Beat The Heat! Essential Summer Heat Safety Tips for Dogs

Beat The Heat! Essential Summer Heat Safety Tips for Dogs

Summer is a time of fun, outdoor adventures, and quality time spent with our furry friends. However, as the temperature rises, it’s important to remember that our canine companions can’t handle the heat as well as we can. Dogs are susceptible to heat-related illnesses, which can be dangerous and even fatal. To ensure your four-legged friend stays safe and comfortable during the summer months, here are some essential heat safety tips for dogs that every pet owner should know. Walk Your Dog During Cooler Times of the Day Asphalt and pavement can become scorching hot under the summer sun, which can lead to painful burns on your dog’s paw pads. […]

PetSmart Charities Canada Access to Care Grant

PetSmart Charities Canada Access to Care Grant

Brant County SPCA working to address lack of accessible veterinary care in historically excluded community with support from PetSmart Charities of Canada The Brant County SPCA has received a grant of $60,000 from PetSmart Charities of Canada™ to address challenges in accessing veterinary care for pet owners living in Six Nations. Rising costs combined with geographical barriers have left many communities out of the veterinary care system altogether. This grant program supports innovative and culturally relevant veterinary programs focused on Indigenous communities, which have been historically excluded from veterinary care. Early in 2023, PetSmart Charities of Canada, the top funder of animal welfare in the country, announced an $18 million […]

You Help Keep Families Together 

You Help Keep Families Together 

Doug is reunited with Cheeco, Shyanne and Buddy When you meet Doug, you can see how much he loves his animals. It’s written all over his face. Doug’s dogs are his best friends – and they show their love for him with their constant tail-wagging and cuddles. Doug is one of our Pets for Life clients. He has three long-haired Chihuahuas; Shyanne and Cheeco are parents to Buddy. Through our Pets for Life program at Winston Court, an affordable housing complex in Brantford, our Wellness Clinic team was able to assess Doug’s dogs, and give them the care they needed. All three dogs were spayed and neutered and Cheeco’s ears were treated […]

Expawsitor Spring Newsletter

Expawsitor Spring Newsletter

Expawsitor Spring Newsletter Enjoy this heart-warming story Doug and his three dogs. Doug could only take the time to care for his own health when he knew his three furry family members were safe and looked after. Thanks to your kind and generous support programs that help animals in need like, Pets for Life, and H.O.P.E., keep pets and their families together. To read Doug’s story, and other tail-wagging updates, please find your Spring Expawsitor Newsletter. Programs like Pets for Life, H.O.P.E and many others are only possible because of your generous support. As you spend more time outdoors with your pets and loved ones this Spring, please consider making […]

Billy needs your help!

Billy needs your help!

Nobody wants to get that call. I had seen one of our foster pups, Willow, earlier in the day with our Vet. She had a funny tummy and was given medication but didn’t seem very sick. Then, later that night I started to get phone calls from other foster volunteers. A week earlier we had placed 12 mastiff mix puppies into foster homes. Their mama had an unexpected litter of 12 puppies and the owner had asked us for help in finding homes for her puppies. After talking to our foster volunteers, Billy and Harley, two of the 12 pups, were rushed to the emergency vet clinic. Billy tested positive […]

Spring Has Sprung. How can you ensure your pet’s safety?

Spring Has Sprung. How can you ensure your pet’s safety?

As the warmer weather approaches, spring adventures are upon us. Something we can probably all agree we’re in need of. While we’re out soaking up that Vitamin D, it’s important that we are aware and alert of potential threats to our fur babies too. Update Identification  Accidents can happen to anyone and it’s important all bases are covered to ensure the safety of our pets. Before heading out on an adventure, it’s crucial that all identification tags and microchip information is up to date. In the event that your pet needs help finding its way back home, your tags/microchip will make a big difference! Avoid Poison Whether in your house or outside, plants add lots of life to our environment. […]

Expawsitor Fall Newsletter

Expawsitor Fall Newsletter

Expawsitor Fall Newsletter You create happiness for animals every single day. Every day, you create a world where animals are loved and cared for. We wouldn’t be able to do it without you, honestly, so thank you! Because of your kind support, we help animals’ lives through our Project Patchwork program that provides emergency, life-saving surgery for animals that come to us with life threatening injuries or illness. We’ll do whatever it takes to get animals healthy and ready for adoption! Animals like Nola (aka Ripley), who needed urgent medical attention that her owners simply couldn’t afford. Read more about Nola (Ripley)in the Fall Newsletter.  Read more in our Expawsitor […]