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!
Beauty lives up to her name Beauty is a 10-month-old black and white female spayed cat that came to us with her sister, Salsa. Unfortunately, Beauty was suffering from an injury to her knee cap and needed orthopedic surgery in order to live a comfortable life. We’re pleased to report that on June 10, Beauty successfully had her patellar luxation surgery. She stayed with us at the animal centre as she healed and has since started her rehabilitation program. Not only is Beauty recovering well, but she’s also on the road to a new life with her sister! Both cats are part of our foster to adopt program. The foster family has already been a big part of their lives. Once Beauty has recovered and has undergone medical rechecks at the veterinary clinic, both kitties will be adopted together. Thanks to our generous community, Beauty has been giving a second chance. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of animals in need!	Thank you to Pet Valu for making a difference The Ontario SPCA Sudbury & District Animal Centre would like to thank Pet Valu for its support. On the weekend of June 9-11, Pet Value Lasalle in Sudbury and Pet Valu in Espanola took part in Pet Appreciation Month by hosting a pet adoption weekend in which they collected donations for our animal centre. Thanks to their joint efforts, $1,658 was raised for the Sudbury & District Animal Centre. We were also successful in finding homes for nine cats during the pet adoption weekend. We wish these kitties all the best in their new homes! The Sudbury & District Animal Centre would like to thank both Pet Valu locations and Pet Valu Inc. for their support and efforts to help animals in our community.
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	Peetree is on the mend and will soon be looking for a home Peetree is about five years old and is a neutered male. The domestic short-haired tabby has a handsome orange and white coat. He was surrendered into our care when his owner was unable to provide the care he needed. When he came to us, Peetree was in desperate need of veterinary care as he was experiencing pain and discomfort and could not defecate. We immediately brought him to a veterinary clinic where he was diagnosed with “megacolon,” in which the large intestine becomes enlarged and filled with hard fecal matter. The term "obstipation" refers to prolonged constipation, which our poor friend Peetree was suffering from. Since that time, this kitty has been under medical treatment and on a special diet. Peetree is recovering in a foster home and enjoys his days playing with other kitties and hanging out with his foster family. Once available for adoption, Peetree won’t be waiting long to find his forever family. He will surely win someone over with his fun-loving nature and affectionate personality.  Interested in adopting Peetree? Keep an eye on our adoption page!

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