Cats and kittens available for adoption at Petcetera

If you're looking to adopt an SPCA Montergie cat or kitten, but find the drive to our shelter a little too far, you can always go to Petcetera in Greenfield Park with it's convienant location and store hours. We always have many cats and kittens looking for loving homes at Petcetera and all have been vaccinated, dewormed, and if over 6 months of age, spayed or neutered. Our adoption prices range from $60 - $120. Check out their website for the store location and hours: http://petcetera.ca/page447.htm

SPCA Calendars and T-Shirts make GRRReat Christmas gifts!

If you're looking for a christmas gift for that animal lover on your list, why not get them a beautiful, full-colored SPCA Monteregie calendar? For only $10, we will ship one to your home, or you can pick one up at a location listed on our website.
Christmas is around the corner, so why not make this gift the easiest one yet!

Also available, SPCA Monteregie t-shirts featuring Charlotte, a gorgeous black Labrador adopted from our shelter. T-shirts are $15 and can also be shipped right to your home!

2008 Dog Walk a huge success!!!

It was a chilly, grey day, but that didn't stop our supporters and their dogs from coming to St. Lambert Seaway Park on September 7th to take part in our annual Dog Walk. We had a great day with Coeur Canin doing some freestyle doggie dancing, delicious Dominos Pizza for lunch, Reverend Mackay blessing pets (and even people too!), and of course, everyone participated in our 2.5 km walk.

In all, over $30,000 was raised to help the animals at our shelter. Thank you to our organizer, Angela Hunter, whom, without her, this event would not have been possible. Also, a heartfelt thank you to our dedicated volunteers who woke up before dawn to help set up the park and gave up their whole Sunday to make our Dog Walk a great, fun-filled day! And last, but certainly not least, our sponsors who donated prizes for our most deserving supporters who worked hard to raise money for the SPCA Monteregie. See you all next year!

August 23rd - Knowlton Adoption Day!

If you're in or near the Eastern Townships on Saturday, August 23rd, then drop by Mill Pond Park in beautiful Knowlton between 12 and 3 pm to see some gorgeous dogs up for adoption. We'll be there with about 20 dogs and lots of volunteers in hopes of finding loving homes for some of our dogs.

Hope to see you there!

Only 3 weeks left!

Just a quick reminder to everyone that our annual Dog Walk is less than 3 weeks away! You still have time to bug all your friends, families, and co-workers to donate money towards the walk so you can win a real cool prize...don't forget that Via Rail has donated 2 tickets to get you to Toronto! Lots of great prizes to be won and a guaranteed fun filled day for you and especially, your dog!!

interesting website.....

Thought you guys might want to check out this site - found it on the Canada Elections website and with elections coming up on September 8th, thought this one might make an interesting choice.

http://www.environmentvoters.org/home.html

Annual Dog Walk is approaching quickly!!

If you haven't picked up a pledge form for our annual Dog Walk that takes place in St. Lambert's Seaway Park every year, then hop to it so you can start collecting pledges in order to win one of our great prizes! Via Rail has graciously donated two train tickets to Toronto as one of our top prizes. As usual, we also have great stuff at our raffle tables, our Wheel of Fortune, as well as some fun gifts for our contest winners. Domino's Pizza will be there with some piping hot slices for lunch and ice-cold drinks will be available all day long. SPCA Monteregie dogs will be the star attractions as they arrive to strut their stuff as they look for potential adoptive families. We'll also have some 'Dancing with dogs' demos, as well as many different kiosks for you to visit during this great day.

So mark your calendars for Sunday, September 7th - you won't want to miss this fun day with your dog!!

Ducki finds a home - in paradise!!

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Richard Allan at the Fauna Foundation for taking in our beautiful little 'Ducki'. Ducki was part of a seizure we did last year when we investigated some very neglected farm animals. After a long stay at our shelter, we thought it was time Ducki found some feathered friends of his own. When we put Ducki in the magnificent pond at the Fauna sanctuary, he didn't seem to know what to do at first, but then instinct took over and he started splashing and flapping his little ducki wings in the water - then, a little awkwardly at first, he started to swim. What a lucky little Ducki he is - he truly is in paradise!!

Busy, Busy Spring

Well, it's been a very busy spring at the shelter, so many new arrivals and not enough adoptions. Spring is usually a quiet time for dog adoptions; most people are busy working around the yard getting ready for the summer months ahead or leaving for their chalets on the weekends. Which brings us to the problem of our over-flow of cats and dogs at our shelter. Now is a great time to adopt a dog or cat - there's lots to choose from!!

Blainville Fox Terrier case

Finally, some GOOD news for once! Laporte, the guy who was breeding Fox Terriers in his house in Blainville, was sentenced yesterday for animal cruelty.

Laporte got a $2000 fine, 200 hours community service, and three years probation during which he is not allowed to own a dog.

Best of all - the red collar dogs are safe (these were the dogs he tagged when they were being taken away and he said he loved them sooo much, he wanted them back!). He will not get the dogs back & if he even tries to contact the foster families, he will be arrested.

Hopefully, other judges will use this case when deciding on sentencing criminals in animal cruelty - may this case set an example!

Annual Booksale a Great Success

Once again, our annual booksale was a great success, raising over $1800! A special thank you to Patricia Geary and Angela Hunter for their hard work organizing this event as well as the many volunteers who helped pack, organize, unpack, carry, and give up their weekend all to raise money for the SPCA Monteregie's animals!!

Hmm, let's see, shall we start organizing NEXT year's booksale now, or should we wait a little??

Our booksale was a huge success! Thanks to Pat Geary, Angela Hunter and our many volunteers whom, without them, this event could never have happened.

Lab puppies adopted!

We are very happy to report that all of the lab pups have been adopted! However, there are many more wonderful pets waiting for you so visit us soon.

Lab Puppies for Adoption

This beautiful chocolat Labrador Retreiver's littermates are up for adoption. We are happy to report that her mother has now been adopted. If you know someone who is looking for a beautiful pet, tell them to visit us. Approximately one third of our pets are pure breds, and all of our pets com vaccinated, neutred and ready to love. And at a fraction of the cost.

Only 2 left; 1 chocolate and 1 yellow.
Contact us now!

2008 SPCA Monteregie Dogwalk

September 7, 2008
St. Lambert Seaway Park on Riverside Drive.
(Metro Longueil: 5 minute walk from Champlain College in St. Lambert)

Registration starts at 10:00 am.
Three top prizes for the most money raised!

SPCA Monteregie dogs available for adoption. Coeur Canin will be doing a free style and clicker demo. Lunch available. Pledge forms coming soon. Stay tuned for more details!

Come on along. We'd love to meet you.
Or join us and volunteer.