For All Dogs Happy Tails Gifts of Love Adopt a Teammate Campaign

AnimalTalk
Fall/Winter 2015
For All Dogs
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Happy Tails
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Gifts of Love
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Adopt a Teammate Campaign
Inside Back Cover
Our Mission
To promote the humane care and protection of
all animals and to prevent cruelty and suffering.
Contents
Board of Directors
Page 03 ............................................. Message from CEO
A word from Dr. Jacques Messier
Page 04 ............................................. For All Dogs
AnimalTalk
Northern Ontario Dog Health Initiative a Success!
The role of the board is to provide governance
oversight for the Toronto Humane Society.
The board of directors is a volunteer board and
no member receives financial compensation to
perform their board role.
Diane Devenyi - President/Chair
Bronwen Morgan - Vice President
Page 05 ............................................. Happy Tails
Stories of successful adoptions
Lisa Gibbens, BA, MISt - Secretary
Page 06 ............................................. Gifts of Love
Stephen Steele, B. Comm., M.B.A. - Treasurer
Gillian Armstrong, B.A.,B.Ed.
Donations made on behalf of loved ones
Inside back cover ............... Adopt a Teammate Campaign
PSA on pet adoption starring DeMarre Carroll
Back cover ................................... Sponsor a Kennel
A new program to help animals
David Bronskill
Elizabeth Cabral
Carol Hroncek
Cathy Kinloch, BA
James LaPlante
Peter Newell, BA, MA, JD
Diana Pizzola
Dominique Rousselle
Monika Sudds, B.A., M.S.W.
Keren Troyna
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Jacques Messier, DMV, MBA
Editor
Barbara Steinhoff
Art Director
Chris Johnston
Contributors
Rosie Blanning
Jennifer Jones
Tegan Buckingham
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Message from the CEO
At the Toronto Humane Society we are committed to improving the lives of the animals in our care and work
diligently to give every animal a second chance. We strive each and every day to do more and do better.
In the first ten months of 2015 through our efforts we have:
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Found 2,894 animals new forever homes;
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Provided 353,403 lbs of food through our public food bank to both individuals and feral cat colony care takers;
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Improved the health of 1,944 animals through our public vaccination clinics;
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With the help of Cat Lake Friends of Animus we improved the lives of over 500 animals in 5 remote
communities in Norther Ontario by providing spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations and medical health
checks through our Northern Dog project;
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Expanded our public spay neuter services by adding a second surgical suite to double our capacity to
help reduce pet overpopulation;
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Reached an agreement with Toronto Animal Services to keep the stray cats brought directly to the Society, meaning that they will not be
put through the stress of transportation. This resulted in us rehoming more than 500 stray cats that arrived at our door.
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Added four addition offsite adoption partners including the Caledon Rock Gardens Farms and TOT Cat Café, the first ever cat café in Toronto;
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Improved the husbandry of the animals in our care through renovations to our turtle enclosures, installation of Kitty Corrals and changing
the paint colours in our dog runs to ones that are proven to help reduce stress;
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Hosted our 2nd annual Mega adoption event. Where in collaboration with Toronto Animal Services and various other shelters and rescues
we found more than 600 animals forever homes;
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Increased public awareness of the Toronto Humane Society and the work we do through more than 171 Million media impressions, nearly
1,000 facebook posts, two new public service announcement and partnerships with the Toronto Raptors and the Toronto Argos;
These are only a few of the many ways we are helping improve the lives of the animals in our care. Without your continued support and the
incredible work of our staff and volunteers none of this would be possible.
Thank you,
Dr. Jacques Messier, DMV, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Our Corporate Supporters
Through in-kind, financial support and volunteer programs corporations across Canada are helping us give animals a second chance.
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Northern Ontario Dog Health Initiative a Success!
In August 2015 two teams of veterinarians and animal care staff
from THS made a long journey up north, on a mission to improve
the lives of over 500 dogs in fly-in First Nation communities.
Named the For All Dogs initiative, our aim was to provide free
spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, parasite prevention and
health checks to dogs in communities where access to veterinary
care is extremely limited.
With the help of northern Ontario based dog rescue Cat
Lake Friends of Animush, we responded to the needs of five
communities – Sandy Lake, Cat Lake, Fort Hope, Bearskin Lake
and Round Lake. Our teams worked incredibly long hours and
lived in challenging conditions for the two week trip. We were all
thrilled when the final counts were confirmed and we had helped
over 500 dogs.
A very special thank you to everyone who donated, and to
everyone who bought a pair of Foxy Socks, in support of this
initiative! And thank you to Veterinary Healthcare Solutions
who generously donated an astonishing $4000 worth of medical
supplies to help support and make the mission possible!
We would love to participate in this venture again next year and in
years to come! Please support this great initiative so we are able
to return next year! You can donate online at www.foralldogs.ca.
Runners and Walkers Put Their Best Paw Forward
at the Scotiabank Toronto Marathon
On Sunday, October 18th the Toronto Humane Society was an
official charity partner at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront
Marathon. We had over 50 participants running and walking in
support of the Toronto Humane Society and together our team
raised over $13,000 for the animals in our care.
On race day our team was proudly decked out in our team t-shirts
and some of our participants even took part in the best dressed
costume contest. We can’t thank our awesome participants and
volunteers enough for taking part in this year’s marathon! We look
forward to participating again next year!
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If you would like to take part in next year’s event for THS and
help support our furry friends, please email us at fundraising@
torontohumanesociety.com.
Happy Tails
Our relationship with the animals in our care doesn’t end after the adoption. We encourage
all of our adopters to let us know how our friends are doing in their new forever home.
Grayson and Maude
We adopted 2 year old Grayson (formerly ‘Bonsai’) a little over a
year ago from the THS. We were actually shocked at how quickly
he settled in to his new home. Within a day he was sleeping on us
and basically ruling the house. When we would come home from
work, he would be waiting by the door meowing excitedly that we
were home. We soon learned that if we put our hands by his side/
under him, he would ‘tip’ into our arms and purr like a lion while
we rubbed his belly.
But something seemed off. His need for attention was unending.
We could sit on the floor and play with him for hours but as soon
as we stopped, he would meow and meow without end. At almost
no point would he calm down and just sit with us. We started
to wonder if he meowed all day while we were at work. After
talking about it with each other, the vet & others, we came to one
inescapable conclusion. He was lonely. When he came to the THS,
he came from a hoarding situation. He was probably used to being
surrounded by lots of other cats, and now it was just the 3 of us.
About 6 months after we brought Grayson home, we went back
to the THS & found 3 year old Maude. She was such a sweetheart
that it was pretty clear from the moment we met her that she was
coming home with us. We worried a bit about how she would get
along with the always energetic Grayson, but decided to take a
chance and just introduce them slowly. We kept them in separate
rooms for a few days and let them spend only supervised time
together at first. Of course Grayson was excited to have a friend,
but Maude was so timid & shy that it caused some very tense
moments in the first few weeks. He actually seemed upset we
brought him a friend that wanted nothing to do with him.
Slowly but surely, the dynamic changed. It was no longer the excitable, overbearing brother vs the shy, timid sister. It was more of an evenly
matched playful relationship. Sometimes he stalks her & pounces before running away to do it again. Sometimes she does it to him. And
sometimes they gang up on us. It’s pretty adorable.
They could not be more different, but we could not imagine being without either of them. We want to thank the THS for bringing them into our
lives. I know Grayson & Maude are thankful too.
Chris & Kevin
River
As foster parents for the THS, our lives have been touched by all of our foster
puppies, but there was one we couldn’t let go of, River.
He is our sweet, playful, old soul who has brought so much love and happiness
into our lives. His name is symbolic of our support for the Toronto Humane
Society as he is named after River St. where THS is located. We couldn’t be more
thankful for the opportunity to foster deserving dogs and for bringing River into
our lives.
Thank you, Thank you!
Jessica & Jeremy.
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Gifts of Love
We gratefully acknowledge the donors who have given gifts of $80 or more in honour or in memory
of a special person or pet. Tribute gifts are a thoughtful and meaningful way of acknowledging a loved
one’s memory, expressing your good wishes or commemorating an occasion.
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Demarre Carrol Encourages You to Adopt a Teammate
Toronto Raptor DeMarre Carroll the “Junkyard Dog 2” joins a group of 4 legged fans in our latest public service announcement.
The 30 second spot takes a humorous approach as Carroll gets his dunk attempt blocked when he’s distracted by a group of puppies. The spot is
a part of the THS’s Adopt a Teammate campaign. The Adopt a Teammate PSA can be viewed at https://youtu.be/1ok8vS9z4jo.
North Film Co. developed and produced the spot completely pro bono, and we are very grateful for their efforts on our behalf.
Put Your Best Paw Forward
The Toronto Humane Society advocates for all animals. We strive to
give animals a voice and actively pursue public policy. We currently
focus on the following important issues:
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Increase spay / neuter
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Denounce puppy mills / backyard breeders
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Repeal breed specific legislation
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Promote responsible pet ownership
Through social media and our e-newsletter, Scratching Post we
have spoken out against puppy mills and encouraged our followers
to write their city councilors about their animal by-laws. In late
September, THS Director of Shelter Medicine Dr. Karen Ward
addressed Oshawa city council on the issue of tethering and we
have spoken out in support of TNR programs in the city of Whitby.
On the 10th anniversary of Ontario’s pit bull ban we encouraged
everyone to email Ontario’s Attorney General and ask her to repeal
Breed Specific Legislation.
Photo by Jacquie Labatt
To see more on our position statements, visit the Advocacy page on
our website. Together we can make a difference for animal welfare
in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario and across Canada!
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