St. Thomas Dog Blog

Revenue Canada is planning changes that will affect the charitable status eligibility and actions of animal welfare organizations.  I have only just read about this so am borrowing liberally just to get something up.  The deadline for commenting on these changes is March 31 – that’s Thursday. So here it is in a nutshell from [...]

There’s been a Facebook discussion this past week about an injured Rottweiler in Southwold Township.  A lady saw the dog lying on the road, injured after presumably being hit by a car.  She wasn’t able to do anything, but called Southwold Township office.  They said call All Breed Canine Rescue.  ABCR called authorities to see [...]

It’s nice to see improvement at the St. Thomas Pound (Times-Journal Mar. 16/11).  Guess I should have known that one of the first changes would be getting more money from people and adding to paperwork.  As of 2012, we’ll have to license our cats.  Not a bad thing if it gets lost cats back home. [...]

Ten weeks, nine donation boxes and a town of 35,000 people equals over 1,000 pounds of dog and cat kibble.  That’s what’s been donated to the Caring Pet Cupboard so far, plus cans and treats.  I am absolutely astounded – and delighted and proud. In 2 1/2 months – from the end of December to [...]

There are so many animal rescue groups and people in our area.  They are working quietly on their own, without help from large animal protection organizations or municipalities.  They have supporters and helpers.  But they never have enough help or resources to be able to look after all the animals that need their care.  But [...]

Another Facebook poster said people at the St. Thomas dog park ignored her when she told them that her dog had an injury and couldn’t be leapt on by other dogs.  That’s unfortunate, but I really don’t know what she expected people to do.  The dogs are there to play.  Yes, you can try to [...]