PLEASE SHARE!    NOVEMBER 8 UPDATE: FOSTER HAS BEEN FOUND FOR THIS CAT! FAMILIES ARE STILL NEEDED FOR KITTENS. IF YOU CAN HELP – CONTACT SUSAN MACKASEY AT THE INFO POSTED BELOW: You may recall the situation PetitsPawz is dealing with, with regard to a cat hoarding situation in Lasalle.  The woman had been working with this rescue toward finding …

  Good News! Through Twitter a friend and animal lover has informed that that today, November 7 2011, the  Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie Borough has strictly forbidden the establishment of businesses that would sell live animals. The only two businesses that still sell animals will remain with the right to stay open. Please residents of  Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie Borough …

Please share! Do you know this little dog? (more pics below)                   FOUND: Female cocker spaniel King Edward and Fielding in N.D.G  Sunday, Nov 6th around 5 or 6pm Reports have been made with: spca, posted on kijiji, craigslist, FB, spca, etc and so far no one has reported her missing. About 20lbs Brown …

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  On November 5th and 6th of 2011, the Union pour le respect animal (UPRA) made their presence known at the Salon National Des Animaux De Compagnie (SNAC), presented by SNAC.CA. The SNAC is the largest pet show to take place in Canada. In its first 9 years, the Montreal edition drew a total of 390,000 visitors. Due to the …

  The article I commented on, from my point of view, is an example of “how not to do things” and so I did take a very critical position on the questionable practices described by the author. Keep in mind, that her story is not unique at all and I simply used it as an example.  However, there are really …

The following is a rebuttal to Christina Nosotti’s blog piece regarding her personal experience with shelters.  (MDB is happy to publish well-crafted, well thought-out pieces from readers. Please contact us for more information). Thank you to Suzannah VS for taking time to offer the following:  Rescue, from a foster Mum’s perspective As far back as I can remember, I always enjoyed …

PetitsPawz is an outstanding volunteer-run cat rescue, based in Verdun. We are also proud to have founder, Susan Mackasey as one of our bloggers. In fact,  Susan is so dedicated to rescue, that I’m filling you guys in on what’s going on! (and happy to do so) 🙂 In addition to finding feline forever homes, PetitsPawz also helps control Montreal’s feral cat …

  Remeber Remi? (If not – See our first post on him here) Let us do a very quick re-cap, he was found running on the rail-road tracks by a good simaritan in July (2011). He had open wounds, toe-nails falling of, open cuts on his pads and was so itchy he chewed his paws right down to his muscles. …

Read All About It! Blind Dog Goes Missing, Gets Found By Animal Shelter, Manitoba Dumped puppies rescued and healthy, Abu Dhabi Neuters and Chips 5,000 Stray Cats and Dogs, Cat with 26 toes inspiring $26 donations to keep a rescue center from becoming homeless. Plus videos of the ongoing rescue of Animals in Thailand.