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• Tips for exercising pets during the winter months

  While maintaining your dog’s exercise requirements during the winter is important, it’s a good idea to cut your walk short and supplement your furry friend’s exercise with some indoor activities for dogs when conditions are especially cold.  Here are some helpful tips for enjoying outdoor exercise with your furry friend!  Remember: You shouldn’t wait to […]

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• September 8, 2022

  Get active this Fall with your pets!

  Fall can be a great time to get out and get active. With cooler weather, there are plenty of perfect opportunities to get outside.  Here are a few great ways to get moving:  Tips to get active with pets this fall  Before you come inside at the end of one of these fall activities, make […]

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• January 22, 2021

  Ontario SPCA and Humane Society shares 5 tips to keep pets safe in cold weather

  IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ontario SPCA and Humane Society shares 5 tips to keep pets safe in cold weather Stouffville, ON (January 22, 2021) – As the thermometer continues to dip, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society reminds pet guardians to take extra precautions to keep animals safe during cold weather. When the temperature drops below freezing, […]

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• June 13, 2023

  Remembering furry friends on World Pet Memorial Day

  World Pet Memorial Day is an opportunity to remember the unconditional love of animals no longer with us.   Feeling these losses deeply is completely normal and, unfortunately, it’s an experience that animal lovers across the world have felt. However, loss does not mean our furry friends are forgotten. A few years ago, we shared Andy’s […]

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• August 8, 2022

  Curious about Doga? It’s worth checking out!

  Yoga has been gaining popularity over the last couple of decades thanks to its amazing physical and mental health benefits. Regardless of your age or level of fitness, yoga has elements that can appeal to anyone. Using breathing exercises, stretching and strengthening poses, and meditation, the practice of yoga brings together mind, body and soul. […]

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• July 4, 2022

  Community events to help animals in need are just a click away

  Did you know that fun events that help animals in need are just a click away? New events are always popping up on the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s Upcoming Events page!  Whether it’s the Sweat for Pets virtual fundraiser happening at the York Region Animal Centre, the ongoing bottle drive at our Ontario SPCA […]

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• April 26, 2021

  Challenge yourself to change animals’ lives

  Break out the bike shorts and dust off your running shoes – it’s almost time to Sweat for Pets! Sweat for Pets has trimmed down since 2020, and the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is happy to introduce our fun new changes for this 5 week campaign! Starting May 25, we are calling on all […]

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• August 17, 2020

  Quit kitten around, join now!

  The Sweat for Pets Campaign has gone to the cats…or should we say kittens! Come spring, “kitten season” becomes a very familiar term at the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society.  At our animal centres, we care for approximately 2,600 kittens every spring! Currently, we are nearing the end of kitten season, but we still need help […]

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• December 2, 2025

  Five ways to give to animals in need this Giving Tuesday

  Giving Tuesday is an annual event that embraces the generous holiday spirit a few weeks early and encourages people to donate to their favourite charities. We thought we’d help you get into the giving spirit by sharing four quick and easy ways you can give back to animals in need this Giving Tuesday!   1. Donate  Today only, your gift will be DOUBLED to help […]

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• November 4, 2025

  Make spirits bright and tails wag at the Ontario SPCA’s Santa Run & Santa Paws Walk

  IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brockville, ON (November 4, 2025) – Lace up your running shoes, grab your Santa hat or ugly sweater and get ready to make spirits bright at the Santa Run & Santa Paws Walk in support of the Ontario SPCA Leeds & Grenville Animal Centre. This festive fundraising event takes place on Saturday, Nov. 15 […]

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• November 28, 2024

  New paw-liday gifts for everyone!

  What better way to get into the holiday spirit than to purchase a gift that helps animals in need? Each time you shop Paws & Give™, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s online giving store, you help animals in need across Ontario by giving them a second chance for a happy and healthy life in […]

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• November 26, 2024

  Cold weather pet safety tips

  We want to make sure you start the winter season off on the right foot – or should we say, paw? Here are some cold weather pet safety tips to help you recognize when your dog is too cold, and how to identify signs of hypothermia.  Signs that can indicate your dog is too cold  […]

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