By CKPG Today

New facility

Prince George receives funding for new SPCA facility

Jun 26, 2023 | 11:24 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — Prince George has received $3 million in funding for a new SPCA shelter.

Premier David Eby says the new facility will also provide regional services for the Cariboo and northern B.C. No word yet on where the facility will be located.

It’s estimated the facility will offer care to cats, dogs, birds, rabbits and rodents.

The new shelter in Prince George will be one of four new facilities built province-wide. The other communities getting a new facility are Fort St. John, Cowichan and Vancouver.

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“We are committed to ensuring that all pets are treated with the utmost care and respect,” said Pam Alexis, Minister of Agriculture and Food.

“This funding will support modern, new shelters and facilities where pets can receive the treatment and quality of care that they deserve. As part of our commitment, we are also continuing work on developing a framework for the licensing and registration of commercial breeders of cats and dogs so proper rules are in place to protect kittens and puppies in B.C from unethical breeders, like puppy mills.”

“We greatly appreciate this significant support from the Province for these four communities where our aging facilities are making the care and protection of vulnerable animals increasingly difficult,” said Marcie Moriarty, chief of protection and outreach services, BC SPCA. “Our day-to-day animal care and protection services are primarily funded by generous individual donors across B.C., so having the Province step forward to help with these extraordinary costs will make a tremendous difference.”