Ontario SPCA Sudbury Regional Veterinary Clinic marks 565 surgeries in first months of operation
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SUDBURY, ON (Dec. 8, 2025) – Just months after opening, the Ontario SPCA Sudbury Regional Veterinary Clinic is improving access to veterinary care by providing essential services that support animals, families, and communities across Northern Ontario.
Since opening its doors in July, the clinic has performed 565 spay/neuter surgeries, preventing an estimated 31,720 potentially unwanted offspring. The team has also performed 228 wellness examinations and administered 296 vaccines to help protect community pets from preventable diseases. It also provided 40 end-of-life care appointments, ensuring families have access to compassionate support during difficult times.
“These results highlight just how vital this clinic is for Northern communities,” says Sonya Reichel, Vice President of Operations, Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. “By increasing access to veterinary care, we’re helping keep pets healthy, supporting families, and reducing pet overpopulation across the region.”
Located at 21 Lasalle Blvd. on the Collège Boréal campus, the Sudbury clinic offers spay/neuter and basic veterinary services for publicly owned dogs and cats, local rescue organizations, and animals in the care of the Ontario SPCA Sudbury & District Animal Centre.
In addition to serving the community, the clinic continues to provide hands-on learning opportunities for students enrolled in Collège Boréal’s Veterinary Care Technician program. Students gain valuable real-world experience as they prepare to meet the growing demand for veterinary professionals across the North.
Registration for monthly spay/neuter appointments continues to take place once a month through the Ontario SPCA website. For upcoming registration dates, visit ontariospca.ca/spayneuter
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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 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 Sudbury Regional Veterinary Clinic is located on the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. The Greater City of Sudbury also includes the traditional lands of the Wahnapitae First Nation.
About Collège Boréal
Founded in Sudbury in 1995, Collège Boréal is a French-language postsecondary institution committed to the development and growth of the various Ontario communities it serves. With 34 sites including eight campuses in 27 communities, Boréal offers high-level expertise in postsecondary education with the highest graduate and employer satisfaction rates among Ontario’s 24 community colleges.
Its services also include basic training, apprenticeship, immigration and integration services, employment services, continuing education, customized training and applied research.
Collège Boréal’s Veterinary Care Technician program is proudly accredited by the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT) and the College of Veterinarians of Ontario. This program also has a Certificate of Good Animal Practice (GAP) issued by the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) and is certified under the Animals for Research Act issued by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness. For more details: visit collegeboreal.ca/en/programme/veterinary-care-technician.
