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As you all know if you follow my blogs we are just finishing up our last seizure which began last September at the SPCA Annexe. Some had a home for the holidays and many more found their way out of the shelter in January. Surprisingly we still have 6 little souls looking for a place to call home. Each one …

The following post is a letter written by Suzannah. I have the honor to know her and have the virtue to call her my friend. Each time I am around her I learn something new and each time she amazes me with her initiative to do something good. She is not only a great person and extremely fun to be …

By: Liliana Danel   Dear friends, I am holding the following Online fundraiser through Youcaring.com to help get donations for the rescue Westies-In-Need. This is a rescue that is very special to me after they helped re-home all the Westie pups that were taken from the infamous “breeding facility” or alleged “puppy mill” in Quebec in Nov 2011.After volunteering at …

On July 21, the ASPCA will celebrate national No Pet Store Puppies Day. This is the third year in which the ASPCA promotes a campaign that is meant to educate the public about the connection between pet stores and puppy mills. This year, the ASPCA will promote the campaign with a video called “Meet Molly.”In the video, people get to meet a little girl named Molly and her dog Joe. Molley explains how puppy mills are cruel and why people should avoid pet stores that sell puppies. According to a press release given by the ASPCA, the goal of the video is to leverage the power of Internet virality and educate millions about the link between pet stores and puppy mills.“The ASPCA commissioned a national study conducted by Lake Research Partners which found that 78 percent of consumers are unaware that most pet stores puppies come from puppy mills.” -ASPCAIn order to educate and inform people about the reality of the puppy mill industry, the ASPCA encourages people to do the following:Share the “Meet Molly” video across their social networks, thus educating people that shopping in pet stores that sell puppies supports puppy mill cruelty. Take the Pledge not to shop for anything –including pet food, toys, etc – at pet stores stores or on websites that sell puppies. Check out the newly launched consumer tool that allows consumers to see photos taken inside U.S. Department of Agriculture licensed commercial dog breeding facilities that sell puppies to pet stores around the country Join the ASPCA Puppy Mills Awareness Twitter chat with the hashtag #ASPCAchat, which will be taking place on Tuesday, July 23rd from 1pm-2pm EST.

  Contact Ashley Govan 514-999-5862 PAWS 4 A CAUSE 2012 is an event coming up in April that will help fund the incredible work of the SPCA E-Shelter.   Last year’s event raised an amazing $33,000 for the cause! Get in early to have your business a part of this fantastic fundraiser and reach your target demographic!    General Information  For …

 We’d like to thank Suzannah J Vanson for sending along this reader piece. And for her generous and loving heart.  Our condolences.      Lillie, My Kind of Hero  Suzannah J. Vanson  It seems like we spend much time talking about heroes. Sports heroes, action heroes, movie and music idols. To me, none of them really quite passed the test.  …

 Labombard was contacted by the Ottawa Citizen to comment on the allegations. Click here to read the article    by MDB Rescue Blogger, Liliana Danel  Before the OSPCA sent out a letter to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec, an animal advocate was following the footsteps and sharing the truth of the Labombard family. Lorie Gordon, checks sites like …

(cover photo is copyright (c) 2009 Brett McBain and made available under a Creative Commons Attribution) Christina Nosotti is a local veterinarian and a contributor to MDB.  An opinion piece she wrote was recently published in the Gazette – but edited for space. Below is the piece in its entirety:  It’s not so black and white. There is much debate over whether to …

Last Saturday, December 1st – MDB partnered with Guardian’s Best to throw a party for the rescue community and their supporters! Below is a longer version of the Thank You Note included on the back of our 2013 calendar from MDB creator, Nat Lauzon.      In 2008, I volunteered for the first time in the wake of a huge …

-by Liliana Danel, MDB Blogger  My delightful Sunday afternoon took a turn for the worse. While shopping in the Laval area at a well-known mall, I became witness to something that I had not seen before. I saw a man and a woman in a van with the hatchback open…and four beautiful Husky puppies sat inside of a crate. If you all …