News Items tag as: BC Farm Industry Review Board

Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats
May 19, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats.
BC woman loses custody of dog that overdosed
November 26, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A BC woman whose dog overdosed twice in a month has lost custody of her pet.
Vulnerable BC woman loses dog because supportive housing too dangerous
June 12, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A BC woman living in a supportive housing unit has failed to get her dog returned to her after a Review Board ruled the home wasn't a safe place for a dog.
Kamloops man loses dog back after it overdosed on meth, fentanyl
December 27, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A Kamloops man was forced to surrender his dog after it overdosed in his own home.
Homeless BC man who punched dog five times, appeals to get it returned
October 20, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A BC man was homeless when BC SPCA took his dog after he was caught on camera hitting the Rhodesian ridgeback.
Kootenay woman tied string on goat's scrotum to 'curb his hormones'
May 09, 2023 - 6:00 PM

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Dog that regularly ingested fentanyl and meth seized by B.C. SPCA
March 15, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A B.C. man whose dog ingested, fentanyl, cocaine and meth, and was regularly found to be high on drugs, has failed in his attempt to have the dog returned to him.
Kootenay woman who left dead dog in yard loses other pets
December 18, 2022 - 12:00 PM

A Kootenay pet owner who left her dead dog rotting in her yard for a week has lost an appeal after the B.C. SPCA seized more animals from her.
North Okanagan man whose dog overdosed on Ivermectin won't get animal back
December 14, 2022 - 6:00 AM

A North Okanagan dog owner who refused medical care for his dying dog has lost an appeal after the dog was seized by the B.C. SPCA.
Princeton artist who 'didn't believe in vets' has dog seized
November 06, 2022 - 8:04 AM

A Princeton artist who said he "didn't believe in doctors" and ignored an order to take his underweight dog to the vet has lost an appeal to have the dog returned.
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THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
OPINION Earlier this month, ABC - one of America’s major television networks - folded like a cheap suit when President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened: “I m

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

BCGEU strike highlights struggle for Okanagan pot shops
The BC General Employees Union strike continues and with BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers on the picket line it’s leaving cannabis retailers in a tough spot. The distribution branch handles almost all of the province’s cann

Big increase in homeless populations in Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm
Homelessness in Penticton has almost doubled over the last seven years, while Vernon also saw an increase of more than 20% in the same time period. The number of people in Penticton without a home has increased by 80% since 2018, with 194 n

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