Editor:
We are a group of Grade 7 boys from Southridge School looking to make a difference in our community.
We are trying to raise awareness about a new hotline that has been launched by the BC SPCA to report animal abuse and neglect.
Currently, SPCA shelters receive nearly 6,000 reports of animal cruelty annually. Now, thanks to donors, the SPCA has launched a province-wide hotline devoted to receiving calls regarding animal abuse. This new call centre will be able to dispatch emergency services and special constables across B.C.
This designated toll-free hotline will allow the shelters’ staff to devote more time to the animals’ care and adoption services.
The animals in our community rely on all of us to keep them safe. We urge everyone to make note of this new hotline – 1-855-622-7722 – so we can all do our part and keep our animals safe from cruelty and abuse.
Jack Bowie, Joshua Block & Kale Fehr, Surrey