Image Credit: Okanagan Humane Society
August 22, 2025 - 5:00 AM
No one thinks about numbers when it comes to rescuing animals — they do it for other reasons.
Here's a few numbers about the Okanagan Humane Society and BC SPCA.
1: Mission of the Okanagan Humane Society: spay and neuter companion animals, including feral cats, from Osoyoos to the Shuswap.
4,150: That's how many animals the Okanagan Humane Society cared for in 2024.
3,300: That's how many animals in the Southern Interior they helped so far this year with spay/neuter and ID services, perhaps a record breaking year.
47,500: That's how many animals the humane society spayed or neutered since 1996. That's a lot.
200: That's how many active volunteers keep the organization going, many of those — 150 — are foster families for animals throughout the Okanagan.
687: That's how many adoptions so far this year. That includes cats, kittens, dogs and puppies, but also some guinea pigs and bunnies.
2: Words, I guess. Barn Cats. I don't know how else to tell you this cool thing with numbers, but there you have it.
25: That's the date in October for the Tails of Hope fundraiser for the Okanagan Humane Society, presented by Bellamy Homes.
1: Great way to donate any time.
31: That's how many animal centres in BC operated by BCSPCA.
1: Animal welfare organization with authority to enforce animal cruelty laws. That's the SPCA and that's its mandate — protect vulnerable animals.
2: That's the number of animal hospitals operated by the SPCA. It also has two spay/neuter clinics including one in Kamloops.
167,890: That's how many animals the SPCA says it helped last year across the province.
7,651: New animal cruelty investigations in 2024 by the SPCA.
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