July 2017
Businesses pledge support for No Hot Pets To help spread awareness about the dangers of leaving pets unattended in vehicles, and to assist pet owners, the Ontario SPCA is encouraging businesses across the province to take part in its annual No Hot Pets campaign. Through this new initiative, businesses that pledge their support for our No Hot Pets campaign will receive a digital sign that they can print and display in their store window, letting pet owners know they can bring their animals inside while they shop or do business. They will also be added to a growing list of participating businesses on the No Hot Pets website, nohotpets.ca To date, over 500 businesses in towns and cities across Ontario have joined the No Hot Pets cause. Interested in joining the growing list of businesses that support No Hot Pets? Take the pledge at nohotpets.ca and email nohotpets@ospca.on.ca to receive your digital sign.
Will you walk with us? Join us at our Friends for Life! Walk™ presented by Pedigree at one of our community walks happening across Ontario the weekend of Sept. 23 and 24, 2017. The Friends for Life! Walk is a major fundraising initiative for the Ontario SPCA and many of our Affiliate Societies, raising much-needed funds to help support and care for animals that are abused, abandoned or no longer wanted.  You don’t need to bring a dog to the walk to participate. You don’t even need to own a pet! The Friends for Life! Walk is a meaningful way for you to give back to your community by helping animals in need. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep current on the latest Friends for Life! Walk news, contests and giveaways. Fundraise & WIN: Register and raise a minimum of $50 online before July 31 for a chance to win 1 of 2 Scandinave Spa passes. Self-donations count towards your entry. Register now and start raising funds for animals in need!
Can you give Coconut a home? Last month we told you about our lovely lady, Coconut. She’s still waiting for a family to adopt her! This 10-year-old female cat has been at the Ontario SCPA Barrie Animal Centre far too long. She is friendly and ready to be an amazing companion for a loving home with no other cats so she can have all the attention. She’s such a lovely cat that the staff at the Barrie centre can’t believe that she hasn’t been adopted! If you’re thinking of welcoming a cat into your family, we encourage you to come by our centre to meet Coconut. We have a feeling you’ll fall in love with her sweet personality and won’t be able to resist taking her home.	Corporate volunteers help enhance animal centre  On June 7, the Ontario SPCA Barrie Animal Centre had the pleasure of hosting staff from PepsiCo Foods Canada for a day of volunteering to help enhance our centre. Approximately 15 volunteers from the company came out and cut grass, cleaned out a storage room, cleaned our outdoor runs and made this centre look gorgeous. In addition, PepsiCo Foods Canada raised money for the centre. We are grateful for the help of this wonderful group of people who rolled up their sleeves to show their support for Animal Welfare. So much was accomplished during their visit and we look forward to welcoming them back again next year. Thank you, PepsiCo Foods Canada for your efforts! Interested in making a difference at our centre? Visit our volunteer page to learn how you can help.
Celebrating our 100,000th spay/neuter procedure The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society has reached a major milestone, performing our 100,000th spay/neuter procedure since we began offering high volume spay/neuter services to the public. As part of a larger provincial strategy to help reduce pet overpopulation, the Ontario SPCA began offering high quality, high volume and self-sustaining spay/neuter services to the public in 2009 when we opened the Ontario SPCA Centre Veterinary Hospital near Newmarket. Mirroring the success of that service, the Ontario SPCA Marion Vernon Memorial Animal Clinic in Barrie transitioned that same year to exclusively offer high-volume spay/neuter services. Based on a conservative estimate of average litter size and how many litters can be produced annually by every unfixed female, the number of female cats and dogs that have been spayed to date could have produced more than 6,152,000 kittens and 1,338,000 puppies, respectively.	North Star Air Ltd. makes $30k donation The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society was given a boost to continue to provide support and services to remote Indigenous communities in northern Ontario thanks to a $30,000 donation by North Star Air Ltd. Over the last two years, the long-time air transport service provider and partner to the remote northern communities has teamed up with the Ontario SPCA, local groups, Indigenous communities and Humane Societies across Ontario to help find new homes for over 140 northern dogs. Recently, close to 20 dogs and puppies arrived in Thunder Bay from Big Trout Lake with North Star Air’s assistance. Volunteer veterinarians accompanied the canines after a spay/neuter clinic in the community. The animals then travelled to Southern Ontario where they were placed up for adoption. North Star Air assisted in the project by providing air service for the volunteer teams to travel to the remote community and to transport the animals back to Thunder Bay.
Waze alerts remind pet owners not to leave animals behind As part of our No Hot Pets campaign, the Ontario SPCA has partnered with Waze to bring helpful reminders to pet owners travelling with their four-legged friends. Waze, the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app, has introduced a new safety feature, Waze Child/Pet Reminder alerts. After navigating to any destination, this customizable, opt-in alert appears at the end of your ride and reminds you to check your car before you leave. Time driving is usually spent planning next steps – what we’ll do when we reach our destination, what to make for dinner, which route to take. We hope this feature serves as a reminder to be present and remember our furry friends who cannot speak up when it’s time to get out of the car.   To set up the reminder alerts, make sure you have the most recent version of Waze downloaded from your App Store or Google Play and go to Menu > Settings > General > Child Reminder > Turn on “Allow Reminders.” You can also customize your message to include the names of your children or pets. To customize your message, follow the steps above, then select Custom Message. For more safety tips, and to take the No Hot Pets pledge, visit nohotpets.ca	Wolfred found a loving family to call his own This striking Siberian Husky-cross came to us in early May. Despite numerous attempts to locate his owner, no one came forward to claim this handsome dog. Aptly named Wolfred, this big boy won the hearts of all the staff at the centre. Once up for adoption, Wolfred had numerous families interested in him, but none were the perfect fit. It only took a few days, however, before Wolfred’s match walked through the door and he found his perfect family and forever home. A staff favourite, we all made a point to give this pup a hug goodbye as he set out on his new journey. We miss him, but our hearts are happy knowing he’s found a home of his own and is flourishing in his new surroundings.  We wish Wolfred and his new family all the best together! Interested in adopting an animal? Drop by our centre to meet some new friends, or visit our adoption page online to see pets patientialy waiting for loving homes.

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