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Toronto Animal Services waiving adoption fees for large dogs
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (431+ words) If you are considering adopting a dog, and a big dog at that, now is your chance to turn that into a reality. Toronto Animal Services (TAS) has announced it will waive adoption fees for all large dogs from March…...
How to include your pets on Valentine's Day plus support other animals in need
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (278+ words) Toronto Humane Society has a Valentine's Day Love Basket campaign underway The Toronto Humane Society says don't forget about the safety of your pets on Valentine's Day. It's urging cat and dog owners to keep chocolate and other sweets out…...
OSPCA Cupcake Day fundraiser a cause for paws
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (578+ words) Annual event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Ontario SPCA Bone appetit! With the 14th annual Ontario SPCA Cupcake Day coming up this month, you can satisfy your sweet tooth and help shelter pets in need. Now that's…...
FOREVER FRIEND: Bonded cats Milo and Sky 'affectionate' additions to any home
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (445+ words) The cats were dropped off at THS in May Just call them the odd couple of senior cat duos. Milo, with white and grey colouring, and the black-haired Sky, are two bonded 10-year-old male cats available for adoption from the…...
Give a shelter pet a Home for the Holidays
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (555+ words) Could Santa Paws be coming to your home on Christmas? The Ontario SPCA's campaign Home for the Holidays is aiming to find homes for 500 shelter pets by Dec. 24, and maybe one of them is the pu-r-r-fect fit to join your…...
Most Canadian seniors recognize benefits of having pet, but less than half have one
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (635+ words) Health and financial issues are at play for the elderly. Despite a recent Ipsos poll showing that 84% of Canadians aged 55 and older recognize the mental health benefits of pet ownership, only 44% actually have a furry companion, with 21% citing age as…...
Pet fosters give adoptable animals soft place to land
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1010+ words) With many shelters and rescues full, and the list of unwanted pets growing, organizations are desperate for help. Pet fosters " people who open their homes to animals on a temporary basis " can sometimes be the difference between life and death,…...
Artificial insemination raises hopes for world's rarest big cat
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (631+ words) Mulhouse (France) (AFP) " The world-first insemination of an Amur leopard in France has lifted hopes of animal lovers for the survival of the Earth's rarest big cat. The spotted felines, native to the banks of the Siberian river of the…...
Family deep into road trip realizes their cat is on top of their van
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (699+ words) They left their Pennsylvania home and drove east, stopping for gas and a bathroom break after about 160 km. Tony Denardo plans to run a marathon in every state " which is why his family set out on a road trip to…...
Spanish town bans black cat adoptions over fear of Halloween 'rituals"
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (274+ words) Adoption requests for black cats increase close to Halloween for 'ritual purposes' or 'as decoration Long stigmatized for bringing bad luck or for links with the occult, black cats have found salvation in a Spanish town that has temporarily banned…...