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17 Oct., 2012
"The Guide For Mississauga Pet Owners"
Who to call for cruelty complaints?
Cruelty or neglect cases should be reported to:
Peel Region Humane Society
1-888-668-7722
Mississauga Humane Society
(905) 271-0883
(not affiliated with S.P.C.A.)
Mississauga Animal Services
735 Central Parkway West
(905) 896-5864 or (905) 896-5858
(West of Mavis Road, south of Burnhamthorpe)
Adoption Hours
Monday to Friday – 10:00am to 5:00pm
Saturdays – 10:00am to 4:00pm
Oakville & District Humane Society
(905) 845-1551
445 Cornwall Road
Oakville, ON
L6J 7S8
Email: shelter@oakvillehumane.ca
S.O.A.R.
Southern Ontario Animal Rescue
Toronto Wildlife Centre
(416) 631-0662
Telephone assistance for wildlife concerns.
They offer care and medical treatment of sick, injured and orphaned native wild animals with the goal of releasing them back into the wild.
OSPCA – Peel Branch
Peel Region is in our jurisdiction for investigations and other pet concerns. It is served by the Newmarket shelter. Our toll free number, is 1-888-668-7722
.Email: info@ospca.on.ca
Etobicoke Humane Society
67 Six Point Road
Toronto, M8Z 2X3
(416) 249-6100
Email: info@etobicokehumanesociety.com
Twitter: @EtobHumaneSoc
Facebook: /EtobicokeHumaneSociety
(ORA)
Organization for the Rescue of Animals
(416) 726-8895 or (416) 726-5762
Email: info@ora-animalsrescue.org
Barlee’s Angels Rescue Network
Guelph, N1H 6J6
(519) 767-1405
Email: barlees@hotmail.com
Upper Credit Humane Society
(519) 927-5152
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4 Legged Love
Crystal McIndoo
Etobicoke
Phone: (416) 503-3275
Email: dogs@4leggedlove.com
4 Love of Canines
Animal Rescue and Adoption
All breed dog rescue
Karlene Shaffer
Hamilton, L8H 4K1
905-543-0622
Email: info@4loveofcanines.com
Adopt-a-Rott (Ontario)
P.O. Box # 92610
160 Main Street
Brampton, Ontario, L6W 4R1
Phone: (416) 591-0770
Email: info@adoptarott.com
Advocates for the Underdog
Opposing Breed Specific Legislation
Phone: (519) 253-7641
Email: info@advocatesfortheunderdog.com
Australian Cattle Dog Rescue of Ontario
762 Upper James Street Box 249
Hamilton, L9C 3A2
Phone: (905) 973-6687
Email: 1acdro@sympatico.ca
Big On Beagles (B.O.B.)
An Assistance Agency for Beagles
Toronto
Phone: (416) 693-5590
Email: bigonbeagles@primus.ca
Border Collie Rescue Ontario
Phone: (905) 579-2291
Email: Sharon Wilson sharon@bordercollierescueont.com
Email: Cindy Boht and Chris Lavery cindy@bordercollierescueont.com
Boxer Rescue Ontario
Scarborough
Email: barbsboxers@rogers.com
Chow Rescue Ontario
Collingwood
Contact Laurie Toth (prefer email)
Phone: (519) 688-5449
Email: tothchow@xplornet.com
Dalmation Rescue
E-mail: dalrescue@hotmail.com
Dachshund Rescue
Email: info@wienerdogrescue.com
Danes in Distress – (Ontario)
Jim Wood
Phone: (519) 650-3620
Email: rescuedanes@danesindistress.com
English Setter Rescue
Phone: (905) 465-0214
Email: setters@rocketmail.com
German Shepherd Rescue Toronto
Email: info@gsrt.net
Golden Retriever Adoption Service
5694-4 Hwy 7East, Box 162,
Markham, Ont., L3P 1B4
Phone: (416) 657-2445
Email: info@golden-rescue.net
Email: adoption@golden-rescue.net
Great Dane Rescue, Inc
JoAnne Richards
Phone: (705) 878-5845
Email: jarichards@sympatico.ca
Greyhound Adoptions
Phone: (519) 241-6875
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Labrador Retriever Rescue of Ontario
Phone: (416) 429-8108
Suite 254
268 Lakeshore Rd. E.
Oakville, Ont., L6J 7S4
Mature Dog Adoption
Phone: (613) 548-8858 (8am-8pm only)
Email: maturedogs@sympatico.ca
Pomeranian and Small Breed Rescue
Email: psbrescue@yahoo.ca
Rat Terrier Rescue Canada
Devoted to the rescue and rehabilitation of Rat Terriers
Email: ratterrierrescuecanada@yahoo.ca
Rottweiler
Phone: (416) 690-8819
Save a Dog
Phone: (416) 787-3862
Save Our Animals Rescue
Southern Ontario Rescue
(416) 256-1DOG or (416) 256-1364
Email: soarrescue@hotmail.com
SOS Quebec Ontario Dog Rescue
Brampton
Email: sos.qc_ondogrescue@hotmail.com
The Dog Rescuers Inc.
115 George Street
P.O. Box 245
Oakville Ontario L6J OA2
*Mailing address only. Please call 416-567-6249 for info*
Tiny Paws Dog Rescue Canada
Email: adoptions.tpdrc@gmail.com
To be launched February 1, 2007
(rescuing small mixed breeds and purebreds under 20 lbs).
Canadian Yorkshire Terrier Rescue
Email: info@canadianyorkshireterrierrescue.com
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Abandoned Cats
Email: info@WeRescueCats.ca
647-477-5807
Abbey Cat Adoptions
416-284-2140
Mississauga Animal Rescue Service
(M.A.R.S.)
Email: marscats@sympatico.ca
905-855-0357
North Toronto Cat Rescue
Email: donna@northtorontocatrescue.com
905-940-3343
Organization for the Rescue of Animals
(ORA)
(416) 726-8895 or (416) 726-5762
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 22608, 300 Coxwell Ave.
Toronto, M4L 3W7
Email: info@ora-animalsrescue.org
Siamese Rescue of Southern Ontario
Hamilton Area, L9G 1R6
Email: siamese_rescue04@yahoo.com
Toronto Cat Rescue (TCR)
(416) 538-8592
Email: info@torontocatrescue.com
Kittens/Cats (905) 819-8870
Kittens/Cats (416) 253-6556
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Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society
519-536-7987
The OSAS is an approved charitable organization, founded in 1996 to assist in the adoption and relocation of retired and non-racing Standardbred horses within Ontario.
Contact: Dianne
44 Crawford Crescent, 2nd Floor, Box 297
Campbellville, Ont., L0P 1B0
Phone: 519-536-7987
Fax: 519-536-7668.
Email: osasadopt@rogers.com
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LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society
(416) 675-3993 ext. 3440
Racehorses deserve a dignified retirement. Our aim is to offer alternatives to horses that are no longer able to compete by finding them adoptive homes and perhaps an alternative career as riding horses or as companions.
555 Rexdale Boulevard
P.O. Box 156
Toronto, Ont., M9W 5L2
Email: info@LongRunRetirement.com
Heaven Can Wait Equine Rescue
(705) 359-3766
Heaven Can Wait Equine Rescue was started in 1997 to help save horses and ponies from slaughter. We take in any unwanted horse or pony and find them a new, loving home.
c/o Claire Malcolm
95 Cameron Rd
Cameron,
Ontario
K0M 1G0 CANADA
Email: HCWEquineRescue@hotmail.com
Second Chance Farms
Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation
“They Come To Be Healed and To Have Scars Of The Past Lifted Away“
1-519-884-8438
St. Jacob’s, Ont.,
Email: secondchancefarms@execulink.com
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The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada
(519) 836-1697
The DSC is a not-for-profit licensed charity that provides a lifelong home to donkeys, mules and hinnies that are unwanted, neglected or abused. The DSC has a Foster Farm Program wherein donkeys are placed in pairs at suitable farms on permanent loan.
Sandra Pady, Administrator
6981 Puslinch Conc. 4
R.R. #6
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 6J3
Email: donksanc@mgl.ca
Registered Charity #138721253RR0001
North Country Acres Equine Placement Program
Placing horses and livestock in loving homes, while giving the owners, who have loved and cared for them, some dignity and say in where their animals go.
4374 Hwy 35 N.,
Cameron, Ontario
K0M 1G0
Phone: 705-887-5787
Fax: 705-887-5216
Email: information@northcountryacres.com
Saving Grace Equine Rescue
(416) 695-2038
c/o Janet Rowe
24 Rima Crt
Etobicoke, M9C 4C8
Email: savinggrace007@hotmail.com
Adopt A Preloved Horse
Katrina Horne
Cameron, Ontario, K0M 1G0
705-359-1690
Other Pets
Rabbit Rescue
“Finding Rabbits Loving Homes”
Georgetown, ON L7G 4M8
Phone: 905-877-6745
Email: haviva@rabbitrescue.ca
Parrot Adopt Southern Ontario
A Rescue and Education Agency for Parrots, their Owners,
and those interested in knowing about Parrots
207 Mary Street North
Oshawa, Ont.,
L1G 5C3
Phone: 905-728-0987
Email: nancy@parrotadoptontario.com
or
parrotadopt@sympatico.ca
Ferret Aid Society
4141 Dixie Rd
P.O.Box 41116
Mississauga, L4W 5C9
Phone: (416) 251-4333
Email: Randy Belair (president) randy@ferretaid.org
Olympia Liulias (chair) olympia@tht.net
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