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Tag Archives: Quebec

Laval University has ended the use of live piglets in its training of pediatrics residents

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine—a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit of 12,000 doctors—received confirmation yesterday that Université Laval has ended the use of live animals in its pediatrics residency program. With that decision, there are now no known pediatrics residency programs in Canada or the United States that use animals; all such programs exclusively use human-relevant training methods. According to a …

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West Island Residents To Confront Employees Of Dog-torture Lab

Baie D’Urfe, QC, May 24/18–About 100 people, many of them Montreal West Island residents, are expected to confront employees leaving notorious International Toxicology Research (ITR) Labs on Friday, May 25, in the wake of undercover animal-abuse videos now going viral on Facebook. The videos, portraying dogs being poisoned and tormented inside ITR to allegedly test the toxicity of pesticides, industrial …

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Coexistence is Key

I’d always been rather domestic but recently took a trip to the wild side. Interning at a wildlife rescue taught me so much and changed my perspective about the world around me. Working with wildlife fostered a deeper love for nature and one thing became incredibly clear: coexistence is key. Living in urban areas, our relationship with wildlife can easily …

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National Dog Bite Prevention Week – Download your own Dog Language Cards!

It is that time of the year again! During the second week of April, the United States, celebrates National Dog Bite Prevention Week. Although Canada does not recognize this important week, Montreal Dog Blog believes that we must take the time to educate people and help understand our canine friends.

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Finding Happiness

By: Dr. Amanda Glew  Being a vet has likely been one of my most rewarding lifetime achievements. Fixing problems, making animals healthy again, igniting the human animal bond, are a few of my favourite things to do. Conversely, when things don’t go as planned, I find myself in an area of despair – I question if I should be doing …

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Refuge pour Chats de Verdun (Adoption)

From 10 AM to 3 PM at Marcel-Giroux Center: 4501, Bannantyne VERDUN (Montreal, QC) Upstairs in the room “Jeux” (2nd floor) Adoptions also available on appointment. http://www.refugechatsverdun.com/index.html

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Refuge pour Chats de Verdun (Adoption)

From 10 AM to 3 PM at Marcel-Giroux Center: 4501, Bannantyne VERDUN (Montreal, QC) Upstairs in the room “Jeux” (2nd floor) Adoptions also available on appointment. http://www.refugechatsverdun.com/index.html

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Refuge pour Chats de Verdun (Adoption)

From 10 AM to 3 PM at Marcel-Giroux Center: 4501, Bannantyne VERDUN (Montreal, QC) Upstairs in the room “Jeux” (2nd floor) Adoptions also available on appointment. http://www.refugechatsverdun.com/index.html

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Refuge pour Chats de Verdun (Adoption)

From 10 AM to 3 PM at Marcel-Giroux Center: 4501, Bannantyne VERDUN (Montreal, QC) Upstairs in the room “Jeux” (2nd floor) Adoptions also available on appointment. http://www.refugechatsverdun.com/index.html

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