PHOTO: SPCA open house

Abbotsford shelter invited the public to drop by for a visit on Saturday

Aug. 23, 2016 5:00 a.m.
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An inhabitant at the Abbotsford SPCA shelter was ready for visitors on Saturday during the facility's open house. The event included facility tours

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