The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society supports Northern animals affected by wildfires

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The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society supports Northern animals affected by wildfires

Through 11 emergency requests coordinated via the government’s Provincial Emergency Operations Centre, the Ontario SPCA has shipped over 37,000 lbs. of pet food and supplies to affected regions. The Ontario SPCA is now preparing to expand its response and is calling on the public for support.

Pet Valu has stepped up to support the Ontario SPCA’s emergency efforts with a $10,000 product donation through its Companions for ChangeTM program. As part of this donation, Pet Valu is sending vital supplies – including bowls, collars, leashes, crates, and food – to Thunder Bay to support relief efforts.

Animal rescue organizations looking to support animals affected by wildfires are encouraged to contact the Ontario SPCA, which is coordinating efforts and directing support to the areas that need resources.

To donate to the Ontario SPCA’s Wildfire Emergency Fund, please visit: ontariospca.ca

Media Contact:

Media Relations
Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
905-898-7122 x 375
media@ontariospca.ca

About 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 does 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 and Humane Society Provincial Office sits on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha and Alderville First Nations and the Métis Nation. This territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. The treaties that were signed for this particular parcel of land are collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties of 1923