In response to the 66 dogs rescued by the Langley SPCA from an alleged “puppy mill,” a request was posted on a local Facebook page on the Feb. 6 weekend for blankets and towels to help the Langley SPCA treat the dogs.
Kay Gibson and Joy Gawne at Nuthatch Books gladly used their small 100 Mile House office as a repository for any donations people could bring.
Gibson and Gawne note that all day Feb. 8 and 9, bags, armloads and boxes of donations came pouring in. People gave collars, towels, blankets, dog beds brushes, combs, leashes, dog toys and even a cone collar for these unfortunate dogs, as well as cash donations.
On Feb. 10, the local SPCA picked up the donations and took the goods to Williams Lake and Quesnel.
“They told us that Langley was overloaded with supplies and these donations would help tremendously in the Cariboo region,” Gawne says, adding “the SPCA was thrilled.”
Gawne says she should have known 100 Mile House would go far beyond the norm.
