Tag Archives: Pet Overpopulation

[youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpNQAWEe0lk&feature=youtu.be’] Sunday Feb 24, 2013, Timberlea Veterinary Clinic and Best Friends Spay Neuter Clinic performed sterilizations on 25 cats and 8 dogs. The caacQ informed that this is an ongoing collaboration between the community of Kahnawake and Dr. Glew that started on June 2012. According to Deidra White, Assistant Animal Protection Officer ,  explained that since the start of …

  MONTREAL — Humane Society International Canada is pleased to announce the launch of World Spay Day in Quebec. In partnership with the Quebec Association of Veterinarians for Small Animals, the province is joining the annual global campaign to promote spaying and neutering as a proven, effective means of preventing pet overpopulation and saving animals’ lives. “Unfortunately, tens of thousands …

  St-Sauveur – For an Ethical Animal Service in the Laurentians is a team of people who have faith in upstream improvements of the actual situation of animal control service in the Laurentians area.  According to the members, after the revelations made in April 2011 on the Berger Blanc’s unethical practices, many citizens of the province of Quebec, have acknowledged …

Free-roaming cat expert Dr. Margaret Slater, of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, will discuss TNR (trap, neuter and release) programs, population dynamics and targeted spay/neuter programs.  This no-cost webinar is a must for anyone already working with free-roaming cat populations or is interested in starting a program in their community. Dr. Slater is a veterinarian and …

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 …