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MAGGIE, a stray mom and her 3 kitties –
COAL, DAISY & TINY DANCER. RESCUED!
They are awaiting FUREVER HOMES.
42th Edition
July 2016
MISSISSAUGA HUMANE SOCIETY
Since 1999
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IN THIS ISSUE
2 President’s Message
Adoption/Rescue Statistics
3 Whom Have You Helped to Save?
DAKOTA (CODA), a
MHS alumni (adopted
4 years ago)
Adopted 3 years ago
4 I Was Adopted by 2 CATS
5 HomeSweetHome
6 HomeSweetHome
Jai Singhal is a young role
model. For his 7th birthday he
asked his friends to make a
donation to MHS
In lieu of gifts.
He collected $600!
7 Fostering a WHELPING MOM
YULIN DOG MEAT FESTIVAL
8 News & Events
9 News & Events
10 Humour Time
Vegetarian Food Recipe
EDITOR: LILYCHAN
www.mississaugahumanesociety.com
www.facebook.com/mississaugahumane
www.instagram.com/mississaugahumanesociety
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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Dear friends:
The spring/summer months are always the busiest time for our Society.
It’s because of the KITTEN SEASON where there are always numerous
reports to our phone line on stray kittens found. We were also very busy
organising the biggest indoor fund raiser STARLIGHT SOIREE 2016
which took place on June 10. It was a huge success and we had the best
turnout. Pictures can be seen on Page 8.
From April up to now (KITTEN SEASON) we have already taken in over
100 stray kittens (our vet bills are HUGE!) While many of them have been
adopted, there are still many that are waiting for adoptive homes. Right
now we are promoting ADOPTING a PAIR of KITTENSs with a REDUCED
ADOPTION FEE. For details and the list of kittens up for adoption, please
check our website.
Finally, I would like you to SAVE the DATE of September 10, 2016 as this
is when our annual PET FEST & WALKATHON will take place. Please
refer to Page 9 for details of the event.
Our cats are
WAITING
for
HOMES
at
GLOBAL PET
FOODS
905-501-0411
Burnhamthorpe/
Creditview
I wish you a happy and safe summer!
Lily Chan
President
I look forward to seeing you and your family/friends at our two events on
April 30 and June 10!
RESCUE
& ADOPTION STATISTICS
Lily Chan
President
Jan-July 2016
No. of Dogs Rescued:
No. of Dogs Adopted:
42
30
No. of Cats Rescued:
No. of Cats Adopted:
262
252
TOTAL RESCUED:
TOTAL ADOPTED:
304
282
About (MHS):

MHS is a registered charity run 100% by volunteers. It does not have a shelter,
business venue or paid staff. It receives no support from the Government, City
or the SPCA. Our funds come from donations, adoption fees and fund raising
events.

Without a shelter, MHS depends on the kindness of foster parents who open
their heart and home to animals in need. By fostering a pet you are helping to
SAVE a LIFE.

Since 1999, MHS has rescued over 6,000 homeless animals.

MHS Is NOT ‘Mississauga Animal Services’, the animal shelter which is run by
the City.
PET
VALU
905 273 9992
Dundas/Dixie
PET
VALU
905 306 0909
Mavis/Dundas
DUNDAS EAST
ANIMAL
HOSPITAL
905-803-8400
966 Dundas St
(Tomken)
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WHOM have you helped to SAVE?
Here are just a few of them...
MALCOM
An older hound
in a pound with
health issues,
waiting to be
rescued
BON HAM
One of the
many strays in
the city. Tested
FIV positive
An or cat
picked up on
the street and
ended up in a
shelter
OSCAR
ARES
An older cat
picked up on the
street and
ended up in a
shelter
Owner moved
out and family
took him to the
pound. Has food
guarding issues
DUSTY, DONNIE
MALCLOM
CLYDE
An older dog& DUCKIE
Three of the
in a pound
numerous stray
with health
kittens found in
issues waiting the city
to be rescued
Abandoned by
his abusive
owner and
found wandering
on the street
RAMBO
YOGI & ROXY
TIGGER
A stray found with
a microchip
number, but
owner never
claimed him.
A pair of young
Rotti-Bulldog Xs
whose owner
decided to give up
due to pregnancy
A 11 yr old cat
given up by
family due to
allergy of a child
BIG HEAD
COCO (Chelsea)
An old cat found
wandering on the
street with a
broken leg and
could barely walk.
Is also deaf
A small kitten
found with a
`protruding’ eye
that needs
surgery
BUTCHY
A 2 yr old South
African Mastiff
given up by
owner due to
behaviour issues
AUROA
JUVE
SUZIE
A 10-yr-old
Maltese X that
owner could not
keep due to
dementia of her
mother
A 6 yr old girl
whose senior
owner died and
his family
surrendered her
A very pregnant
stray who gave
birth to 4 kittens
after rescue
HERMONIE
OZZY
MR BIG
A cat that did not
get along with
other cats in a
shelter
Wife of the owner
has cancer and no
longer has the time
for the dog
A 6 yr-old
Chihuahua given
up due to moving
of owner
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
ONE TIME GIFT. Make a DONATION online or by cheque in the mail..
MONTLY DONATION. Be a MONTHLY DONOR.
TRIBUTE GIVING.
IN HONOUR OF SOMEONE or YOUR BELOVED PET. Send a GIFT to celebrate the special occasion.
IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE or YOUR BELOVED PET. Send a GIFT to celebrate their lives.
CELEBRATE YOUR WEDDING/SPECIAL EVENT. In lieu of a gift, suggest a donation per guest.
HOST YOUR OWN FUND RAISING EVENT. Bake Sale, Garage Sale, etc.
PLANNED GIVING. Make a BEQUEST in your WILL for MHS to be the beneficiary.
COPORATION GIVING. Many corporations have programs designed to match gifts their employees make to charities, or
donate to the charity with which the employee volunteers.
Check with your Human Resources department.
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I was ADOPTED by TWO CATS!
Oops, going to be THREE!
by wanda murley
Well, I believe all success stories should be shared. Of course with
success comes gratitude. I am grateful to all the volunteers of MHS
involved in helping with happy endings, especially to Susan Wyatt’s
instrumental involvement in bringing us together as a family. Also, I
hope this may encourage others to express their feelings to those
involved in creating happy endings, and to make donations to MHS so
they can help more pets in need.
Many will remember CASEY. He was the kitten that fell into the evil
hands of a human and needed a hip replacement about 2 years ago.
MHS came to Casey's rescue and ensured he got the surgery he needed.
CASEY
Casey has just turned 2. At last weighing he was 9 LBS 12 OZS. The vet said she was both impressed
and happy for Casey. He has good muscle mass around his hip. He has healed excellently. He is a happy,
healthy and still quite playful, cat. He is mama's Hero.
GABBY is a black shadow cat that I also adopted through MHS. I've probably had
her for about 2 years. She is still a bit of a nervous cat. She doesn't like when the
apartment door is opened or closed. She tends to run and hide when it is. She does
not like strangers. BUT, when home with just us, she is a very loving and playful cat.
She is mama's Angel.
I did not adopt these beautiful fur-babies. They both needed to adopt me as well as
each other. I'm so grateful they were given a second chance with humans. I have the
funniest, loving, playful pets. With a little time and patience they themselves have
become the very best of friends.
GABBY
I recently took in a fostered cat COCO, now called CHELSEA. She was a stray kitten
found in bad shape and with a protruding eye. She needs daily eye medication and a
surgery will eventually be needed when she’s older. She’s an angel and I have already
told Lily I WILL ADOPT HER!
COCO (SHEILA)
“ALL IS POSSIBLE IF AND WHEN YOU LET IT INTO YOUR HEART”
-
from a Gratefully Blessed Fur-mama who used to consider herself a "dog person".
FOSTER a PET
SAVE a LIFE
We provide the FOOD
You provide the LOVE
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MEEMO
FUZZBALL
BOBBIE
McKNIGHT (VADER) &
COBALT (LOKI) the cats
MYSTIC
LUNA (PHOEBEE)
MOOSE
LEELA
SELENA
BEJNAMIN (MINULET)
YOGI
Some of our Adopted Pets in their HOMES
ANGEL
MARLEY
ROSIE
TOM (ZACK)
JOANNA
(MILLIE)
STAN
MONZIE
GATO (SLY)
RYKER
BOBO
LUCY
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JESSIE
FUDGE
GIZMO
TAFFY
CARAMEL
BUDDY
FIDGETT
WINNIE
HIGHGATE
BILLY
CHUCKIE (STUART) (front)
JONIE
Some of our Adopted Pets in their HOMES
LEO
CHEVY
GEORGIE
MAISIE (right)
FANNA & TOFFEE
HENSELL
JOEY
MIMI
SMOKEY (DAMON)
CASPER
APOLLO & DAWN
TYRONE
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Fostering a WHELPING Mom
The story of OLLIE OIL (OLIVE), a pregnant rescue
By Marie Chan-Muir
OLIVE & her new born pups!
Oh My God!!! How many are there? One, two, three…..and counting??? No, this THRILL is
not gambling and it’s not counting money…it’s watching the birth of precious little knownothing PUPPIES!!...in your home! That’s what has been happening in my home for the past
3-4 years. Helping the Mommy dog whelp precious little beings and nurturing them to well
behaved (hopefully!) dogs. YOU go through the birthing process with the canine Mom as if
it was your child giving birth! AWWW, they pop out and Mommy dog does the rest,
opening the birth sac and licking them clean. Lick, lick, lick till the pup gives out a cry or a
big breath. Then they sleep. But Mommy dog is NOT done YET. NEXT!!! I went through 3-4
four litters and each one was the UTMOST, FANTASTIC and unique experience! It’s right up
there next to giving birth yourself, but WITHOUT the delivery pain!
OLIVE or OLLIE OIL was the Mommy of our first letter. She was scared, pregnant, tired, hungry and traveled 15 hours in a
rescue van with a dozen dogs from the US pounds rescued from death row. Saving a canine life HAS NO BOUNDARIES!
So Ollie gave birth to 5-6 pups…in my kitchen floor early in the morning. I was not even awake yet. I heard
a loud yelp from Ollie and JUMPED up from bed, ran out to where the noise came from and saw blood
spots! YIKES! I was scared that she had a problem delivery! Nope, she had it ALL under control. In fact, I
missed the first 3 births. I was in LaLa dream land. Each birth came ½ hr. apart. So I guess the first was born
rd
at 6am. I guess the 3 one was a bit tough for her to give out a yelp. So I guided her back to whelping box
which we had made for her and she delivered the rest of her litter. I guess she trusted me from the start
because she allowed me the honor of positioning her newborns away from the birthing area in the box. It
seemed she knew she was in our home to help her and her pups. Oh, she was a very loving attentive
Mommy and so was I! I saw how she only left her box to eat and do her personal business and RIGHT back
into the box she went. For the first 4 weeks, I watched the pups from crawling like little slugs, to opening
eyes, walking like little drunks, to funny mischievous puppies, each with their own individual personalities!
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OH, the second month 5-8 week, this was a bit challenging as the pups are walking, running, getting into
lots of funny trouble! Even Ollie was barking at her little pups trying to get them to behave! We had them
penned in a corner of our kitchen. They were just beautiful, healthy, loving pups! Growing by pounds
weekly! And by that time, we had adopted parents coming to see them and ultimately take them to their TUXEDO, one of the
loving homes. And we adopted one of them, TUXEDO!
pups, adopted by Maria!
To this day, the kids on our street ask me if we are getting any more litters. We were the most POPULAR house in our
neighbourhood! The kids went through every step from after-birthing to adoption. They helped me feed, clean, play, and teach
the pups. It’s a great experience for them to see how precious life is, especially of our dearest “man’s best friend”!
“YULIN DOG MEAT Festival” - CALL
By Joanna Kurnat
for
AWARENESS
IMAGINE
your beloved pet - dog or cat being stolen, brutally killed and served as a
dish. Unfortunately, this is reality that takes place in many parts of the world.
Despite worldwide protests, the cruel 10 days YULIN DOG MEAT EATING FESTIVAL
was held again this year. Every year, since 2009, 10,000 - 15,000 dogs are killed for eating at
the festival in Yulin, a city in south China. Many of the dogs are believed to have been pets
stolen from their owners or simply picked up off the street. Unfortunately, cats are also on
the menu. These animals are captured and transported over long distance under horrific
conditions. They are being held in crowded cages without food or water until they are
killed.people say that eating dog or cat meat is a tradition in China and it is hypocritical that criticism comes from those people
Some
that eat meat such as pork, beef or chicken. However, many of us will agree that culture must never be allowed to be an
excuse for cruelty to people or animals. Ricky Gervais posted: "Whether you are an atheist or believer, vegan or hunter, you
must agree that torturing a dog then skinning it alive is “WRONG".
This year, dozens of celebrities, academics and international welfare organizations protested against this cruel YULIN DOG
MEAT FESTIVAL, putting more pressure on local authorities than ever before. Some animal lovers resorted to buying some of
the dogs in order to rescue them. The truth is, humans are all equally responsible for this regardless of nationality or beliefs. All
animals including pigs, cows, chickens, rabbits etc. deserve humane treatment. Yulin Dog Meat Festival is only one of the
1 many
examples of mistreating the animals. WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTON! DOG AND CAT MEAT TRADE HAS TO STOP!
Please sign the Petition : www.thepetitionsite.com/441/776/138/end-yulin-dog-meat-eating-festival
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MHS’ 17TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
To celebrate our 17th anniversary, a party was held on April 30 at DOGTOPIA
Erindale. Free party food and drinks were served and there was a Garage Sale to
help raise funds.
Some of the ‘MHS alumni’ came and celebrated with us. Pictured here are Maria
Chan, her husband and TUXEDO (adopted 6 years ago), and Naomi and DAKOTA
(CODA) who was adopted 4 years ago.
GLOBAL PET FOODS – “SHOW US YOUR HEART”
GLOBAL PET FOODS’ annual “SHOW US YOUR HEART” fund raising campaign was
held again this year. Lots of paper hearts were plastered across the windows at
GLOBAL PET FOODS on Burnhamthorpe/Creditview as their generous customers
made a donation to help homeless pets. Over $1,100 was raised for our Society.
Thank you GLOBAL PET FOODS!
SPRING FUNDRAISER
A combination of BAKE SALE, POP A BALLOON, WIN A PRIZE and EMPTY
BOTTLES DRIVE made May 21 a successful fund raising day of our Society.
Thanks to Joanna and Paul Kurnat for organising the event, as well as the
baking of many delicious cakes. It was very successful and over $500 was
raised. Thanks to PET VALU (Mavis/Dundas) for letting us hold the event at
their location!
PET VALU - “BUY A PAW & HELP A PET”
During their Pet Appreciation Month in April PET VALU (Mavis/Dundas) raised
funds for our Society through their “BUY a PAW and HELP a PET” campaign. Over
$1400 was raised!
On the weekend of April 16 and 17, an EMPTY BOTTLES DRIVE was also held at
PET VALU and the public was requested to drop off empty bottles so refunds
can be donated to our Society. THANK YOU PET VALU Mavis/Dundas!
PINCHIN LTD
Throughout the year of 2016 PINCHIN LTD has been holding a series of fund raising events and
our Society is one of the benefitting charities. The major one was a BBQ lunch held on May 26.
A cheque of $1100 was also presented during the lunch.
During the summer months PINCHIN is also organising activities such as selling ice cream at the
office to raise more funds for us! THANK YOU PINCHIN!
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STARLIGHT STOIREE 2016
Our annual fund raising gala Starlight Soiree took place on June 10.. The turnout was great
and we had about 150 participants. Everyone had a great time with great food, performances,
silent auction and raffles, photo booth. Over $8,000 was raised! Thanks to all who supported the
event. Special thanks to our donors and volunteers.
SAVE the DATE
Saturday, SEPT 10, 2016
our biggest fund raising event
at Erindale Park
START collecting PLEDGES now!
Download Pledge Form from
www.mississaugahumanesociety.com
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HUMOUR TIME
THANK
YOU
to
IS THE “MOTHER” FRIENDLY?
A woman walked into my aunt’s animal shelter
wanting to have her cat and six kittens spayed and
.
neutered.
our
“Is the Mother friendly?” the staff asked.
“VERY,” said the woman, casting an eye on the
older woman next to her.
SPONSORS
“That’s how we got into this mess in the first
place.”
VEGETARIAN
LOLLIPOPS
Ingredients:
 Paneer (Cottage Cheese) - 1 cup
( 200 gm)
 Boiled Potatoes - 2 medium size
 Chopped Onion - 1 large
 Baby Corn - 8
 Finely chopped Green Chili - 2
 Grated Garlic Ginger - 2 tsp
 Soy Sauce - 1/2 tbsp
 Black Pepper powder - 1
tsp
 Corn Flour - 2 tbsp + for dusting
 Oil for frying
 Salt to taste
 Grate the Paneer or simply crumble it. Mix it with all the above ingredients except Oil and Baby corn to
form a dough. The dough should not be too hard or too soft. A very soft dough will not hold its shape
and too hard a dough will get cracks and wont taste good. Adjust the corn flour if the dough is soft and
add some more cottage cheese to make the dough soft.
 Make medium sized round balls from this dough and pierce the thicker side of the Baby corn in this ball.
 Press the Paneer ball lightly between your palms to secure it firmly on the Baby corn. Make all the
lollipops in the similar way. Keep them in fridge for 15-20 minutes before frying them. This step is
optional, but I prefer for two reasons, first is that this method ensures less oil consumed for frying and
secondly the lollipops hold their shape firmly.
 Heat sufficient oil in a wok. Roll the lollipop on the corn flour and tap to remove the excess flour and deep
fry for 3-4 minutes on medium heat until crisp and golden brown turning occasionally
DID YOU KNOW?
 Although one sheep may look like any other to a person, members of
the same flock have been known to recognize one another even after
years of separation.
 Groups of chickens that live freely establish an order of importance
among themselves to determine who eats first and who sleeps where.
THANK YOU
To all of those who contributed articles to this issue.
A big vote of thanks to all of our volunteers,
foster parents & donors.