Margaret Leathley’s cats were always the apple of her eye. That love led the Burnaby-raised Leathley to the not-for-profit Regional Animal Protection Society cat sanctuary years ago as a...
Woman from Nanaimo stars in animal hospital reality TV show
Cat sanctuary manager Shena Novotny featured on second season of Animal Planet’s Pets and Pickers A Nanaimo woman is featured on TV screens for Animal Planet’s Pets and Pickers. Shena...
White Rock producer finds winning formula with Pets & Pickers
The term win-win may be over-used – but for White Rock born-and-raised television producer Tyson Hepburn it’s the most accurate description of his brainchild series Pets & Pickers. The Earl...
Abbotsford woman’s work at Richmond pet hospital gets her spot on TV show
Pets & Pickers on Animal Planet kicked off second season this weekend When Alisa Verwoerd was a teenager, her cat Buddy had to spend a week in the care of an Abbotsford veterinarian. It was in...
Animals are the Stars in New TV Docuseries
Pets & Pickers follows the team at the Regional Animal Protection Society, in Metro Vancouver, from the folks who accept and process items at RAPS’ social enterprise thrift stores to the...