Keep animals cool this summer by taking the Ontario SPCA’s No Hot Pets Pledge!

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Stouffville, ON (June 20, 2025) – Summer fun is heating up, but let’s make sure our furry friends stay cool! The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is kicking off its annual No Hot Pets campaign and inviting you to be an advocate for animals by taking the No Hot Pets pledge at nohotpets.ca. By taking the pledge at nohotpets.ca, you’ll not only show your commitment to protecting animals, but you’ll also be entered for a chance to win a cool YETI summer prize pack.
Getting involved in the No Hot Pets campaign is easy! Here’s how you can keep tails wagging this summer:
  • Take the pledge at nohotpets.ca and encourage your friends to do the same.
  • Share the message on social media using fun, ready-to-go graphics and tips from the digital toolkit available at nohotpets.ca
  • Talk to local businesses about supporting No Hot Pets by displaying posters and spreading awareness. They can request a free poster for their front door.
  • Ask your town or city to help protect pets by passing bylaws that prevent animals from being left in hot vehicles.
The No Hot Pets website also has great resources to help you speak up for animals, plus handy hot weather pet care tips.
“It only takes a few minutes for the inside of a parked car to turn into an oven,” says Jennifer Bluhm, Vice President, Community Outreach Services, Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. “Even if you crack the windows or park in the shade, it can be life threatening for your pet. If you can’t bring them with you when you get to your destination, leave them at home where they’re safe.”
If you see an animal in distress this summer, get help! Call the government’s Provincial Animal Welfare Services at 1-833-9ANIMAL, or your local police. If it’s a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Together, we can make this summer safer for animals across Ontario.
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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 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 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.

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