Nov. 3-9 is Nationwide Shelter Appreciation week, a time to acknowledge the trouble and dedication of shelters, and the hard-working people devoted to giving animals the second probability they deserve.
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity that has been altering the lives of animals for over 150 years. We try to maintain pets and households collectively via a wide range of neighborhood assist companies, corresponding to adoptions, animal transfers, meals distribution, humane training, spay/neuter and wellness companies.
In at present’s weblog, we needed to spotlight among the Ontario SPCA’s staggering accomplishments from 2023.
Animals adopted
The forefront of the Ontario SPCA is its adoption program, the place we attempt to search out loving houses for animals in want, regardless of how lengthy it takes. In 2023, we discovered houses for 4,041 animals! That features 1,166 canines, 2,617 cats, 250 small animals, and eight birds.
Whether or not it’s a playful pet or a peaceful senior cat, we rigorously match pets with households to make sure a lifetime of happiness collectively. Animals adopted from the Ontario SPCA are spayed or neutered, microchipped, vaccinated they usually go house with meals from Royal Canin to assist guarantee a easy transition into their new house.
View animals obtainable for adoption!
Animals transferred
When a request for assist is available in, the Ontario SPCA does what it could actually to vary the lives of these animals. We work along with communities to switch animals to areas of the province the place there are households ready to undertake.
A scarcity of entry to primary animal wellness companies, corresponding to veterinarians and spay/neuter companies, has contributed to a rise in animal populations throughout Northern Canada. In lots of Northern communities, there are extra adoptable animals than there are households who can provide them houses.
By working along with like-minded organizations and Indigenous communities, the Ontario SPCA is giving Northern animals the second probability they deserve. In 2023, we travelled 24,307 kilometers in 6 journeys to assist switch 232 animals! We additionally assist neighborhood led sustainable options to animal administration and well being to deal with the foundation causes of animal overpopulation.
VIP animal assist
Canine come into the Ontario SPCA’s animal centres for a wide range of causes. Whereas the canines stick with us, we offer them with the care and a spotlight they want, together with addressing any behavioural challenges. Our Provincial Canine Rehabilitation program offers individualized coaching methods to assist the animals in our care turn into snug with their environment, establish particular care necessities, and to fulfill their wants. In 2023, the Provincial Canine Rehabilitation Centre supported 40 canines with a median of 160 hours of TLC per canine!
Our rehabilitation program is obtainable in all Ontario SPCA animal centres throughout the province. Study extra concerning the Rehabilitation Centre and VIP (Very Necessary Paws) at ontariospca.ca/dogrehab
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society offers take care of animals twelve months a yr, and our work doesn’t finish whereas animals are in want. As a registered charity that doesn’t obtain annual authorities funding, we rely on the generosity of donors to vary the lives of animals in want. Please contemplate donating at present.
