Steri-Animal, a not-for-profit organization devoted to spaying and neutering stray cats to reduce the stray cat overpopulation, is holding an art exhibit on April 15, 16 and 17, 2011 to raise funds for the organization.
Evening conference – New approaches in animal management (in French)
Invitation to announce your events!
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March in Quebec City – new proposed regulations!
The Quebec City march will be held on Friday noon, December 10th in front of Quebec City Parliament. A short walk will follow, up to the MAPAQ offices.
The objective of this demonstration is to be heard, make sure that our demands are clear BEFORE accepting the new proposed regulation on domestic animals. It is crucial that you show up because we only have 45 days to reply and once the regulations are passed, we can no longer intervene. We will contest laws against gas chambers, chained dogs and puppy mills. Brandish your banners, your signs and bring your dog if you wish. Actor and animal rights activist Patricia Tulasne will be with us.
Mark this date, fix it on your calendar and take the day off. I sincerely think it is of the utmost importance. Everyone who is against need to join us and tell them that we refuse the present legislation making all this legal. We need to shut down gas chambers, puppy mills and legally protect chained dogs. If there are too few of us on that day, they will think that the majority is on their side and pass their new legislation as is. So, abolish gas chambers, legislation against chained dogs condemned to be lifelong outdoor alarm systems and a brand new issue on puppy mills, that which I already gave to MAPAQ. I know it is much to ask for a Friday afternoon but for once, we need to do this while the offices are OPEN. Those of MAPAQ as well as those of the Parliament.
Please confirm your presence so I have an idea of how many of you will show up on that day. I will be confirming the numbers in return to the police corp. We will have a police squadron along side us. I have made a poster for our purposes. If anyone wishes to display it in their neighbohood or about, it would help. I can send it via e-mail.
Micheline & Julie
pour rejoindre Julie
pour rejoindre Mimi
Protest in support of Ginger
On November 4, 2010, the Ontario court of appeal ruled that Ginger shall die. The decision ends with those words: “The legislature has decided, however – as it is entitled to do – that pit bulls are inherently dangerous animals that pose a risk to public safety by their very presence in public places.”
In 2005, GINGER WAS LEASHED AND MUZZLED in a park when an off-leash dog attacked her and tore off her muzzle, injuring her eye permanently. Ginger defended herself but the off leash dog’s owner got bitten in the process, altough it did not require hospital attention. Toronto Animal Services charged and seized Ginger. The city illegally held Ginger for 3 1/2 years in the pound. The case was taken over by Clay Ruby last summer. Ginger was sprung from the poundand back with her owner after nearly 4 years. Until November 4. Ginger will now be kiiled for having complied with the law and defended herself . The owner of the off-leash dog was charged 25$.
Ginger is a sweet and gentle soul and passed her Canine Good Citizen test with flying colors at the rally that I attended in Toronto last August. She has spent most of her life in jail for having been at the wrong place at the wrong time and looking a certain way. If she would have had long hair, this case would not be.
The Ontario law makes for pitbull-looking dog owners to have less human rights than other citizens. If an animal control officer decides that your mutt is a pitbull, you are considered guilty and have to prove that you are innocent. If a criminal breaks into your home and your dog bites to protect you; your dog has less rights than the criminal and will receive a date to die.
Canadian citizens cannot let this continue. Montreal joins Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary in the Country-wide protest of this decision:
http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2010/november/2010ONCA0746.pdf
confirm your attendance on the facebook event page
Paws & Pray
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The “Paws & Pray” service on Sunday November 7th, 2010 (1:00 p.m.) will include a “Memorial Service”, offering those who have experienced loss through the death of their companion animal an opportunity to give thanks and to give expression to their grief, sorrow and sense of loss. Participants are welcome to bring remembrances of their companion animal, such as collars, identification tags, photos, ashes etc. to be blessed. All are welcome (with or without a companion canine).
“Paws & Pray” is a special celebration of Holy Communion held on the first Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at Christ Church, Beaurepaire particularly designed for companion dogs and their human guardians. At “Paws & Pray” we celebrate and give thanks for creation and all creatures, and especially those we have domesticated, called our friends, and welcomed them into our homes and our lives.
My Passport Home + Adoption day
” My passport home” is an initiative to promote the I.D. of all companion pets on the Island of Montreal. Too many are killed needlessly since they are not claimed and in many instances frantic guardians are searching for their pets and do not know where to begin. A micro chip will provide the names and coordinates of the guardians in an instant and ensure a safe return home.
Dogs and cats will be available for adoption from 2:00pm till 4:00pm
SPCA of Montreal – Feline Frenzy (the sequel)
Once again, the SPCA is overflowing with cats. In order to reduce the overwhelming number of cats currently at the shelter, the SPCA is once again hosting a special adoption event for adult cats.
October 16th and 17th 2010, from 11 am to 5 pm.
****** Cats 1 to 4 years : 60 $
****** Cats over 5 years old : 40$
Included in the adoption fees are spay/neutering, basic vaccines, de-worming, micro-chipping and a health guarantee.
During “Feline frenzy weekend (THE SEQUEL)” the same adoption screening processes will apply but potential adopters will be met by adoption counsellors to qualify. We would like to remind people that all family members must be present during the adoption. Adoption hours for this event are Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SPCA of Montreal
Conference on the state of animal services in the West Island
Johanne Tasse, head of the Companion Animal Adoption Centres of Quebec (CAACQ), will host a meeting which will focus on the state of animal services in the West Island, the management of dogs considered dangerous and stray cats.
The meeting Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Christ Church Beaurepaire, 455 Church St., costs $10. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7. For information, call 514-232-6282 or .
World Animal Day – Peaceful rally and walk at Parc Lafontaine
WHY: Every year, World Animal Day (WAD) is celebrated worldwide. For the first time, Montreal will be participating in this special event. We wish to inform the public on the subject of the abuse of all species of animals, and to put pressure on our governments to amend our outdated animal rights laws.
WHERE: Parc Lafontaine at the Chalet/Restaurant, Montréal, QC.
WHEN: Saturday, October 2, 2010 – 1:00pm to 4:00pm (Rain or shine)
ASSEMBLY: 1 p.m. At the Chalet/Restaurant
PARKING: On Calixa-Lavallée Ave. on the north side of Parc Lafontaine, off of Rachel St. East (free parking for 3 hours)
Invite your friends, neighbours, work colleagues and family members. To truly have an impact on our governments, we need to be numerous!
Bring your posters or banners, with drawings or slogans relating to all forms of animal abuse and the inadequate federal & provincial animal rights laws.
Dogs on leash are welcome. Bring water for your pets and please remember to bring bags for your dog’s needs.
Please wear a white ribbon to symbolize our wish to see the day when all animals can live in peace.
Please forward this message to all your contacts and post on your websites. In the name of all animals, those who are without neither voice nor choice, we thank you for joining us for this extremely important event!
For inquiries in English contact: Carol Waterman at
Organized by: Canadian Volunteers for the Protection of Animals (CVPA)
Whiskers Adoptions
Moustache will be holding a Nearly New Garage Sale on Sept 4 10 AM to 3:30 PM at 5875 Bergevin, Brossard
All proceeds to be used for vet fees, mostly sterilisations, vaccines, combo tests and deworming, and food for cats waiting to be adopted. We have two last litters of kittens to get sterilized, plus their 2 mothers, we have Livia who needs dental work. So we need your help.
See our cats at moustacheadoptions.webs.com
Public information meeting about responsible pet ownership and feral cats in Côte Saint-Luc
The City of Côte Saint-Luc will host a public information meeting on Wednesday, August 18 at 7:30pm at City Hall (5801 Cavendish Blvd.) about what residents can do to help control the city’s cat population.
Alanna Devine, the director of animal welfare at the CSPCA, and Dr. Marlene Kalin, the director of the Côte Saint-Luc Animal Hospital will speak at the meeting and answer questions from the audience.
“I am calling upon anyone who is a cat owner or has a love for animals to attend this meeting, which is the first of its kind ever held in Côte Saint-Luc,” said Councillor Mike Cohen, who will be chairing the meeting. “We are fortunate to have the likes of Alanna Devine and Dr. Marlene Kalin giving of their valuable time. Not only will their presentations be very interesting, I also hope they will inspire people to get involved with this issue.”
The speakers will discuss the Trap, Neuter, and Release (TNR) program, cat overpopulation, and responsible pet ownership. The TNR program humanely traps, sterilizes, then releases feral cats back into their original territory. Experts say that removing feral cats doesn’t work because new cats simply move into the area. If the cat is adoptable, efforts are made to place it with a family. A cat can reproduce four times a year, beginning from six months old, and can give birth to from one to eight kittens each time. Two unaltered cats can, over a period of seven years, create more than 400,000 kittens. By sterilizing the cats, their numbers are brought down through attrition.
TNR programs have been proven worldwide, throughout Europe, the United States, parts of Canada, as the most humane and cost-efficient way of controlling and decreasing the numbers of homeless cats.
Côte Saint-Luc Mayor Anthony Housefather gave Councillor Cohen a mandate to organize such a meeting and return to council with recommendations regarding the TNR program.
“As a cat owner myself I can attest to what amazing and loving animals they are,” Councillor Cohen said. “I know there are a lot of people out there whose lives can be given a real life by bringing a feline into their homes. The Côte Saint-Luc Animal Hospital, for instance, has taken in many feral cats over the years and eventually found homes for them.”
For more information about the meeting call 514-485-6945 or send an e-mail to .