Tour the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s new mobile animal wellness unit
MEDIA ADVISORY
Tour the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s new mobile animal wellness unit
Pembroke, ON (June 20, 2019) – Members of the media are invited to the provincial rollout of the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s new SPCA Mobile Animal Wellness Services unit on Monday, June 24, 2019.
The 38-foot trailer, which was made possible because of a grant provided by the Pet Valu family of stores through its Giving Back Project, features two surgical tables to bring spay/neuter procedures to communities around the province where these critical services are needed most. The new mobile unit will be in Pembroke next week for a two-day spay/neuter clinic for the public.
Date: Monday, June 24, 2019
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre, 115 Woodcrest Dr., Pembroke
Please call or email to reserve a time to tour the new SPCA Mobile Animal Wellness Services unit. A spokesperson with the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society will be available on site for interviews.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Media Relations
Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
905-898-7122 x 275
media@ospca.on.ca
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity, established in 1873. The Society and its network of animal welfare communities facilitate and provide for province-wide leadership on matters relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals and the promotion of animal well-being. Offering a variety of mission-based programs, including community-based sheltering, animal wellness services, provincial animal transfers, shelter health & wellness, high-volume spay/neuter services, animal rescue, animal advocacy, Indigenous partnership programs and humane education, the Ontario SPCA is Ontario’s animal welfare charity.
Pet Valu’s Giving Back Project
Launched in 2018, Pet Valu’s Giving Back Project provides one time grants to Canadian animal rescues, shelters and charities for the purchase of mobile outreach vehicles so they can offer mobile spay and neuter services and animal rescue transport. In the past year, the Pet Valu family of stores have donated more than $400,000 towards the purchase of four mobile outreach clinics. Animal organizations that wish to apply for a grant, should contact grants@petvalu.com
