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Happy to share this press release with you  – what an excellent initiative all-round!  MONTREAL SPCA PARTNERS WITH LOCAL FOOD BANK AND VETERINARY CLINIC IN NDG TO REDUCE CAT OVERPOPULATION Monday October 31st – A coalition of organizations have joined together to help reduce cat overpopulation in the Montreal neighbourhood of CDN-NDG. On November 6th, 30 cats belonging to clients of the NDG …

A huge thank you so far for your generous donations toward the care of the 527 rescued puppy mill dogs!  The donation centers (listed below) are still collecting your items – and they are still very much needed – so please make it a point to drop by any one of them when you can! Physical Items Needed: Here are …

Richmond, BC was the first Canadian city to do it in April, 2011. Now Toronto has joined the ranks of cities that have banned the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores. Puppies and kittens sold in Toronto pet stores must come from shelters, humane societies or rescue groups, city council decided on Wednesday. Council voted unanimously to institute …

We are beyond thrilled at the news that a long time suspected puppy mill has finally been shut down! Paws “R” Us, near Shawville, Quebec was raided yesterday and hundreds of dogs (over 500) have been removed from the premises. Kudos to everyone involved with this historic raid! PRINT ITEMS: Read the news story here. (Ottawa Citizen) Read about HSI’s …

Today, September 17th, has been designated Puppy Mill Awareness Day. It’s been started by a group in the US, but with yesterday’s puppy mill seizure near Shawville, QC – and the fact that Quebec has the disgraceful title of “Puppy Mill Capital of North America”, we feel it’s an important day to recognize here as well.         …

48 hours ago this dog was found in the Mercier area. He was found by a good samaritan. His story (as told by his ‘rescuers’) is below. (thank you to Petluck.ca for the English translation, French follows).   Here is the story of Survivor, a little dog that we found abandoned in the district of Mercier in Montreal on September …

Thank you for coming out to the 5th Annual Beaconsfield Pet Fair at Centennial Park! Montreal Dog Blog was thrilled to be a part of this amazing day – focussing on local rescues, adoptions, quality pet products and meeting wonderful pets and people alike! Best of all, soooo many cats and dogs found their forever homes! We have been bringing …

Montreal Dog Blog is at the Beaconsfield Pet Fair this Saturday! Drop by our tent to meet some of our bloggers and get your paws on some free goodies (while supplies last!). Onsite, we’re revealing a secret URL – where only our in-person visitors will have the limited time opportunity  to win a Pet Prize Pack worth $140! In addition …

A while back, a provincial petition was being circulated to implement standards for shelters and pounds in Quebec. This petition was urging that shelters and pounds provide basics like:  veterinary care, taking measures to reunite lost animals with owners (FYI – 5 months after their damning expose, the Berger Blanc still has no lost/founds listed on their website) , mandatory …

PLEASE SHARE! To volunteer, please contact Elizabeth Pierce:  epierce684@gmail.com Volunteers are needed this week (especially early mornings) to help out with caring for 20 surrendered huskies – currently housed in the Mirabel area.  (Read more about the husky situation here , here and a personal account from Eleven Eleven Animal Rescue .) One of the surrendered huskies     Volunteer Info: washing dog …