IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cornwall, ON (July 15, 2025) – In an effort to assist defend animals and assist pet households, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society hosted a vaccination clinic on July 13 on the Agora Catholic Centre/Nativity Bowling Alley in Cornwall. The clinic supplied free wellness assets and vaccinations – together with the parvovirus vaccine – to 62 canine whose households might in any other case face obstacles to veterinary care.
The occasion was open to people referred by means of social service businesses, these receiving social help, and members of First Nations communities. Along with the parvo vaccination, attendees had entry to important outreach companies. A complete of two,100 lbs of pet food, cat meals and litter have been supplied, in addition to leashes, collars, toys, and extra, guaranteeing that animals are usually not solely protected, but additionally supported with the necessities they should thrive.
“Parvovirus is very contagious and could be lethal, but it surely’s preventable with vaccination,” says Bonnie Bishop, Jap Regional Supervisor, Neighborhood Outreach Providers, Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. “This clinic helped take away obstacles to care, whereas additionally connecting households with the assets they should preserve their animals protected and cared for.”
An upcoming booster clinic shall be held on the similar location on August 10 to make sure follow-up care is accessible for the animals seen at this clinic.
In response to a spike in lethal parvovirus circumstances within the Cornwall space in 2017, the Ontario SPCA’s neighborhood outreach workforce started holding annual parvo vaccine clinics. By 2019, 450 canine had been vaccinated in opposition to the life-threatening sickness, and solely three circumstances of the parvovirus have been reported locally that 12 months. The Ontario SPCA is grateful to all companions, volunteers and donors who assist make these vaccination occasions attainable.
For extra info on tips on how to assist neighborhood outreach efforts, go to ontariospca.ca/communitysupport
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Media Contact
Arianne Kirkey
Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator,
Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre
(613) 937-7622
[email protected]
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity that has been altering the lives of animals for over 150 years. The Society offers care, consolation and compassion to animals in want in communities throughout Ontario. It values all animals and advocates to deal with them with respect and kindness. The Society strives to maintain pets and households collectively and does so by means of quite a lot of neighborhood assist companies, resembling sheltering and adoptions, together with emergency sheltering, feral cat administration applications, animal transfers, meals distribution, humane schooling, animal advocacy, and spay/neuter companies.
The Ontario SPCA doesn’t obtain annual authorities funding and depends on donations to supply applications and companies to assist animals in want. To study extra, or to donate, go to ontariospca.ca. Charitable Enterprise # 88969-1044-RR0002.
The Ontario SPCA Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre is situated on the lands of the Akwesasne Mohawks and their ancestors. We additionally acknowledge the Algonquin, Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-oshow-nee) (Iroquois), Huron-Wendat (huron-wen·dat), and Abenaki who’re neighbours and companions to the Akwesasne Mohawk.
