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The sweet summer heat has arrived and so has our #BeCrueltyFree Canada petition drive. Add your name to get us to 100,000 signatures and help put an end to cosmetics animal testing in Canada! We’re working hard to ban this outdated practice, but we can’t do it alone. We need each and every one of you. Right now in laboratories …

Just three short years ago, the #BeCrueltyFree campaign was born – the global largest undertaking ever to end cosmetics animal testing. Even though we’ve accumulated many successes, milestones and victories under our collective belts, we’ve still got a long way to go before we see an end to the animal cruelty that’s still prevalent in the cosmetics industry today. But, …

The #BeCrueltyFree Canada campaign is barely two years old, and the response so far is incredible. We’ve been working hard to raise awareness for the cruel, outdated cosmetics testing practices that rabbits, mice, rats, and guinea pigs endure every day – chemicals being forced down their throats, dripped into their eyes or smeared onto their skin – all without any …

Last month Humane Society International’s Be Cruelty-Free bunnies traveled across Canada to spread awareness and promote an end to animal testing for cosmetics in Canada. With stops in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, our intrepid rabbits rode public transit, posed for photos, and urged consumers to make the leap to cruelty-free, by supporting the #BeCrueltyFree campaign. While many Canadians don’t realize …

Last week, the Animal Legal Defense Fund celebrated their 6th National Justice for Animals Week in an effort to raise awareness about animal welfare and encourage people to take action and get involved. But why wait for an observance holiday to make a choice? The power is in your hands to take action and vote with your dollar. That means …

  Yvonne Russell, President of Paw Tipsters in Manitoba, is looking for more than 50,000 Canadians to sign a petition that has been approved by The House of Commons. The petition’s goal is to have Canada’s first Animal Abuse Registry System.  According to Yvonne, this Animal Abuse Registry would prevent abusers from obtaining animals through adoption and breeders. “The more …

  The Ontario SPCA announces their participation in Canada’s inaugural National Cupcake Day for the SPCAs and Humane Societies.Thirteen OSPCA’s, seventeen Ontario Humane Societies, plus other agencies across Canada are already registered and planning the day that will make a difference for shelter animals thanks to a cupcake. On February 25th anyone can host a cupcake party. According to the …

Are you involved with a local animal rescue? If so – you could receive a FREE banner ad in our 2013 calendar! Montreal Dog Blog and Guardian’s Best are offering a lottery for local animal rescues to be seen in our  2013 fundraising calendar! Get the details on our fundraising calendar here.  If you are a rescue, get info on …

Could your animal rescue use some cash? We think people in animal rescue are truly unsung heroes.  You work hard, get dirty, endure sleepless nights, shed countless tears and often care for animals on your own dime.  We know the reward is worth it – but we also know that sometimes it can feel thankless, lonely and overwhelming.  That’s why …

APPROX 1 IN 16 CHANCES TO WIN* Montreal Dog Blog and PetitsPawz are raffling off the following items: A) ONE SET OF VAN HALEN TICKETS (2 tickets) Date: Thursday March 15th, 2012 Where: Bell Center, 7:30 pm Seats: Floor – Section Nord, Row X, Seats 5 & 6 B) ALBUM– AUTOGRAPHED BY VAN HALEN Beautifully presented Comes with certificate of …