VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TELUS Health and the BC SPCA have joined forces to present entry to virtual veterinary care by means of the newly launched TELUS Health MyPet service, providing decreased charges for virtual consultations for canine and cats in BC SPCA care. Additionally, for each obtain of the TELUS Health MyPet app, TELUS Health will give $2 to the BC SPCA till November 26 to a most of $20,000.
“Working together with organisations like the BC SPCA is part of our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to ‘give where we live’, a social purpose that drives and inspires our team to contribute and connect with local initiatives doing good in the community,” stated Juggy Sihota, Chief Marketing Officer, TELUS Health. “As the number of dogs and cats in animal centres increases, we’re proud to be able to provide much needed virtual veterinary support and financial contributions.”
New pet house owners in these seven SPCA pilot places throughout BC may even profit from a particular low cost, upon their adoption of a canine or cat, on their first TELUS Health MyPet session:
- Alberni-Clayoquot Community Animal Centre (4936 Broughton St, Port Alberni BC)
- Burnaby Community Animal Centre (3202 Norland Ave, Burnaby BC)
- North Cariboo Community Animal Centre (4011 Lansdowne Rd, Prince George BC)
- Prince Rupert Community Animal Centre (1740 Prince Rupert Blvd, Prince Rupert BC)
- Quesnel Community Animal Centre (1000 Carson Pit Rd, Quesnel BC)
- Shuswap Community Animal Centre (5850 Auto Rd SE, Salmon Arm BC)
- South Okanagan Community Animal Centre (2200 Dartmouth Dr, Penticton BC)
Virtual Veterinary Care in Action
“The TELUS Health MyPet app will help free up time for our animal care team to focus on providing loving care and enrichment for the animals in our centres,” says Parm Takhar, Chief Operations Officer for the BC SPCA. “MyPet will help us care for animals and serves as an excellent complement to the fantastic support that local veterinary clinics provide us on a daily basis.”
That is the case for animals like Wasabi, a momma cat who got here into BC SPCA care alongside together with her two kittens when she was surrendered by her house owners. When Wasabi first arrived on the North Cariboo animal centre, she was fearful and very protecting of her kittens.
The animal centre crew used the TELUS Health MyPet app to get a virtual vet session. The vet prescribed the suitable nervousness remedy for Wasabi so she can be extra comfy within the animal centre and with the employees who had been caring for her and her kittens.
“Collaborating with TELUS Health, a leading provider of virtual veterinary care in British Columbia, is a natural fit for the BC SPCA,” stated Nathan Ramsden, Senior Officer for Corporate Philanthropy and Partnerships BC SPCA. “TELUS has been a longstanding partner of our organisation, having donated over $1.4 million since 2000. The current collaboration strengthens that link even more, with the virtual veterinary support provided via TELUS Health MyPet being a big help to our animal care staff when it is difficult to get in-person veterinary appointments.”
About the BC SPCA
The BC SPCA is a non-profit organisation funded primarily by public donations. Our mission is to stop cruelty and to promote the welfare of animals by means of a variety of providers, together with animal safety, emergency rescue and therapy, sheltering and adoption of homeless and abused animals, humane schooling, advocacy, farm animal welfare, spay/neuter applications, and wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
About TELUS Health
TELUS Health is a world healthcare firm serving folks in additional than 160 international locations delivering each digital innovation and scientific providers to enhance complete bodily, psychological and monetary well being and wellness throughout the complete spectrum of main and preventative care. By leveraging the ability of know-how to ship linked options and providers each in-person and nearly, TELUS Health is enhancing entry to care and revolutionising the stream of knowledge whereas facilitating collaboration, effectivity, and productiveness for physicians, pharmacists, well being authorities, allied healthcare professionals, insurers, employers and folks globally, progressing its imaginative and prescient of remodeling healthcare and empowering folks to reside more healthy lives.
Our scientific crew consists of famend and passionate well being professionals around the globe delivering best-in-class people-centric care to a whole lot of hundreds of employers, professionals and their households.
For extra data please go to: www.telushealth.com.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Jill Yetman
TELUS Media Relations
416-992-2639
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Debra Walley
Communications Officer, BC SPCA
604-829-2394
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Nathan Ramsden
Senior Officer – Corporate Philanthropy and Partnerships, BC SPCA
236-471-4949
[email protected]
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