Tuesday , 5 November 2024

Rescue News (blog)

For the love of Ellie; One year later…

  Last year I posted a beautiful letter that was sent to Montreal Dog Blog by our friend Suzannah Vanson. Here is a wonderful update on her furbabies. Sadly, her letter also mentions one of Quebec’s shames: commercial breeders. Conscious people like Suzannah know about our province’s problem of animal over population, animal abandonment, and the high number of animals …

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Canada bans pig gestation crates

  March 6, 2014 – According to a press release by Humane Society International/Canada (HSI), the pork industry has adopted the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs. This new adopted practice calls for a ban on the confining of pregnant sows in gestation creates. The torturous crates limit animals from moving. The Code of Practice asks …

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Happy First Birthday Timberlea Veterinary Clinic!

On the 9th of February Timberlea celebrated its first birthday with an open house. Among the activities, there was face painting and balloons animals for little and not so little kids. Agility and obedience trials took place all afternoon and there was a lot of fun to be had watching those. Tammy Gallacher  was there with Keeper, currently Canada’s champion …

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Over Thirty Quebec Public Figures Demand a Revision of Animals’ Legal Status

MONTREAL, Jan. 22, 2014 – A manifesto announced today in La Presse calls for a reconsideration of animals’ legal status in the Civil Code of Quebec. The manifesto is signed by influential public figures from the media, the arts, and the sciences, and is supported by the Montreal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Signatories include Julie …

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Helping Blackie and helping her family

    About a month ago, MDB posted about the bloggers using  the “Paw it Forward 2013” money to help different local animal organizations. We were all given the chance to donate 550$ to those that help our society’s furryfriends. This time, I was given the honor to help 5 non-for profits. One of the beneficiaries of  2013 was Best Friends …

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Paw It Forward 2013

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! MDB loves the holiday season because this is when our bloggers get to “Paw It Forward” and help rescues that mean a lot to us! Where The Money Comes From Our generous advertisers! The folks you see in the sidebar on the right hand side of this page – AND in the …

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Keeping companion animals safe during cold weather

  The mercury is dropping and animals need humans to keep them safe. Short-haired dogs should be inside a home when the temperature drops to around -9C and below, according to the Michigan Humane Society.Large or thick-haired dogs should be brought indoors when the temperature falls below -17 C. The following post is part of an article written by Bonnie …

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2014 Calendar Refuge Bell’Anima Rescue‏

  The year 2014 is just around the corner! Our friends of Bell’Anima Rescue sent the following invite to all companion animal guardians! Check it out :     Hi everyone!  It’s that time of year again!  We’re having a calendar fundraiser!  Please help support our cause by featuring your loved ones in our 18×14 2014 calendar.   For $30.00, …

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