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   According to a press release given out by the Montreal SPCA, on October 28, they received a call from the police requesting assistance with a case of alleged cruelty towards a carriage horse in Griffintown, in the South West area of Montreal. According to witnesses, the horse collapsed on the way back to the stables and the driver of …

According to a press release given out by the Montreal SPCA, the animal control facility and the City of Montreal will join forces in order to have more than 200 animals adopted in 3 days. More than just finding homes for abandoned animals, the Montreal SPCA and the City of Montreal want to promote the importance of adopting a shelter …

The following is a courtesy listing. Please consult the contact info below for further info – thanks! 🙂 Lili is currently being fostered. The following is courtesy of her Foster mom… FRENCH BELOW  Lili is a pitbull/mastiff mix. She is about 7 months old. Lili is a playful girl that gets along well with other dogs, children and I also …

As many of us are all too aware, Montreal has once again made international headlines for it’s poorly delegated and ill-applied animal protection laws. In the case of Wicca the pitbull, her euthanasia order was up to the sole discretion of one civil servant.  Despite widespread public outcry,  the court refused to consider evidence such as a professional assessment of …

       The following is a courtesy listing. Please consider sharing this posting with friends and family in order to help Valdi find a good home. The Montreal SPCA Emergency Shelter is working very hard to help Valdi find her furever parents. Remember that sharing is caring. Thank you very much!   Adopted from the SPCA as a puppy, …

On July 10, 2012 a cat was brought to the SPCA facility, due to his his front paw being caught in a steel jaw leg hold trap.. For some reason someone placed the trap under a balcony in a residence located in Montreal North. A steel jaw leg hold trap it is mainly used by hunters in order to trap …

JULY 1 UPDATE: Baby has been taken into a home with another dog, where he can live out his retirement years. Thank you Barbara Brownstein! This story was translated using Google Translate (with some editing liberties for flow), from the SPCA Laurentides Facebook Page.  You often hear stories of abandoned animals for various reasons. However, the story of Baby is …

Keeping Families Together: The Montreal SPCA launches a campaign against no-pet clauses in residential leases   June 27th, 2012 – Every summer, around moving day, thousands of Quebec residents are forced to make the gut-wrenching decision to part with a beloved pet, which they consider a member of their family, in order to secure affordable rental housing. Currently, the law …

We’ve had a significant stretch of over 30 degree days in Montreal and with that, comes the reminder that if it’s too hot for you – it’s too hot for your pet. If you see a dog locked inside a parked, hot car – you can call the SPCA immediately: 514-735-2711 extension 0. Montreal Dog Blog has made these car cling …

According to the Montreal SPCA, although moving day is still a few weeks away, they are receiving over 30 cats a day from owners who made the decision of abandoning their companion animals and even receiving domestic cats that were found as strays. On June 14 of this year, the Montreal SPCA sent out a press release informing the public …