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July 2017
All of us at the Ontario SPCA Huron County
Animal Centre hope you and your pets have a safe and happy summer!
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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.
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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!
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Urgent appeal: Tolly needs your help
Tolly needs your help. If you’ve
ever had a toothache, you know how painful it can be. Imagine what it would
feel like for your teeth to be infected and rotten – for months. That’s
what this affectionate cat was going through before he came into our care.
When this handsome feline fellow arrived
at our centre, we immediately noticed that something was wrong when we saw he
was struggling to eat his food. A veterinary examination revealed many of poor
Tolly’s teeth were so rotten that the infection was spreading into his jaw
bone.
After extensive dental surgery to
remove numerous teeth, we’re pleased to report that Tolly is on the mend. The
worst is over for Tolly, but the costs of his surgery and care go above and
beyond our normal cost of care. Can you help us with a special
gift today?
An extremely generous couple from
the community knew they wanted to help and were kind enough to donate $600
towards the cost of Tolly’s surgery, so every dollar you can give will be matched.
Thank you
for helping Tolly and other vulnerable animals in our community.
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Garden party raises
over $3,000 for animals in need
We
would like to take a moment to extend a huge thank you and endless appreciation
to a wonderful couple in our community, Napier and Nancy Simpson! They hosted a
phenomenal third-party event and raised over $3,000 for our animals and our
centre.
We
would also like to thank the Blyth Orchestra for providing beautiful music; the
local brewery Cowbell and 16 Mile Cellars, which provided amazing beverages;
Drift, for the delicious appetizers; and local business owners who graciously
donated items for the silent auction table.
The
event would also not have been possible without the support of our attendees. We
hope you all enjoyed this evening as much as we did. Without your kindness, we
would not be able to do what we do every day for the animals in our community.
Thank
you to everyone who made this possible!
Does
this sound like something you’d like to be a part of? Have an idea for an
event? Want to help but not sure how to get started? Visit the “Ways to Give”
page on our website to learn more.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Fireworks safety for
your pets
With
the warm weather comes many outdoor activities, some of which may include
fireworks. Loud, sudden noises can be scary for our pets, especially dogs. It
is natural for them to be afraid of loud noises and running away from the noise
is a survival instinct.
Below
are some tips to help keep your pets safe and calm during these celebrations:
- Make a safe den/spot for your pet to retreat to if he or she
feels scared. Alternatively, let your pet take refuge under furniture and
include an old, unwashed piece of clothing so that your pet can smell your
scent and feel comfortable.
- Distract your pet from the noise by turning on the TV or radio.
- Reward calm behaviour with treats or playing with toys of
interest. Check where and when firework displays are being held in your local
area. Also, ask your neighbours to let you know if they are planning anything.
- Feed your pet awhile before you expect any disturbances, as
once the fireworks start your pet may be too anxious to eat.
- Walk your dog before dusk. It may be some time before it’s safe
to venture outside again for your dog to relieve himself.
- Make sure you shut all doors and windows in your home and don’t
forget to draw the curtains. This will block out flashes of light and reduce the
noise level of fireworks.
- Don’t forget to block off cat flaps to stop dogs (and cats)
escaping.
- Shut your pet safely inside a room before opening the front
door.
- Your pet might choose to hide under the bed. If he or she comes
to you for comfort, make sure that you give him/her appropriate attention.
To
find out more safety tips for your pets visit our website or our blog at
ontariospca.ca/blog
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