There are several resources that the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society provides to communities across the province that are also beneficial to the Humane Society of Durham Region. These services help enhance the capacity to care for animals.
Some examples of these resources include:

• Increased resources, services and support from 11other Ontario SPCA animal centres across Ontario, including province-wide adoptions
• Access to the Ontario SPCA’s Chief Veterinary Officer to continue to enhance the capacity to care for the animals in our shelter
• Increased access to veterinary services
• Access to the new Peterborough Dog Rehabilitation Centre
• Access to additional animal behavioural experts
• Additional animal transfer opportunities and resources
• Access to all community outreach programs
• Additional staffing resources to support local outreach, engagement, fundraising and events
• Access to staff training and development
• Ongoing provincial support

To learn more about the Ontario SPCA and the programs and services it shares with the Humane Society of Durham Region, visit ontariospca.ca

The Ontario SPCA is working in communities across Ontario to keep pets with the families who love them. The Ontario SPCA has a variety of community support services available for pet parents in Durham Region, including:

• Ontario SPCA operated clinics in Stouffville and Barrie offering basic veterinary services for people without the means to take their animal to a veterinarian
• Neuter Scooter program that transports animals to high-volume spay neuter clinics for surgery and then drives them back to their family
• AnimalSmart Humane Education presentations for Grades 1-8 to foster empathy, promote responsibility and inspire a connection with animals
• Petfood distribution that supplies pet food to community food banks to keep hungry bellies full
• MASH-styles pay/neuter clinics that travels across the province to provide spay/neuter and basic veterinary services to underserved communities
• Emergency sheltering to keep pets safe when they are displaced from their home
• Access to health, nutrition and training resources through the Ontario SPCA blog

We know donors want to help animals close to home. Donations made to the Ontario SPCA have the option to be designated to HSDR, supporting animals and the programs specifically in Durham Region.

Unrestricted funds will support our highest need at any given time, including medication and veterinary services for animals in our care.

No, legacy gifts written to HSDR may remain as is and do not require a name designation amendment or animal centre designation. When it comes time for the estate gift to be distributed; we will honour the intention of the donation to be used for HSDR.

Please include “Designate to Humane Society of Durham Region” on your cheque reference line to ensure 100% of your funds are allocated to the HSDR animal centre.

Like the Humane Society of Durham Region, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity, with a mission to help the animals. By working together, we can help more animals and bring/keep more people and pets together, a united goal for both organizations.

One of the benefits of formally joining the Ontario SPCA is that the Humane Society of Durham Region is part of a likeminded organization operating at a provincial level. This means joining the network of communities in animal transfers between Ontario SPCA animal centres and partnering organizations to help more animals find loving homes. These programs are designed to improve our capacity to care for the animals.