Brand new animal produce and services store. That offers a great variety of organic and locally made produce for your favorite pets. Offered services include: claw, wing and professional advice. Join the celebration of the Grand Opening of Animal Vert!  It’s on saturday 24 of september. 12h to 19h At 1910 Gauthier Montreal (2 minutes from the parc la fontaine) …

Read All About it! Video: Two-day rescue operation to save kitten in Sweden, How a cow saved a dog named Albert, Rabbit becomes mom for orphaned N.B. kittens. Plus 2 great videos about The Truth About Puppy Mills & Pet Stores

Richmond, BC was the first Canadian city to do it in April, 2011. Now Toronto has joined the ranks of cities that have banned the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores. Puppies and kittens sold in Toronto pet stores must come from shelters, humane societies or rescue groups, city council decided on Wednesday. Council voted unanimously to institute …

  In Case of Rain the Date Would Change for Oct 2, 2011. Click on Poster to Enlarge!  

How do we make sure places like puppy mills are abolished?  By being proactive.  By making your voice heard.  Today, we are thrilled to share some good news! This is a big step in protecting our companion animals in Quebec! Earlier this summer,  Quebecers were encouraged to participate in a letter-writing campaign to make changes to new proposed regulations regarding animal …

Montreal Dog Blog is happy to announce that the following pet supply stores have generously offered their stores as drop-off points for puppy mill dog donations! We hope to add a few more locations to service a larger area – but for the time being, please share this information (and check back here for more donation sites and items). Items will …

Remi is being blogged about and is the recent talk of littledoginabigcity! Follow his recovery and adventures with his foster home. http://littledoginabigcity.blogspot.com/

The first annual SPCA “Walk on all 4s” is taking place on Sunday (Sept 18th) in Parc Lafontaine from 1-4pm. (and the weather looks perfect! Sunny and 20!) The event will consist of a walk around the park where there will be refreshments for all mammals!  Funds raised will help the SPCA continue their great work for Montreal’s abandoned pets. …

We are beyond thrilled at the news that a long time suspected puppy mill has finally been shut down! Paws “R” Us, near Shawville, Quebec was raided yesterday and hundreds of dogs (over 500) have been removed from the premises. Kudos to everyone involved with this historic raid! PRINT ITEMS: Read the news story here. (Ottawa Citizen) Read about HSI’s …

Today, September 17th, has been designated Puppy Mill Awareness Day. It’s been started by a group in the US, but with yesterday’s puppy mill seizure near Shawville, QC – and the fact that Quebec has the disgraceful title of “Puppy Mill Capital of North America”, we feel it’s an important day to recognize here as well.         …