Lac Seul First Nation hosts spay/neuter clinic in partnership with the Ontario SPCA

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Lac Seul First Nation, ON (July 25, 2024) – Over 60 animals were spayed or neutered during a community animal wellness event in Frenchman’s Head from July 17-20, in partnership between the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society and Lac Seul First Nation. 

A total of 37 cats and 25 dogs were spayed or neutered, preventing an estimated 3,000 unplanned puppies and kittens. The MASH-style event also included 30 animal wellness appointments, where 159 vaccines were administered.  

The Ontario SPCA would like to thank Hillcrest Animal Clinic and Trans Canada Pet Clinic in Dryden for providing critical supplies to keep the event running, as well as Pet Valu in Thunder Bay for generously donating 50 collars and leashes for the event. A special thank you to Second Chance Pet Network in Dryden for taking in multiple furry friends who needed homes. Thank you also to volunteers Lisa and Mike who, in addition to assisting with various tasks during the clinic, also transported a cat to the Kenora Cat Shelter when a family requested assistance with re-homing.  

The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is committed to reaching underserved communities with its MASH-style spay/neuter and wellness clinics. These portable outreach events are designed to be easily packed up and transported to wherever they are needed, including remote communities. 

“We would like to thank Lac Seul First Nation for their commitment to animal well-being and for inviting us into their community to deliver these important animal wellness services,” says Arista Wogenstahl, Northern Regional Manager of Community Outreach Services with the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. “Spay/neuter events like this are an important step in animal management and we are excited to have been able to work with the community to deliver these services.” 

“This spay/neuter and wellness event is an example of what can be accomplished when we come together for the well-being of animals,” says Jonathan Kenny, Animal Control Officer with Lac Seul First Nation. “We appreciate everyone who made this clinic possible, and the families and individuals who brought their animals for care.” 

For more information on the Ontario SPCA’s mobile animal wellness services, visit ontariospca.ca/mobileservices  

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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 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