SPCA de l'Outaouais Receives 2015 Sheltering Summit

Karolyne Trottier of Pets Plus Us presented France Dubois, along with other staff and volunteers of the SPCA de l’Outaouais (SPCAO), with the 2015 Urban AnimalSheltering Summit Award.

 

The Sheltering Summit recognizes organizations that have improved the care and handling of animals in transition (recovery, intervention, transfer). 
  
This year the SPCAO was recognized for its outstanding adoption rate, achieved through internal and external initiatives and partnerships, along with its collaboration with other agencies in an effort to improve the wellbeing of pets on a larger scale.

Urban Animal is grateful to Pets Plus Us for sponsoring the 2015 Summit Awards.

 

2015 Summit Award Winner - Sheltering

The Sheltering Summit recognizes an organization that has improved the care and handling of animals in transition (recovery, intervention, transfer). This year our winner is....

France Dubois, S.P.C.A. de l'Outaouais (SPCAO)

The SPCAO won this award with 57.3% of the votes for their 92% successful adoption rate, achieved through adoption partners and special events as well as other partnerships and programs designed to rehome urban animals.

The Gatineau SPCA serves more than 300,000 people in over 25 municipalities of the Outaouais region. Through their work with in-house adoptions, external adoption partners and special event adoptions they have been able to deeply impact the welfare of animals in the Outaouais region. Beyond their local work they are also part of a 15 affiliate member group which works to accommodate animals around the province, giving them the best chance for finding homes. This is illustrated by their 92% success rate - an outstanding percentage for a shelter with unlimited entries.

The SPCAO believes in working with others to develop solutions facing Quebec’s pet population. They collaborate with other agencies in an effort to improve the wellbeing of pets on a larger scale. This is demonstrated by their tireless efforts on the working group for the improvement of the health and safety of animals with QC Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food as well as their presence on the Boards of the Quebec Association of SPA-SPCA and the BEA Foundation (Animal Well Being).

Urban Animal is grateful to Pets Plus Us for sponsoring the 2015 Summit Awards.

Poll 4 Summit Award Nominations - Current Leaders

The current leaders in Poll 4 of the 2014 YourSay™ Summit Awards are identified below. Those who haven't yet voted, can still honour industry nominees by clicking on the VOTE NOW link below:

Community
There are 3 Nominations in this category:

41% Kathy Powelson - Paws For Hope
36% Mary Lou Leiher - Toronto Animal Services
23% Bonnie Isenberg - FT. Saint John Animal Control

Sheltering
There are 3 Nominations in this category:

42% New Brunswick SPCA - Hilary Howes

37% Klassic Kennels - Jim deBoon  

21% Homeward Bound City Pound - Tiffany Sullivan

VOTE NOW

Poll 4 closes Tuesday, 23 September 2014. 

REVIEW NOMINATIONS

AWASCO receives 2013 Sheltering summit

Kathy Innocente, AWASCO (left) and 
Chrissy Gaetan, Petsecure (right)

Local collaboration and shared opportunity in south central Ontario has been recognized at a national level by the Urban Animal Program. 

The Summit Award for sheltering, sponsored by Petsecure, recognizes an organization that best addresses the care of animals in shelters, pounds, retail outlets, kennels, veterinary clinics/hospitals, grooming shops and breeding facilities. In 2013, the Animal Welfare Agency of South Central Ontario (AWASCO) was presented with this prestigious award at the second of four cross-Canada stops on the 2013 Summit Award Tour in Cambridge, Ontario.

In July 2012, the Ontario SPCA Perth Branch officially merged with the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society (KWHS) creating the new Animal Welfare Agency of South Central Ontario. The communities of Perth County, Kitchener-Waterloo and North Waterloo Region are still served by their local shelters as well as the regional branches operating as Stratford-Perth Humane Society and the KWHS. These two branches share resources, senior staff and expertise providing new opportunities to cooperate and collaborate in providing better and expanded services to the communities within these two regions and shelter, care and protection for its animals. 

With 54% of ballots cast, AWASCO was recognized and rewarded by the Urban Animal industry for completing the amalgamation of the Perth and Kitchener-Waterloo agencies and for increasing the live release rate of the organization to 90%. As of August 31, 2013, AWASCO had reached its goal of increasing adoptions by 87% and decreasing euthanasia by 192%.