Tag Archives: Abandonment

By: Liliana Danel Due to the release of the documentary The Ghosts In Our Machine, I was able to get one on one time with the great team of LUSH.  Through out Canada they have hosted Charity Pot Parties and they support the Ghost Free Journey Blog.  What is a Charity Pot Party and a Ghost Free Journey? Don’t worry! …

Montreal SPCA and the City of Montreal present Operation Adoption Montreal 27 Jun 2013 –  Mr. Christian G. Dubois, Head of Public Security for Montreal’s Executive Committee, and Mr. Nicholas Gilman, Executive Director of the Montreal SPCA held a press conference at the Montreal SPCA Annex building to present their partnering in tackling the number of displaced animals due to …

By: Liliana Danel Another summer brings another July 1st, that means another moving day, which gives a reason for animal abandonment. It is very well known that animal abandonment in Quebec is very popular no matter what day of year or no matter during which season. The Animal Legal Defense Fund has ranked the province for several years as the …

  by Liliana Danel According to strayanimalsday.org, on April 4 people  celebrate this day by informing about the 600,000,000 stray animals around the world. It is important for everyone to know that in Quebec we do have a huge number of stray animals. There are animal rescue groups that try to help out as much as they can with the …

-by Liliana Danel, MDB Blogger  On August 20 2012, Quebec Animaux held a protest at Montreal City Hall. Around 100 people gathered to voice their discontent on the new by-law that is being proposed and will apply to all type of dogs in the Montreal area. This by-law will make no difference if it is a large, medium, or small …

Keeping Families Together: The Montreal SPCA launches a campaign against no-pet clauses in residential leases   June 27th, 2012 – Every summer, around moving day, thousands of Quebec residents are forced to make the gut-wrenching decision to part with a beloved pet, which they consider a member of their family, in order to secure affordable rental housing. Currently, the law …

 The following is a personal opinion piece by MDB Blogger, Liliana: It is just the middle of June. So far I have heard two anecdotes regarding animal abandonment that made me sad and happy at the same time. I became angry when I heard one friend say “today I heard a dog barking from an empty apartment” and another say, “my daughter …

It seems for some reason lately (in posts on this blog) there has been confusion about what the role ‘adoption days’ play in rescues, and our community. This is my opinion on the topic; as someone who has been volunteering with animal rescues and adoption events for 15 years and counting, and the founder of a rescue organization. Although one …

  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 …

Billy Elliot. Found as an 8 week old stray with multiple fractures. Ampution was the only way to save his little life.  Fostered, adored and rehomed by Eleven Eleven Animal Rescue. He is happy, healthy and doing AMAZING today.             Holly. One of many rescued from a puppy mill. She’d been debarked, malnourished, riddled with …