With 12 animal centres situated throughout the province, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society goals to offer care, consolation and compassion to animals in want throughout Ontario.
Along with discovering loving houses for animals, the Ontario SPCA strives to maintain pets and households collectively and does so by way of quite a lot of neighborhood help providers, together with emergency sheltering, pet meals distribution, humane schooling, and spay/neuter and wellness providers.
These are only a few of the various providers we provide to help animals! Preserve studying to study extra concerning the applications and providers provided by the Ontario SPCA.
Adoptions
A cornerstone of our work is our adoption program, the place we attempt to seek out loving houses for animals in want, irrespective of how lengthy it takes. We discovered loving houses for over 4,500 animals in 2024! Whether or not it’s a playful pet or a relaxed senior cat, we rigorously match pets with households to make sure a lifetime of happiness for each. Animals adopted from the Ontario SPCA are spayed or neutered, microchipped, vaccinated they usually go house with meals from Royal Canin to assist guarantee a easy transition into their new house.
View animals out there for adoption!
Emergency sheltering
When pet mother and father face sudden challenges, our emergency sheltering providers present a secure house for animals with nowhere else to go. We provide momentary care till households can reunite with their pets, guaranteeing their security throughout troublesome occasions.
Feral cat administration
The Ontario SPCA’s feral cat help applications help feral cat caretakers in managing their colonies. Along with its meals financial institution and shelters for feral cats, the Ontario SPCA operates a feral cat lure depot program the place the Society loans cat traps to feral cat caretakers at no cost in an effort to lure, neuter, vaccinate and return feral cats to their managed colony and stabilize their inhabitants. This strategy is the one economically viable and actually humane strategy to feral cat inhabitants stabilization.
Study extra about our feral cat applications.
Animal transfers
When a request for help is available in, the Ontario SPCA does what it may well to alter the lives of these animals. An absence of entry to fundamental animal wellness providers, akin to veterinarians and spay/neuter providers, has contributed to a rise in animal populations, significantly in Northern Canada. The Ontario SPCA works along with communities to switch animals to areas of the province the place there are households ready to undertake. We additionally help neighborhood led sustainable options to animal administration and well being to handle the basis causes of animal overpopulation.
Meals distribution
Nobody ought to have to decide on between feeding themselves and feeding their pets. The Ontario SPCA works with meals banks and neighborhood companions to distribute pet meals the place it’s wanted most. Whether or not it’s serving to households who’re experiencing hardship, or supporting communities enduring challenges akin to pure disasters, we assist guarantee furry bellies are full.
Humane schooling
Schooling is among the most necessary methods we will enhance the lives of animals. By way of the Ontario SPCA’s AnimalSmart™ humane schooling program, our purpose is to foster empathy, promote duty and encourage a reference to animals.
AnimalSmart™ displays are provided free to Grades 1-8 in our animal centre communities and take a student-centred strategy, aiming to foster significant conversations about animals by way of discussions, movies and actions with curriculum connections.
Study extra, ebook a presentation, or turn out to be a volunteer at animalsmart.ca
Animal advocacy
The Ontario SPCA serves as a voice for many who can’t converse for themselves by way of its advocacy efforts. Find out about a few of the issues we’ve been engaged on, together with the Stopping Unethical Pet Gross sales Act (PUPS Act), which has handed its remaining vote at Queen’s Park! This new legislation is a vital step in the direction of defending canine and the general public from unscrupulous breeders working pet mills. Learn our PUPS Act replace!
Be a voice for many who can’t converse for themselves by becoming a member of the Change for Animals advocacy staff. You possibly can change the lives of animals by talking up on points that impression the well-being of animals!
Take motion by visiting changeforanimals.ca and signing up for advocacy updates.
Spay/neuter and wellness providers
An absence of entry to fundamental animal wellness providers, akin to veterinarians and spay/neuter providers, has contributed to a rise in animal populations. The Ontario SPCA gives high-volume spay/neuter providers to the general public at its Ontario SPCA Centre Veterinary Hospital in Stouffville, and its Marion Vernon Memorial Clinic in Barrie.
As well as, our SPCA Cellular Animal Wellness Providers unit, made potential due to a Pet Valu Companions for Change™ sponsorship, is presently stationed in Sudbury to offer spay/neuter and wellness providers to Northern communities. We additionally host MASH-style clinics in underserved communities. These pop-up model spay/neuter and wellness clinics will be transported to the place they’re wanted most, together with distant communities.
Study extra concerning the Ontario SPCA’s spay/neuter providers.
Wellness clinics
The Ontario SPCA gives wellness clinics in York Area and Barrie for households with out the means to take their animal to a neighborhood veterinarian for routine care. Positioned inside the Ontario SPCA Centre Veterinary Hospital in Stouffville, and the Marion Vernon Memorial Clinic in Barrie, the wellness clinics present preventative care to animals who don’t presently obtain veterinary care.
We need to attain those that could also be struggling to offer care to their furry members of the family. The clinics will present basic wellness examinations, vaccinations and, when vital and requested by the household, end-of-life care. Animals requiring extra care can be referred to a neighborhood veterinarian for therapy.
To study extra go to ontariospca.ca/wellnessclinic
Animal centre places
All Ontario SPCA animal centres are open between the hours of 11am-6pm, 7 days per week. Comply with our animal centres on social media to remain up-to-date on our present applications and providers, in addition to to see some heart-warming adoption updates and animals out there for adoption!
York Area Animal Centre
16586 Woodbine Ave.
Stouffville, ON L4A 2W3
Cellphone: 905-898-7122 ext. 306
E-mail: yorkregion@ontariospca.ca
Sudbury & District Animal Centre
School Boreal, Sudbury Campus West Facet
21 Lasalle Boulevard, Sudbury ON P3A 6B1
Cellphone: 705-566-9582
E-mail: sudbury@ontariospca.ca
Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre
550 Boundary Highway
Cornwall, ON K6H 6J5
Cellphone: 613-936-0072
E-mail: sdg@ontariospca.ca
Renfrew County Animal Centre
115 Woodcrest Ave
Pembroke, ON K8A 6W4
Cellphone: 613-635-7508
E-mail: renfrewcounty@ontariospca.ca
Orillia Animal Centre
467 West Road North
Orillia, ON L3V 5G1
Cellphone: 705-325-1304
E-mail: orillia@ontariospca.ca
Orangeville & District Animal Centre
650 Riddell Highway
Orangeville ON L9W 5G5
Cellphone: 519-942-3140
E-mail: orangeville@ontariospca.ca
Muskoka Animal Centre
1234 Muskoka Highway, 118 West
P.O. Field 2804
Bracebridge, ON P1L 1W5
Cellphone: 705-645-6225
E-mail: muskoka@ontariospca.ca
Midland & District Animal Centre
15979 Freeway 12 East, RR 1
Port McNicoll, ON L0K 1R0
Cellphone: 705-534-4459
E-mail: midland@ontariospca.ca
Lennox & Addington Animal Centre
156 Richmond Boulevard East
Higher Napanee, ON K7R 3Z7
Cellphone: 613-354-2492
E-mail: lennoxaddington@ontariospca.ca
Leeds & Grenville Animal Centre
800 Centennial Highway, RR 4
Brockville, ON K6V 5T4
Cellphone: 613-345-5520
E-mail: leedsgrenville@ontariospca.ca
Barrie Animal Centre
91 Patterson Highway
Barrie, ON L4N 3V9
Cellphone: 705-728-7311
E-mail: barrie@ontariospca.ca
Humane Society of Durham Area
1505 Wentworth Road
Whitby, ON L1N 0H9
Cellphone: (905) 665-7430
E-mail: data@hsdr.org
Web site: hsdr.org
The Ontario SPCA doesn’t obtain annual authorities funding and depends on donations to offer applications and providers to assist animals in want. Please think about donating in the present day.
