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ACTION VOLUNTEERS FOR ANIMALS is an organization of people who share a love of animals and concern for their welfare and give their time and energy without monetary reward. AVA receives no government subsidies. AVA is a no kill, nonprofit group and has no shelter but operates on a foster home basis. Volunteers are working through out the Toronto area, in Pickering, Markham, Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Richmond Hill, Brampton, Mississauga and Hamilton . Our goals are to: © Control stray and feral animal overpopulation, particularly that of feral cat colonies. We trap, sterilize and release feral cats back into their original habitats, monitor their health and feed them on a regular basis. Cats deemed adoptable i.e. tame, are entered into our adoption program. Cats too ill to be released or adopted are cared for within our foster care system. © Reduce animal suffering © Discourage animal cruelty © Educate the public, especially children, about animal welfare The past couple of years have seen a tremendous increase in the feline overpopulation problem. Our foster homes are overloaded. Please consider adopting cats or kittens from AVA. Our cats and kittens have all been seen by a vet, are neutered or spayed (or will be at the appropriate time), vaccinated, dewormed, defleaed and microchipped. We occasionally rescue dogs and other animals. Email : actionvolunteers@yahoo.com Phone: 416-439-8770 (operates on a message only basis)
Cats in Crisis! CISCO Needs Foster or Forever Home Urgently October 15,2007 AVA provides aggressive veterinarian care for sick and injured cats that come into the charity's care. We currently and urgently need to find a forever home or at very least a foster home for this handsome, sweet epileptic boy who was rescued by AVA in May of 2007 from a monitored feral cat colony in Markham. Cisco is a quiet but vocal domestic short haired mitted tabby with blue green Siamese eyes. He is approximately 7-8 months old, has been fixed, and has had his shots. Actually that is where we think the problem started. We believe that he had a reaction to the anesthetic or shots and began having seizures intense enough to be considered grand mal seizures - very violent and very hard on his young body. The condition is now under control with pills prescribed by a vet that we use for our special needs cases. Cisco cannot be kept in a cage for the rest of his life. He needs to be able to run around like a normal cat and play. He doesn't eat much, as the pills suppress his appetite, but with the right care and home environment he will flourish and grow. Perhaps someone out there will open their heart to this very special boy who wants nothing more than to play, run, sleep, look out the windows at birds and squirrels. Please phone Sue at (905) 294-7356 for further information or email actionvolunteers@yahoo.com or Click here to fill out an adoption application for this pet.