the shelter to pick up items are also asked to contact the group for assistance.
The BC SPCA is also working to help pet owners who have been impacted by the flooding across the province.
“The BC SPCA has already begun emergency boarding for pets of evacuees at our location in Kamloops and we are providing supplies and pet food for those who have been displaced,” the organization’s Geoff Urton said in a release. “Shelter animals are being transferred out of the Kamloops facility into other SPCA locations in the Okanagan to make more room for emergency boarding of incoming pets.”
#BCSPCANEWS: We are working to assist pet guardians who have been evacuated due to the devastating floods in BC. Read more & learn how you can help: https://t.co/e5vuIriroX @TeckResources has generously stepped forward to match all donations up to $50,000! #bcspca pic.twitter.com/MhSgVo0CeC
— BC SPCA / BCSPCA (@BC_SPCA) November 17, 2021
Emergency boarding, as well as supplying pet guardians with supplies, has also already been provided to those impacted in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Langley, and Cowichan.
People looking for assistance can reach out to the BC SPCA by calling 1.855.622.7722 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. For after-hours calls, people can contact 1.800.585.9559.
Due to the situation in Abbotsford, the SPCA’s shelter in that city is closed. All animals that were housed there have been taken to other shelters.
You can make a donation to the BC SPCA.
