September 27, 2018 How to Protect Your Pet From Rabies World Rabies Day The rabies virus invites a startling and unpleasant image of infected animals and is something all pet owners would like to avoid. We all want our pets to be safe, happy and healthy, and while rabies can seem intimidating, there are many ways in which you can …
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Dr. Amanda Glew: Breed Bans, Act Now
Breed Bans – by Dr. Amanda Glew “Can Copper come in today? We are doing a blood drive,” my technician asks the client. We like it when Copper comes in to give blood. He is big, he has huge veins, and with only a few bribes of biscuits, Copper hardly needs to be held when we poke his jugular to draw …
Read More »SPCA FORM LETTER: Against the City of Montreal Proposed By-law
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 …
Read More »Paw It Forward!
PAW IT FORWARD! Now, this makes our tails wag! Through the support of our generous friends and advertisers this year, the dedication of our bloggers and YOU for reading – Montreal Dog Blog is able to earmark a cool $1000 for charity! What a team effort! Especially because now, we get to “Paw It Forward”! We decided to spread the …
Read More »Campaigns WORK.
How do we make sure places like puppy mills are abolished? By being proactive. By making your voice heard. Today, we are thrilled to share some good news! This is a big step in protecting our companion animals in Quebec! Earlier this summer, Quebecers were encouraged to participate in a letter-writing campaign to make changes to new proposed regulations regarding animal …
Read More »Petition falls flat. But we don’t.
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 …
Read More »Dateline to send letters to MAPAQ extended!
Nat Lauzon received an email that informed the following: To read the original posting done by MAPAQ click here De : “France.Jean@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca” <France.Jean@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca> À : xxxxxx@yahoo.com Envoyé le : Mer 20 juillet 2011, 10h 07min 55s Objet : Projet de règlement Madame; La présente vise à vous informer que la période de consultation au regard du projet de Règlement sur la …
Read More »Sample Letter to Request an Extension to MAPAQ
Quebec! We ask you to send the letter below as soon as possible and share this information with all your contacts, not only on Facebook, so they can do the same.
Read More »Fight the Berger Blanc in Montreal (Petitions/Protest info)
*SEE THE BERGER BLANC ARCHIVES FOR CONTINUING UPDATES* About the Berger Blanc and the undercover investigation: A recent piece from The Montreal Mirror: Pet Heaven’s Waiting Room – by Elisabeth Faure read our blogger Caroline Ross’ piece about the feral dog colonies living near the Berger Blanc watch the video of the feral dogs living behind the Berger Blanc, courtesy of …
Read More »Take Action for Better Animal Control Services
@RespectAnimal shared on twitter today the following posting done by Humane Society International. Once again we see the name of Pierre Corbeil (AKA THE DENTIST) as the one to be contacted to change animal welfare in Quebec. Please follow the steps that are needed to take action and together we can tear down the house of torture of Berger Blanc. …
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