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ACTION VOLUNTEERS FOR ANIMALS

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Volunteers are working through out the Toronto and GTA area, in Pickering, Markham, Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Richmond Hill, Brampton, Mississauga and Hamilton .  Their 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

 

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AVA is in the news again.  Below is an article found in Oshawa This Week.....and on the internet it is at: http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/article/148511  Denise would like members to compose a letter with their concerns regarding:

·    the new Saturday Locked Door Policy at Animal Services

·    the Animal Services operating hours in general

Please email the letter to these Oshawa councillors:

jgray@oshawa.ca, bnicholson@oshawa.ca, rlutczyk@oshawa.ca, npidwerbecki@oshawa.ca, jkolodzie@oshawa.ca, jhenry@oshawa.ca, acullen@oshawa.ca, jneal@oshawa.ca, msholdra@oshawa.ca, tdmarimpietri@oshawa.ca, lparkes@oshawa.ca

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OSHAWA -- Denise Harkins is the president of a group called Action Volunteers for Animals which is concerned Oshawa's Animal Services recently cut back its weekend staff, making it harder for people to adopt animals. February 11, 2010.

New policy has animal lovers worried about pets at Oshawa shelter February 17, 2010

By Jillian Follert

OSHAWA -- Local animal lovers say recent changes at Oshawa's Animal Services Centre could make it tougher for homeless cats and dogs to find new families.

The Farewell Street facility is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday, but anyone who visits on a Saturday is now greeted by a locked door and instructions to ring the bell.

The new policy was implemented after a staff shuffle that left only one employee working weekends.

Jerry Conlin, the City's director of municipal law enforcement and licensing, said that employee spends most of their time in the back caring for the animals, which is why the front door is locked unless someone rings.

"If you're trying to adopt a pet, you want someone to talk to you and answer your questions about the animals," says local resident Cathy Muir, who recently visited the centre on a Saturday, and didn't like the change. "(The employee) didn't really have time to spend with me...which isn't their fault because they had to look after the animals. But, I think that would be a huge turn-off for someone looking to adopt."

Ms. Muir went back the following Monday and is now planning to adopt a cat. But, she says most people's work schedules wouldn't allow them to return between 10 a.m and 4 p.m. on a week day.

In a letter to This Week, self described "animal activist" Anne McColl said the new policy reflects priorities that are "out of whack.â?¨ "The main priority should be getting these animals adopted out. One employee can't take care of all the animals and be there to answer people's questions and go through the adoption paperwork with them," she said.

Denise Harkin, who works with Action Volunteers for Animals -- a no-kill non-profit group that places animals in foster homes -- recently spoke to council's finance and administration committee about the issue.

"The City's shelter could be run so much better, it could have such a higher adoption rate," she said. "If you look at Toronto's shelter, they're now open Sundays as well as Saturdays. Oshawa should be doing more not less, but it seems like they're worried about animal control more than animal welfare."â?¨ Mr. Conlin said the City's records show the Animal Services Centre isn't busy on weekends, with an average of five or six customers visiting on a Saturday.

He said the change shouldn't be interpreted as a lack of concern about the animals.

"We want to adopt every animal we have out to the public, but the number of people wanting to adopt is less than what we bring in," he said. "Our staff down there are very attached to the animals when they come in, if they're sick or have to be put down, it upsets them greatly. We all want the best for the animals."

Mr. Conlin said the City has toyed with expanded hours at the centre, without much success. Evening hours were offered a couple of years ago, but there wasn't much response from the public.

He said the centre's location in an out-of-the-way industrial area is a barrier, as well as lack of knowledge -- some people don't realize the City offers animals for adoption.

Cats can be adopted from Oshawa Animal Services for $170, while dogs are $260. Prices include spay or neuter, first booster, microchipping and licensing.

For more information, call 905-436-3311, visit www.oshawa.ca or drop by 919 Farewell St.

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