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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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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 |
Community support keeps us going
At the Ontario SPCA Renfrew
County Animal Centre, we rely on the support of our community for much-needed
items in order to operate each and every day.
We are always in need of
items such as paper towel, toilet paper, office supplies, general purpose
cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, non-scented dryer sheets, cat wands, dog
toys and more. Often, when we are in urgent need of items, we will send out an
appeal to the public through social media.
We recently posted on Facebook a list of items we needed and within a few
days we received a package from an anonymous donor with the items we requested.
We are truly lucky to have such an amazing community in which to live and work.
Interested in how you can help? Visit our website to see our “wish list” of
items that are needed here at the centre.
From all of us here at the
Renfrew County Animal Centre, thank you for your generosity and support.
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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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Over
40 animals find new homes during northern transfers
It’s been a busy summer for the Ontario SPCA Provincial Animal Transfer Team
and for the Ontario SPCA Indigenous Programs.
The Ontario SPCA once again partnered with Kitchenuhmaykoosib
Inninuwug (Big Trout Lake First Nation), located about 500 kilometres
north of Thunder Bay, to deliver essential Animal Welfare services. Pet owners
brought 73 cats and dogs to be fixed and receive vaccines to help control the
local animal population.
Following the recent spay/neuter clinic, 18 community dogs and cats were
transferred to central Ontario. Those dogs and cats have since been placed up
for adoption through the Peterborough Humane Society and have already found new
homes.
While this important work was taking place, the Provincial Animal Transfer
Team was in a different part of the province working side by side with leaders
of another community that has also made Animal Welfare a priority. During our
visit, 25 animals were transferred to the North Bay and District Humane Society
to be placed up for adoption.
Special thanks to Big Trout Lake First Nation for inviting us to your
community, as well as PetSmart Charities of Canada, North Star Air Ltd., the
Canadian Animal Assistance Team, Beat the Heat Kenora, the Ontario SPCA, the
Peterborough Humane Society, the North Bay and District Humane Society and our
many volunteers for making this important work possible.
What can you do to help? A donation to our Provincial Animal Transfer Team
will ensure this important work continues. Make a
gift today and simply select “Provincial Animal Transfer Team” when asked
where to designate your gift.
Interested in volunteering on a transfer? Learn more
on our website.
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Art Battle and Dinner auction raises over $16,000
Our Kibble and Bids
Art Battle and Dinner Auction on June 17 was a huge success, raising over $16,000 for the
Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre.
The evening started with our
Art Battle, showcasing the amazing local artists Monet St. Louis, Tammy Roggie,
Joanne Marsh and Natasha Moustasha. The paintings were absolutely gorgeous and
so creative!
Shortly after the Art Battle
was finished, we enjoyed a scrumptious dinner by the Kitchen Eatery in
Pembroke. Our amazing dinner options included stuffed pork loin, supreme bacon-wrapped
chicken with maple sauce, eggplant parmesan and delicious cake and pie for dessert.
One of our main sponsors, Pet
Valu Pembroke and Petawawa, surprised us with a donation of over $4,000. Pet
Valu donated money from their pet appreciation month held in April and they
have also been collecting money from their nail trim services since January. We
are very grateful for the support our community shows us each and every day.
Between our silent auction
and live auction, we had over 180 items for bidding. The “big-ticket” item of
the night was our WestJet tickets, with return flight to anywhere WestJet flies
(some restrictions applied).
The highest bidder of the night for these
amazing tickets was our very own incredible volunteer Lea Thompson. She has
already booked a flight to Ireland in September with her husband Doug to
celebrate their anniversary.
We would like to thank our
sponsors for their support: Media Sponsor: The New Star 96.7; Platinum
Sponsors: The Urban Lounge Salon & Spa and Pet Valu Pembroke &
Petawawa; Art Battle Sponsor: H & H Construction; Table Sponsors: Redi
Recycling, Above Painting & Contracting, Petawawa Animal Hospital,
Algonquin East Animal Centre, Discount Car & Truck Rental; Program
Sponsors: Meghan Sutherland Ottawa Mortgage Pulse, SISIP Financial Ken Howard,
Patterson Telecommunications & Electronics; Auctioneer: Pat Daly;
Decorations provided by Balloons of the Valley.
Without the support of our amazing sponsors, attendees and businesses who
generously donated items for our live and silent auction, our event would not
be possible. Thank you for allowing us to be part of such a wonderful, caring
and supportive community!
Missed the event, but want to
support the animals in our care? Visit our website to find how you can help.
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