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May 2017
Spring has arrived and we have plenty of
animals available for adoption! Whether you’d like to come by the centre to
adopt an animal, make a donation, or simply visit, we want to meet you! Our
friendly staff will show you around and make you feel welcome. We are a small,
but interesting, animal centre that will become your new favourite community
spot.
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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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Kibble & Bids Art
Battle and Dinner Auction 2017!
We are so excited to announce that this year’s Kibble & Bids Art Battle and
Dinner Auction will be on Saturday, June 17 at the Petawawa Legion.
This
year we will once again have a live art battle with some of our incredible
local artists. Our delicious dinner is being catered by The Kitchen Eatery from
Pembroke, with dinner options such as Maple Bacon Glazed Chicken, Stuffed Pork
Loin and Eggplant Parmesan. All these amazing options are sure to spark your
taste buds!
Tickets are $45 each, with a $20 tax receipt provided. Tickets can be purchased
at the Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre at 387 Paquette Road in Petawawa,
or at The Kitchen Eatery at 100 Crandall Street in Pembroke, right behind the
Tim Hortons and Wendy’s, beside the TSC Mall.
This year is going to be one of our best yet. With great food, amazing silent
and live auctions and entertainment from local talent, it will be an event not
to miss. For more information, call 613-588-4508.
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Celebrating real-life
superheroes
April 23-29 was National Volunteer Week and we had a blast with our volunteers
here at the Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre. In honour of these
real-life superheroes, we had a superhero theme at the centre throughout the
week. Each day also featured a different food theme for volunteers to enjoy.
Without
the help of our amazing, dedicated and hard-working volunteers, we wouldn’t be
able to run the Renfrew County Animal Centre. They
help us to plan and organize many of our yearly fundraisers, they drive our
animals to veterinary appointments daily, they organize our bottle drive
fundraiser, they help build new outdoor dogs runs, and so much more.
They help us to plan and organize many of our yearly fundraisers,
they drive our animals daily to veterinary appointments at the animal hospital,
they organize our bottle drive fundraiser, they help build new outdoor dogs
runs, and so much more.
We
are truly lucky to have our volunteers here at the centre and we want them to
know that we appreciate everything they do. Our volunteers are the heart and
soul of our organization and we wouldn’t be as successful without them.
Thank
for making a difference in the lives of our animals – and our staff – each and
every day.
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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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Paws for a Cause barbecue
raises over $700
We
recently held our Paws for a Cause barbecue fundraiser at the All Breed
Championship Dog Shows & Obedience Trials on the weekend of April 21-23 at
the Petawawa Civic Centre. We were rained out on the Friday of the event, but Saturday
turned out to be bright and sunny. Our barbecue raised over $700 for the
Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre.
Special
thanks to our amazing volunteers Lea Thompson, Mary Wallbott and their
fantastic superstar husbands for organizing, planning and running this event. A
big thank you is also in order for the Town of Petawawa for letting us use their
beautiful barbecue.
If
you missed the barbecue, but would like to support our animal centre, visit our
website to see ways you can help.
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