BC Lottery for the Animals

The British Columbia SPCA is holding their annual lottery for the animals. You may be interested in supporting their work by buying one or more lottery tickets.

There are only 14,499 tickets available. Each ticket costs $20 Canadian, and 3 tickets go for $50.00 Canadian.

The lottery prizes total $50,000 Canadian, and will be distributed throughout the month of May. A special warm-up distribution of $2500 Canadian will occur on April 1, 2008.

For details, click on the image below.

Here are some quick stats about the wonderful work the BC SPCA did in 2005:

• Rescued 57,000 domestic, farm and wild animals
• Responded to nearly 200,000 animal-related calls
• Reunited thousands of lost animals with their anxious families
• Found new, loving families for 21,578 homeless animals
• Conducted 5,914 cruelty investigations
• Seized 1,031 animals for dangerous or neglectful situations
• Rescued 1,574 deer, birds and other wildlife
• Provided humane education for thousands of children through school presentations and youth camps
• Received 201 million hits to the BC SPCA website from users seeking information on animal care and related issues

Their community support within the province shines through their over 4,000 dedicated volunteers and 375 employees.

I am filled with gratitude for these people and the work they do to help animals and their humans have better lives.