June 2017 With summer upon us, please be sure to take the No Hot Pets pledge at www.nohotpets.ca Together we can make a difference!
No Hot Pets Contest  Want to win awesome prizes while helping spread the important message about the dangers of leaving pets unattended in vehicles? There is plenty of time to enter our No Hot Pets contest. To be entered into the grand prize draw, visit nohotpets.ca, take the pledge, and tell us where you shared the message on social media. There are also weekly prizes to be won! Share our message each week on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NoHotPets for a chance to win some awesome weekly Ontario SPCA prizes, such as a dog bowl, tote bag, pens and more. We also have some great prizes from Kurgo, including car seat covers and reflectors, as well as a gift card to PetSmart.
Friends of the Friends For Life! Walk™ presented by Pedigree® Lee Duguid is a friend of the Friends for Life! Walk. In her first year participating in the Friends for Life! Walk™ she raised a total of $610. Now, 24 years later, Lee is still an active participant and, for the past eight years, has been the top fundraiser in the province. She has raised a total of over $79,000! When asked why Lee participates year after year in the walk, her answer is simple, “I don’t feel people realize how much dogs and animals do for us. We receive such loyalty and unconditional love from animals and I think we should treat them as they treat us!” Regardless of whether you raise $10 or $1,000 in the Friends For Life! Walk, you are making a difference for animals in Ontario. Register today and help change animals’ lives, one step at a time! Fundraise & WIN Register for the Friends for Life! Walk and raise a minimum or $50 online before June 30 and you’ll be entered to win a Casper dog bed of your choice. Self-donations count towards your entry. Register now and start raising funds for animals in need!
Making a difference in the lives of cats Our cats just love Forrest and Samantha! These cat enthusiasts are here every week spending hours with our kitties and providing enrichment through socialization, reading to them, grooming and just generally loving them. Forrest makes sure she provides every form of enrichment that is listed on each cat’s chart. The kitties thoroughly enjoy their time with these dedicated volunteers. Soft purrs to Forrest and Samantha for making a difference in the lives of the cats at the Ontario SPCA Orillia Animal Centre. Interested in getting involved? Visit our website to learn more about volunteer opportunities.	Mike met his match Mike is a very funny, and handsome, cat who stayed in our care for just under a month before his silly antics caught the eye of a potential adopter. During his stay with us, he was always clowning around and hanging upside down on his Kuranda bed. He was always the first to greet new visitors and has a loveable personality that our staff fell in love with. After waiting patiently to meet his match, he was adopted! He’s gone to a new home and has a new feline brother named Oreo to play with. We wish Mike and his new family all the best! Interested in adopting a cat? Visit our adoption website to see the animals looking for a loving home to call their own. Could it be yours?
Can you help Maddy on her road to recovery? Maddy is an eight-year-old Shih Tzu who was found at the side of the road in Orillia after a near-miss with a car. As if that wasn’t traumatic enough for Maddy, she was nearly hit because her fur was so matted that she couldn’t move her legs to avoid oncoming traffic and keep herself safe. Maddy’s nails were so severely overgrown that her fur was tangled around them making movement nearly impossible. After being rushed to a veterinary clinic, technicians spent three hours removing the mats covering her body. Under the tangled, dirty hair they discovered Maddy was suffering from dry eye, dental disease and skin and coat issues. Maddy is now recovering at the Ontario SPCA Orillia Animal Centre. Her cost of care is expected to exceed $2,500. To help recover some of the costs associated with Maddy’s care, an urgent appeal fundraising page has been set up. To make a donation, visit orillia.ontariospca.ca, call (705) 325-1304 or drop by the centre at 467 West Street North in Orillia. Thanks to the support from people like you in our community, we are able to give dogs like Maddy a second chance.	Got a Pet? Get a Vet!™ contest winner crowned We would like to congratulate this year’s Got a Pet? Get a Vet!™ contest winner, Dr. Renee Ferguson and her clinic Mountain View Veterinary Hospital in Langley, BC! The Ontario SPCA launched this contest in association with the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) and other participating SPCAs and Humane Societies across Canada. From April 24 to May 21, we asked pet owners to help us recognize veterinarians and vet clinics that go above and beyond to provide excellent care for pets in their community by submitting their vet, and voting. The response was incredible. During the contest we received 1,960 submissions from across Canada. We’d like to thank those who participated in this year’s contest, and congratulate all those who were nominated for this award.
Northern dogs and cats are on their way to new homes Close to 60 dogs, puppies, cats and kittens from Northern Ontario travelled south last month to find new homes thanks to a partnership between the Ontario SPCA’s Provincial Animal Transfer Team and two Indigenous communities. By invitation to help the community manage its local dog population, the Ontario SPCA Provincial Animal Transfer Team worked with the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, located 120 kilometres northwest of Kenora. The team also travelled to Mishkeegogamang First Nation, another community partner, where they picked up more dogs and puppies as well as some cats and kittens. With support from volunteers and various partners, the animals were transferred to southern Ontario to be placed up for adoption with the help of the Ontario SPCA Animal Centres and the Welland & District SPCA. Resources are always a challenge in Indigenous communities and access to veterinary care is very limited. We are pleased to be able to assist them by providing the resources they require for the animals in their community. Thank you to everyone for their continued support of our Provincial Animal Transfer Program. To learn how you can support our re-homing efforts, visit ontariospca.ca	Dads are in the spotlight this Father’s Day Father’s Day is almost here and we’ve got two great ways you can celebrate papas with pets everywhere! We’re asking all you pet lovers out there to grab your camera, snap your best “father and pet” photos, and share them on Twitter and Instagram using #DadsBFF or on our photo gallery at pawsandgive.ca. Don’t forget – if you’re a man with a pet, you’re a father, too! So go "fetch" your selfie-stick and share the love with us. You could win an awesome Father’s Day prize pack for you and your pet! Looking for the perfect gift for dad? We’ve got you covered. Click here now to see our catalogue of great gift ideas. By choosing any of the gifts in our catalogue, you can give dad the joy of knowing he’s helping save the lives of pets in need, just like his favourite friend. With each gift, you can even send a custom e-card to dad’s e-mail with a greeting, or print it out at home instead. Give care for a cat, or dog, or a gift of urgent need. This is your opportunity to rethink the traditional Father’s Day gift. This year, you can make Father’s Day extra special for pet lovers and pets alike!

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