human interest

On their site, The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) sent a survey to Canada's 5 main political parties about important animal welfare issues in the country

On their site, The World Society for  the Protection of Animals (WSPA) sent a survey to Canada’s 5 main political parties about important animal welfare issues in the country.The (WSPA) encourages people to review their responses before making a decission at the time of voting Animal Cruelty Legislation Canada’s animal cruelty laws were amended recently to increase maximum penalties for …

Doggy Daycare at it’s finest ! Dina owns and operates one of the most popular boarding and daycare services in the city. Look no further next time you have to leave for an hour ,or a week! Dina Leclerc Panagopoulou Where in Montreal were you born? I was born in Montreal in the 1970’s and grew up in Cartierville and …

We’ve Got Mail! Last week, Montreal Dog Blog contacted 10 local candidates regarding their thoughts on animal cruelty in Quebec. Read and send your own letter here!  Our second reply is from Marlene Jennings, Liberal Party: Thank you for your recent e-mail regarding animal welfare. I too share your views about puppy mills: they breed puppies and other domestic animals …

We’ve Got Mail! Last week, Montreal Dog Blog contacted 10 local candidates regarding their thoughts on animal cruelty in Quebec. Read and send your own letter here!  Our first reply is from Jessica Gal, from the Green Party: Hello and greetings to all your readers, First, I would like to thank you for caring enough about this issue to raise …

Last summer, my boyfriend and I took our first visit to Kennebunkport, Maine. It’s beautiful, it’s seaside, and it’s only a 5 hour road trip from Montreal.  One day, we strolled past a photography gallery, where owner and photographer Chris Becker was prepping for his exhibit entitled, “Canine Bliss”.  It’s a series of shots featuring dogs in the happiest moments …

Daniel Jacob is a writer, guide-dog user and Montrealer.  Recently, he shared some important guide-dog etiquette with our readers.  Now, we dig a bit deeper:   How do you develop trust?  How do you cross a street corner?  How do you pick up it’s poop?   Thank you Daniel, for your kindness and openness – and giving us an education in …

Many NDG’ers will recognize Lori Kalef as one of the special crew at Animal Health Clinic. But if you knew Lori, you definitely knew Maggie – the sweet bear of a dog that was never far from her side. Fuzzy gold fur to match her gold heart. The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his …

                     It is truly amazing what goes on within a few miles us that most people have never heard of. Rose Gergely is a native Montrealer who moved to the countryside in order to follow her passion and dedicate her life to saving animals. I first learned of Rose’s work while I was …

Here’s a great piece sent to us by Montreal Dog Blog reader Laurie Ann Simmonds.  She asked us to share.  And how could we not?  You may have read this before, but we figured with all of our adoption posts lately, it’s a nice reminder. To those of you who work tirelessly in animal rescue, those of you who have …