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Pet ban on London Transit may end, but with restrictions

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Fido may soon be able to join the ranks of London Transit bus passengers. A report going to the London Transit Commission (LTC) suggests permitting small domestic animals in carriers on city buses would benefit riders who need to transport their pets. Currently, all pets are prohibited on London Transit buses. In keeping with provincial accessibility laws, service animals are allowed while working to aid their owner. London Transit recently reviewed the pet policies of six similar transit services (Brampton, Durham Region, Hamilton, Kingston, Milton, Mississauga, Toronto, Windsor and Waterloo Region) and discovered it is the only one that bans…
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Hero Shelter Dog Saves Another Pup’s Life with Emergency Blood Donation: ‘A Really Sweet Puppy’

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Carlton, a rescue dog at Renegade Paws Rescue in Savannah, Georgia, donated blood to save an adopted dog struggling with health issues Talk about a loyal furry friend! When an adopted dog in Georgia needed an emergency blood transfusion, Carlton’s pit bull mix saved the day. The courageous canine donated blood to the other dog, named Breeze, so the pet could get the surgery they desperately needed. Unlike Breeze, Carlton, who is being hailed as a hero by his local community, is still searching for a home. He is available for adoption at Renegade Paws Rescue in Savannah, Georgia. Courageous…
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Pets in peril: Why 2 BC animal welfare groups are sounding the alarm

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Two animal welfare organizations in BC are sounding the alarm over a lack of resources available to care for people’s pets. This week, statements released by both the Paws for Hope Animal Foundation and the BC SPCA highlight the urgent need for more pet fosters and parents who struggle with facing pet food banks. Both organizations point to various crises to explain the growing need—as Paws for Hope looks to support pet owners fleeing violent households while the SPCA focuses on helping those displaced by natural disasters. NO PET LEFT BEHIND Paws for Hope says the demand for its…
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Local animal shelters nearly full, inflation blamed for people surrendering their pets – BC

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It’s close to a full house at the Langley Animal Protection Society, with more and more animals coming into the shelter than being adopted out. And it’s now become a crisis, according to executive director Sarah Jones. “We are absolutely at capacity, maybe even a little bit over,” Jones told Global News. “We would love not to have a waitlist and be able to help everybody, but we can’t bring in that many animals.” Read more: Alberta pet shelters seeing more and more pets abandoned at their doors While sheltering animals is a key priority, Jones says it doesn’t address…
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More people in Windsor are surrendering their pets after struggling to afford them

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More people than ever are turning to Feeding Windsor-Essex’s pet food bank as inflation hits grocery bills hard for humans and pet food. And local organizations say the number of people who’ve had to surrender their pets because of rising costs has more than doubled in the last three years. “Some people come here, [they say] ‘We haven’t got enough money to live on,” said Darlene Druer, a volunteer at the local pet food bank. “‘But our animals have to have food.” “They don’t care about themselves, they care about the animals.” The pet food bank first started about five…
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