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Take the No Hot Pets Pledge
“I wasn’t going to be gone
long.” “I left the window down for him.” The Ontario SPCA has heard it all as people continue to put their pets
at risk by leaving them in vehicles during the hot summer months.
Parked cars can quickly
reach deadly temperatures – even on relatively mild days with the car parked in
the shade and the windows slightly open. Dogs have a limited ability to sweat;
even a short time in a hot environment can be life-threatening.
Let’s work
together to eradicate this issue in Ontario. Visit nohotpets.ca and take the
pledge vowing to never leave your pets unattended in a vehicle. You can also do
your part to raise awareness by using #nohotpets on social media.
Join us on May 23 by visiting nohotpets.ca for the official launch of our 2017 No Hot Pets campaign!
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Enter the Got a Pet? Get a Vet!™ Contest
Time is running out to enter the Got a Pet? Get a Vet!™ contest. Nominate your favourite veterinarian
or veterinary clinic by May 21 for the 2017 “Got a Pet? Get a Vet! Award”
and encourage friends and family to go to the gotapetgetavet.ca website to vote
for the winner.
If you have a pet, it’s
important to build a relationship with a veterinarian. Just one checkup a
year will help protect your pets against a variety of potentially
life-threatening diseases, detect health problems sooner and help you avoid
unexpected costs.
Got a Pet?
Get a Vet!™ is an annual education campaign by the Ontario SPCA, in association
with the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) and participating SPCAs
and Humane Societies across Canada. It promotes and educates owners about the
importance of annual veterinary checkups.
To enter the contest,
or for more information, visit gotapetgetavet.ca
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Microchip clinic coming up
on May 28
Book an appointment to get your pet
microchipped here at the Ontario SPCA Lennox & Addington Animal Centre on
May 28 and have peace of mind knowing your pet has a simple, painless and reliable
form of ID.
Each year,
thousands of lost and abandoned animals are taken in by shelters across Ontario
and never make it home because their owners can’t be found. A microchip allows shelters and veterinary clinics to scan your
pet and get them home where they belong.
For $25, pet owners will have their animal microchipped by
veterinarians from Napanee Veterinary Services. The fee includes a registered
microchip and a gift of six weeks of free pet health insurance.
Call 613-354-2492 to book your appointment
today. All proceeds support the Lennox & Addington Animal Centre.
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Volunteers wanted to join our pawesome team
We celebrated National Volunteer Week from
April 23-29 to thank all our wonderful volunteers for generously sharing their
time and their talents with us throughout the year.
Volunteers are the backbone of every
not-for-profit organization, and we rely on volunteers to help keep our animal
centre running smoothly. We can’t thank our volunteers enough for everything
they do around our centre!
Interested
in joining our amazing team of volunteers? We’re currently looking for adoption
event volunteers, as well as a variety of other positions.
Visit our website
for a list of available positions and to learn more about how to become a
volunteer.
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Are your pets prepared
for an emergency?
May 8-12 was Emergency Preparedness Week and the Ontario SPCA took the opportunity to remind pet owners of ways to keep pets safe during emergency situations.
First, develop a family emergency response plan. This includes setting a primary and alternative meeting point away from the home in case of evacuation, listing emergency telephone numbers where all family members can find them (including the name and number of your pet’s veterinarian) and putting together a family emergency survival kit. Next, create a pet emergency survival kit for quick and easy access.
It is also important to bring your pets indoors at the first indication of an emergency. If you must evacuate your home, take your pets with you if it is safe to do so. In case you have to leave your pets behind, place a Rescue Alert Sticker by your front door. To get your free emergency decal to place on your front window or door, visit www.ontariospca.ca/ep
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Let your love live forever
with a
gift in your Will
Did you know
a gift in your Will can ensure the work of helping animals in need continues
into the future? At the Ontario SPCA, even a small gift in your Will goes a
long way. Bequests of any size allow us to carry out lifesaving rescue work and
move forward with ambitious animal welfare initiatives in close to 50
communities and animal centres across Ontario.
A gift in
your Will allows you to make an even larger impact than you might otherwise
have been able to, and make a bigger difference for the animals you love.
Today, we
hope you’ll think about taking the next step towards including the Ontario SPCA
– and the precious animals who need you so desperately – in your Estate Plan.
We can help you along in the process by sending you our free Legacy Giving
Guide and Will Planner Workbook.
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Will you walk for animals
in need?
It's time to dust off your sneakers (and furry friend’s paws) because the 2017 Friends for Life!™ Walk presented by Pedigree® is happening across Ontario on the weekend of Sept. 23-24.
Join thousands of animal lovers across the province and help raise critically needed funds to care for animals that are abused, abandoned, neglected, or no longer wanted.
Take that first step and register today for a walk in your community! Be sure to register early, as the first 30 people to register across the province will receive a FREE Friends for Life! Walk swag bag full of treats for you and your four-legged friends to enjoy!
Let's change animals' lives together, one step at a time!
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A sweet new beginning for a senior pooch named
Puddin
It’s always heart-breaking when we see elderly
people who have to part with their pets when they are no longer able to keep
them due to changes in their living situations. We recently welcomed an 11-year-old Jack Russell
Terrier named Puddin to our animal centre after her owner had to move into a
nursing home and couldn’t bring
her sweet dog along.
Puddin spent 10 days winning the hearts of all
our staff members and getting tons of snuggles until she was adopted on
April 27. It always feels good to help an animal find a loving home,
particularly if that pet is a senior and even more so when it was someone’s
beloved life-long friend.
Thank you to everyone in the community who
shared photos of Puddin and assisted in finding her a new home.
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