STOUFFVILLE, Ontario, Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After travelling thousands of kilometres, a group of 59 dogs from remote communities in Manitoba have arrived at Ontario SPCA Animal Centres across the province to find new homes through the Year of the Northern Dog program.
After a stopover in Sudbury on Monday evening, the dogs were transferred to Ontario SPCA Animal Centres in Muskoka, Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Orangeville, Brockville, Cornwall, Napanee, Pembroke and Stouffville. Once they have received the necessary vaccinations, health checks, and are spayed or neutered, they will be placed up for adoption.
In addition to the vision of the leadership in the communities, which are located near the Ontario-Manitoba border, the transfer was made possible thanks to K9 Advocates and Earthdog’s REASON Initiative, which gathered the dogs and worked together to transport them to Winnipeg. From there, volunteers and partnering animal welfare organizations, including Northern Legacy Horse Farm, which transported the dogs aboard its “Bark Bus,” helped the dogs on the next leg of their journey.
To bring awareness, attention and action to Northern dog overpopulation, the Ontario SPCA has declared 2018 the Year of the Northern Dog. In response to many caring and compassionate Northern communities, the Ontario SPCA and its partners have developed a network of individuals, organizations and communities aimed at bringing awareness to the issue and working alongside Northern communities with a common goal – to change lives.
“Many barriers exist in the North that do not exist in the South,” says Daryl Vaillancourt, Senior Director, Humane Programming & Community Outreach. “The Ontario SPCA and its animal welfare partners are working together to find homes for dogs and to bring much-needed wellness services and supplies to remote communities.”
For more information, including how you can get involved, visit northerndog.com.
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Protecting animals since 1873, Ontario SPCA is Ontario's animal welfare organization. A registered charity comprised of close to 50 communities.
Since 1919, when Ontario's first animal welfare legislation was proclaimed, the Ontario SPCA, with the help of its Communities, has been entrusted to maintain and enforce animal welfare legislation. The Act provides Ontario SPCA Agents and Inspectors with police powers to do so.
Ontario SPCA provides leadership in animal welfare innovations including introducing high-volume spay/neuter services to Ontario and opening the Provincial Education & Animal Centre.
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