Ontario SPCA Midland & District Animal Centre welcomes new manager
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Midland, ON (July 24, 2024) – The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society would like to welcome Jessie Oliver as the new manager of the Ontario SPCA Midland & District Animal Centre.
Oliver will also oversee the Provincial Animal Transfer Hub, which is located on the same property and temporarily houses animals who arrive from other destinations through the Ontario SPCA’s animal transfer program.
Oliver has 18 years of experience in the animal industry and began her career working in veterinary clinics specializing in both large and small animals. She attended college to study animal care and animal enforcement and is also a certified dog and cat groomer. She also brings business management experience to her new role, having founded multiple successful animal care related business in Simcoe County.
“Having another outlet that gives me an opportunity to help animals in our community is a fantastic opportunity,” says Oliver. “I am really enjoying working alongside the staff and volunteers here at the Midland & District Animal Centre, and I am looking forward to what the future holds for me within this organization.”
Over the past 10 years, the Midland & District Animal Centre has found loving homes for over 3,000 animals. Oliver’s goal is to help more than 380 animals get adopted this year.
To learn more about the Midland & District Animal Centre, and to view animals available for adoption, visit ontariospca.ca/midland
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Media Contact
Carolyn Gibson
Community Outreach Coordinator,
Ontario SPCA Midland & District Animal Centre
905-898-7122-ext 443
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity that has been changing the lives of animals for over 150 years. The Society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need in communities across Ontario. It values all animals and advocates to treat them with respect and kindness. The Society strives to keep pets and families together and do so through a variety of community support services, such as sheltering and adoptions, including emergency sheltering, feral cat management programs, animal transfers, food distribution, humane education, animal advocacy, and spay/neuter services.
The Ontario SPCA does not receive annual government funding and relies on donations to provide programs and services to help animals in need. To learn more, or to donate, visit ontariospca.ca. Charitable Business # 88969-1044-RR0002.
The Ontario SPCA Midland & District Animal Centre is located on land which is the traditional and treaty territory of the Anishinabek people, now known as the Chippewa Tri-Council comprised of Beausoleil First Nation, Rama First Nation and the Georgina Island First Nation.