The RSA Pets Plus Us Kennel, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada is the venue for the third of four events to recognize the 2013 Summit Award Winners across North America.
2013 Summit Award Presentations - Oakville
The 2013 Summit for Community Compliance (sponsored by Pets Plus Us) recognizes efforts to increase the overall level of compliance in a community with the development of best practices or codes of ethical conduct in the area of licensing, identification, spay/neuter, wellness, recreation, breeding or standards of care.
Ontario SPCA, Tonya Martin, won the 2013 Summit with 50% of the ballots cast, votes for the development of the High Volume Spay/Neuter program which has lowered the admission of Cats in area shelters to levels never before encountered.
The 2013 Summit for Homing (sponsored by IAMS Canada) recognizes an organization that demonstrates innovation, commitment and success in the homing of animals through adoption, sale, return-to-owner, re-homing and/or fostering programs.
Toronto Animal Services, James McLean, won with 42% of the ballots cast, for creating relationships and for resourcing multi-species homing activities above and beyond the call of duty.
The 2013 Summit for Breeder (sponsored by Pets Plus Us) recognizes a breeder of companion animals with five or more years of breeding experience that is compliant with codes of ethical conduct and who demonstrates a high level of professionalism and commitment to the urban animal industry.
Bundas Bengals Cattery, Trysh Tolhurst, won with 60% of the ballots cast, for her work to establish breeding standards, for producing cats and dogs that do not require cropping or docking and for her breeding of Bengals where she continues to improve the standards and experience of those who receive her kittens into their homes.
Bundas Bengals Cattery, Trysh Tolhurst, won with 60% of the ballots cast, for her work to establish breeding standards, for producing cats and dogs that do not require cropping or docking and for her breeding of Bengals where she continues to improve the standards and experience of those who receive her kittens into their homes.
The 2013 Summit for Individual Achievement (sponsored by IAMS Canada) recognizes an individual who is currently active in the companion animal industry and who is well regarded for the level of achievement they have attained. Preference will be shown for those who actively mentor and support leadership and professionalism in the industry.
Randy Valpy, Pets Plus Us, won with 41% of the ballots cast, for being an innovator in the pet health industry over the past 12-years, for being a founder of the Urban Animal Summits and for developing programs that increase pet owner happiness.
About the Summit Awards:
The mission of the Urban Animal Program is to illuminate successful strategies for urban animals and to recognize those who lead the Urban Animal Industry. The Summit Awards are the highest honour conferred upon recipients by the Urban Animal Industry and an essential element for delivering on this mission.
The Summits are presented annually by members of the Urban Animal Program using an academy style system of nominations followed by an election using secret ballots and an electronic process. Winners of the 2013 Summits include individuals, agencies and organizations from all sectors of the urban animal industry.
The 2013 award program demonstrated the greatest level of engagement by members of the Urban Animal Program to date: 56 nominees in 12 categories; 1,642 eligible voters and just under 700 ballots cast. The Summit Awards were announced at the 2013 Summit Awards Gala on Friday, 18 October 2013, in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.
The Summits are presented annually by members of the Urban Animal Program using an academy style system of nominations followed by an election using secret ballots and an electronic process. Winners of the 2013 Summits include individuals, agencies and organizations from all sectors of the urban animal industry.
The 2013 award program demonstrated the greatest level of engagement by members of the Urban Animal Program to date: 56 nominees in 12 categories; 1,642 eligible voters and just under 700 ballots cast. The Summit Awards were announced at the 2013 Summit Awards Gala on Friday, 18 October 2013, in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.
