A chihuahua-cross puppy who was born with a cleft palate and brought into the Chilliwack SPCA when he was just hours old, is now the face of a fundraiser.

Baby Snoot was taken to the Chilliwack branch of the SPCA, by the person who bred him, when he was less than 10 hours old.

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Now that heB次元官网网址檚 with the SPCA, Baby Snoot has become the poster puppy for Lock-In For Love, an annual fundraiser for the SPCA.

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The breeder who dropped him off knew Baby Snoot would cost them a lot of money and take a lot of time to care for him.

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When Baby Snoot came in on March 26 he weighed 137 grams. He was immediately put into the hands of one of their foster caregivers who gave him round-the-clock care including bottle feedings every two hours.

His cleft palate will need to be fixed because thereB次元官网网址檚 an opening into his nasal cavity and thereB次元官网网址檚 a risk of aspiration pneumonia. He is now 13 weeks old and was scheduled to have a consultation with a veterinarian earlier this month.

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Because of COVID and because thereB次元官网网址檚 been an increased demand for puppies, people are seeing that as an opportunity to make money without recognizing that emergencies can happen and medical issues arise, she added.

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In the coming weeks, Baby Snoot will be having surgery to fix his cleft palate and once heB次元官网网址檚 healed, he will be up for adoption.

ItB次元官网网址檚 going to cost the SPCA more than $5,000 for Baby SnootB次元官网网址檚 procedure. MacBeth is asking people to donate to Lock-In For Love to help not just him, but other animals. They have a goal of raising $10,000 this year and all funds raised here to stay at the Chilliwack branch.

B次元官网网址淎nimals like Baby Snoot are the creatures we are there to support B次元官网网址� the ones that are the most vulnerable and the ones that need our help.B次元官网网址�

People can raise money, start a team or simply donate to Lock-In For Love. For more info, go to .