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    Montreal, April 14, 2014 – From April 18 to April 20, The Montreal SPCA, will be hosting an event to help abandoned rabbits find a foster family or even a forever home. According to a press release, the Montreal SPCA receives over 260 rabbits a year. Many of these rabbits are abandoned during the Easter Holiday. The Montreal …

  Kira’s Story Kira was only a week old when she was rescued with her mother and four siblings in January 2012.We knew there was something special about her from the very beginning. She was the most charismatic little kitten, and much more active than the rest of her littermates. She loved being the center of attention from a very …

Oh, Sammy Boy!   Sammy isn’t your typical happy go lucky black cat.  He’s more than that. His bowlegged hind legs give him the best cat strut I’ve ever seen, and the little bend at the tip of his tail add to his cool and mysterious demeanor.  Every human and animal that knows Sammy wants to be his best friend.  …

Fostering- Why We Choose to Say Goodbye… Fostering animals is one of the best and most effective ways to volunteer in animal rescue.  Many of Montreal’s animal rescue groups are foster-based, meaning they don’t have a general building or shelter location where all of the animals are kept.  Instead, they have their animals moved into temporary homes, where they stay until they are …

Westies in Need is a volunteer rescue group who are looking for folks to help out from time to time with temporary fostering and/or occasionally help with transport of Westies.

  JUNE 2012 UPDATE: Minou has a new home in Ottawa! 🙂 Here is an updated photo from the PetitsPawz FB page:  Minou was surrendered to PetitsPawz after her owner passed away and a caring neighbor reached out to us for help.  Luckily we were able to find her a foster home very fast, and she has been there ever …

Charlot’s Story- Part 1 August 2012 Update:  We never had time to do a Part 2 because Charlot has already found a forever home.  He will be heading over the border to Vermont!   Charlot is a gorgeous blue eyed Himalayan that adores giving head-bumps.  One day his owners decided to bring him to the vet to have him euthanized.  The …

So You’ve Decided to Adopt a Cat… You’ve made a great decision! Now comes the daunting task of choosing. Most people instinctively think of bringing home a little kitten with blue eyes. I mean, who wouldn’t want a cute, cuddly kitten, right? Everyone does, and most rescues have all of their kittens reserved before they are even ready to leave …

About Me: They call me Betty like Betty Boop because of my good looks, my fun loving nature and my appreciation for Jazz music. I often hear my foster mum say i’m ‘the best dog ever’ – because well, i am. I get along well with dogs, cats, kid of all sizes and ages, some of those kids have even bit …