August 2017

Who will YOU walk for?!

On Sept. 23 join me, Dexter, your spokesanimal for this year’s Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre Friends for Life! Walk^TM presented by Pedigree.

Our Friends for Life! Walk will be held at Grays Creek Conservation Area and you don’t need to bring a dog 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 raising funds to helping animals in need.

Will you join me? You can sign up for the walk here.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep current on the latest FFL! Walk news, contests and giveaways.

Not able to walk? You can still support animal friends in need with a special gift here.

Fundraise & WIN:

Register and raise a minimum of $100 online before Sept. 4 for a chance to win one of two Instax Cameras. Self-donations count towards your entry. Register now and start raising funds for animals in need! 

What should you do if you see a pet in a hot vehicle?

Every summer, the Ontario SPCA receives hundreds of calls about animals left in hot vehicles. Unfortunately, there are still pet owners who aren’t getting the message about the dangers of leaving pets unattended in vehicles. Parked cars can quickly reach deadly temperatures, even on relatively mild days with the car parked in the shade and the windows slightly open.

So what should you do if you come across an animal left in a hot vehicle? Find out in this video with Ontario SPCA Inspector Scott Sylvia. He discusses the dangers of leaving pets unattended in vehicles, consequences for owners and what you can do if you see an animal in distress.

Please take the time to support the No Hot Pets message and take the pledge here to show solidarity for this important campaign.

Dogs jump at chance to support Friends for Life! Walk™

Thank you to Jen Baker, treasurer of Hilltop Agility, for getting tails wagging here at the Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre with a donation of $335.

Hilltop Agility generously donated proceeds from a fundraiser at Sportsfest in Maxville. Dog owners were invited to try out agility for the cost of a donation to our animal centre.

These funds go towards our Friends for Life! Walk™ and helping animals in our centre.

Pictured here is animal centre Manager Carol Link, animal care staff member Julie Davies and Jen Baker, treasurer of Hilltop Agility, who helped out at the booth.

Interested in making a difference for the animals in our centre? Register today to start raising money for our Friends for Life! Walk.

Kara’s sad story has a happy ending

A little Terrier mix named Kara recently came into our care when her owner passed away and there were no family members who could take care of her.

Kara’s luck changed when she met Chris and his daughter. The two attended a barbecue fundraiser that Robert Stevenson and his staff from Wholesale Club Cornwall put on for us. They brought their dog Chico and met Kara at the event. It was a pleasant surprise when Chico decided that Kara would make a nice sister.

The event raised a total of $1,700, plus Mr. Stevenson donated $50 towards the adoption of Kara. To top it off, he wants to make this an annual fundraising event for the Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre.

Special thanks to Robert Stevenson, his staff and everyone who supported this event. And thank you to Chris and his family for adopting Kara. We wish them all the best on their new life together!

Don Cherry offers support
for pit bulls headed south
to find new homes

The Ontario SPCA recently welcomed hockey icon Don Cherry, who paid a visit to the Society’s Provincial Office in Stouffville to wish a group of pit bulls well on their journey south to find new homes in Florida.

In October 2015, the Ontario SPCA uncovered an alleged dogfighting operation near Chatham, Ontario. Several dogs were removed during that investigation and assessed by the ASPCA, world leaders in dogfighting rehabilitation. Seven of those dogs immediately passed the ASPCA’s assessments, but due to lengthy court proceedings remained in the Ontario SPCA’s care until they were recently released from the courts to be rehomed.

In addition, one of the animals removed from the alleged dogfighting operation gave birth to 11 pit bull puppies while in the care of the Ontario SPCA.

After being spayed and neutered, the first group of these dogs was transported to two facilities in Florida by the Ontario SPCA and a team from Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary, which funded the transport.

Pit Sisters, a behavioural and dog training program with the mission to find challenging dogs new homes, will be taking 10 of the dogs and Dogs Playing for Life will be taking four of the dogs.

Shelter Health Pro
website set to launch
new content

By the end of 2017, the Shelter Health Pro website, shelterhealthpro.com, will be almost doubling in size and scope with the launch of the Environmental Needs & Behavioural Health section. You may have noticed the button on the home page with this title.

This portion of the Shelter Health Pro website will include material relating to stress reduction and behavioural enrichment for a variety of animals in our care. Shelter medicine experts and the Ontario SPCA believe that the physical and medical needs of the animals we care for are just as important as their environmental needs and behavioural health.

This new section will contain information gathered from the most reliable and current sources. It will have a similar format to the current section on Shelter Health Pro and will include menu options for: 

• Facility Assessment
• Animal Assessment
• Make A Plan
• Stress Reduction
• Enrichment and Socialization for Cats and Kittens
• Enrichment and Socialization for Dogs and Puppies
• Enrichment and Socialization for Small Animals and Birds
• Training and Behaviour Modification

Stay tuned for website launch announcements.

Harley and Davidson are revved up about their new home

We love happy endings and this one is purr-fect! This is Serge Jeauond and he’s got his hands full after adopting two little black kittens named Harley and Davidson.

The bonded pair of kittens will now get to spend their life together thanks to Serge welcoming both of these feline friends into his home. Their gentle dispositions won him over and they sure are cute, too!

We wish Harley and Davidson all the best in their new home!

Name the foal and you
could win

We have a beautiful foal in our care, but he doesn’t have a name. Help us name this cute little colt and you could win.

In March 2017, Dee, a Quarter Horse-cross mare, came into the care of the Ontario SPCA through an investigation. When she was examined by a veterinarian, we learned she was in foal. Her baby was born last month and now needs a name.

Submit a caption with what you think the name should be and you could win an Ontario SPCA prize pack, including a Velvet the horse plush collectable, and a $100 gift card to Greenhawk Harness & Equestrian Supplies