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Disponible à l’adoption!

Roxanne est une chatte douce, timide, affectueuse et calme. Ma copine J.-D., qui est membre de notre groupe, l’a trouvée entrain de lécher le jus d’une vieille canne de thon par terre proche de notre appartement. Roxanne avait trop peur pour se laisser prendre. J.-D à alors commencé à la nourrir tous les soirs autour de la même heure pendant quelques jours. Un soir, Roxanne l’a carrément suivie jusque chez nous, juste a temps dailleurs : la premiere grosse tempête de neige de l’année approchait d’heure en heure.

Roxanne n’avait que la peau sur les os lorsque nous l’avons rentrée. Elle ne pesait presque rien et mangeait tout ce qu’elle trouvait. À chaque fois qu’il y aurait un grand bruit dans l’appartement, elle se cachait au plus vite. Elle a aussi très peur des chiens. Nous cherchons donc une maison calme pour elle, avec au moins un autre chat. Je crois aussi qu’elle serait populaire auprès des enfants à cause de sa gentillesse.

Regardez-la!… Elle est magnifique. Elle n’a aucune malice. Elle aime donner des bisous et se coller le matin. Nous n’avons aucun problème avec elle… sauf quand elle essaie de manger notre nourriture, qu’il faut maintenant surveiller de près!

Mes conditions d’adoption :

- Roxanne doit vivre à l’interieur.

- Vous devez déjà avoir un autre chat à la maison présentement.

- Vous devez être prêts à vous engager. Je ne cherche pas un endroit temporaire pour elle mais bien une famille permanente. Mais si pour n’importe quelle raison vous ne pouvez plus garder Roxanne, j’aimerais la ravoir.

- Vous devez être membre sur facebook, joindre notre groupe et bien vouloir nous donner une ou deux mises à jour apres l’adoption (si possible avec photos).

Roxanne sera stérélisée et vaccinée. Elle loge présentement à Sudbury, en Ontario, mais si vous n’êtes pas du tout dans le meme coin et êtes toujours intéressés, contactez-moi quand même. Notre groupe essayera d’arranger un transport pour vous.

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Cath

cath@myletsadopt.com

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Available for adoption!

Roxanne is a shy, gentle, affectionate and quiet cat. One of our members, J.-D., found her outside licking tuna juice from an old empty can off the sidewalk, close to our appartment. Roxanne was so scared that J.-D. couldn’t handle her safely, so she started feeding her around the same time for 2 or 3 nights, and then one night the cat just followed her home. Just in time, because only a few hours later came our first major snowstorm of the year.

Roxanne was only skin and bones when brought inside. She weighed almost NOTHING and would eat anything. Everytime there would be a loud noise in the appartment, she would hide as quickly as possible. She’s also very scared of dogs. We are looking for a calm home with at least another cat. I believe children would like her because she is just so gentle.

Look at her… she’s so beautiful. She gives us kisses on the nose in the morning. She’s harmless and she should be no trouble at all… except that she’s so used to eating anything she can find, you will have to watch your food!

My adoption conditions:

- Roxanne must live inside the home.

- You must already have another cat.

- You must be ready to commit. I’m looking for a long-term adoption, not a short-term arrangement. But if for any reason you can’t keep Roxanne any longer, I want to get her back.

- You must join our facebook group and be willing to post updates and pictures of Roxanne after her adoption.

She is currently located in Sudbury, Ontario but if you’re not from the area and you’re still interested, contact me our group will try to organize transport.

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Cath

cath@myletsadopt.com

Cara has been adopted!!!!

Cara has been adopted by Chriss from Sudbury, in Ontario. Our first canadian adoption!! Congratulations everyone!

[Original article] Hi everyone, Cara is doing very well and now it’s time for us to find her an adoptive home. Then, we will get her spayed and vaccinated.

Cara is adorable. If she’s comfortable, she starts purring when you come close to her. She’s OK with other cats but is terrified of dogs.

The poor cat was left outside  even during winter nights. She had several litters of kittens but most of them died due to neglect. Her former ”owners” even drowned some of them. Yet they didn’t bother getting her fixed.

We are looking for a family without dogs to adopt Cara. If you want to adopt Cara, you must have a facebook account and become a member of our group, Let’s Adopt! (Canada) on facebook to post pictures of her after the adoption. You must already have another cat. She also has to stay an indoor cat.

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Contact me at cath@myletsadopt.com!

Cath

Animals and civil rights

According to the Civil Code of Quebec, animals are litterally titled as furniture.

In Quebec, animal abuse can result in fines of no more than 600$-1800$ (comparatively, Ontario fines up to 60 000$) and only in the most severe cases, the accused can be prohibited from keeping animals for a certain amount of time and get a minor jail sentence. However, in the majority of cases of animal abuse – whether reported or not – the animal abuser may never be brought to justice for his actions.

What about the animal protection movement?

Stéphane Lair, teacher at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Montreal, explains that the activist movement against animal cruelty in Quebec is fairly inactive compared to the rest of Canada, the United States and certainly in Europe. He says it can be explained by their hunting and agricultural ancestry. ”It seems to me that many of us grew up on a farm or at least have seen pigs and livestock at a fairly young age. And we’ve all seen in our families hunters proudly sharing their game during the holidays.”

All of us? I was born in Quebec and neither of them were hunters nor farmers. I have to admit, though, that I’ve had the occasion of visiting a pig farm when I was little: what I saw was an horrific, supposedly organic and small-scale breeding operation where sows (female pigs) were stuck in metal crates where it was impossible for them to turn around. Their piglets were feeding from her between the metal bars of her cage. I remember that the smell of urine was almost unbearable and that there was feces all over the concrete floors. The poor animals were treated as if they were meat-producing machines, a thing that has almost certainly not changed in factory farms during these past 10 years.

Yet, in a NRD magazine article, it it said that the treatment of animals has so drastically improved, it had never been so satisfying than today. The author adds that the concept of humane treatment of animals has even reached laboratories and conducted actual changes in the factory farming. But think about this: even if the majority of the public cares more about companion animals than farm animals, there are still thousands of Puppy Mills running all over the province and the actual laws are too weak to do anything about them. Having that said, could the general idea of improved treatment of animals only be a myth intended to the consumer?

Still according to the law…

”Judges have to consider an animal as an inanimate object, and apply the legal rule responding to property loss”, says Alain Roy, family lawyer, for the National Magazine of the Canadian Bar Association. ”But we shouldn’t just consider a companion animal as a piece of furniture, unless we want to come up to a silly and maladjusted agreement. The relationship between a man and an animal is a social and indiscutable reality of our times and legislators should take that into account.”

Those who want to change things

Dogs, cats, rabbits and other companion animals became the victims of their popularity and have not been spared by human ignorance. While the lucky ones are cared for and unconditionally loved, the rest of them are being abandoned, exploited, abused, neglected and killed. Some things desperatly need to be changed. Thankfully, while there are less people involved in animal protection in Quebec than in other parts of the country, advocacy groups like Aequo Animo and UPRA, animal shelters and rescue groups along with many individuals are working hard to make a difference. Us too!

Let’s hang in there and never give up.

Sincerely,

Cath

P.S.: If possible, join us in our walk against gas chambers, on Saturday, April 17, 2010 in Montreal. Click here for more info!

Last week, I sent you all a message on facebook about a cat emergency in Ottawa. I don’t know if the message got delivered to you properly because no one responded.

Lucy was being neglected by her guardians and left to breed uncontrollably: fortunately, one of our volunteers decided to save her. She contacted the group and asked for help.

TOGETHER, WE MANAGED TO RESCUE LUCY. She traveled from Ottawa to Sudbury yesterday and she’s now far from the people who neglected her. She’s staying with me now, in a warm, safe home, even if it’s only a temporary one.

Right now, there are animals in this country that desperately need our help. We are supposed to be a TEAM, so next time we have an urgent case like this, I’d like to see more members getting involved, especially those who are in the area. I’d like to thank those who did get involved in this case, even just by showing their support or giving us advice. You rock!

Soon, we will bring Lucy to the veterinarian because she might be pregnant.

I’ll keep you updated.

Cath

La semaine dernière, je vous ai tous envoyé un message sur facebook à propos d’une urgence pour une chatte à Ottawa. J’ignore si le message s’est rendu à destination parce que personne ne ma répondu.

Lucy etait négligée par ses anciens gardiens qui la laissaient dehors et la laissaient se reproduire sans arrêt : heureusement, une de nos bénévoles s’est decidée à la prendre en charge. Elle a ensuite contacté le groupe pour obtenir de l’aide.

ENSEMBLES, NOUS AVONS RÉUSSI À LA SAUVER. Mon père a fait traverser la chatte à travers l’Ontario d’Ottawa jusqu’à Sudbury hier, l’éloignant ainsi des gens qui la négligaient. Elle réside chez moi maintenant, bien au chaud et en sécurité, meme si c’est seulement temporaire.

Il y a présentement des animaux ayant déséspérément besoin de notre aide à travers le pays. Nous sommes supposés être une ÉQUIPE… la prochaine fois que nous avons un cas urgent à régler comme celui-ci, j’aimerais que plus de membres s’impliquent, surtout s’ils sont dans le secteur concerné. J’aimerais aussi remercier les gens ayant participé au sauvetage de Lucy, même simplement en nous montrant votre support ou en nous donnant vos conseils. Vous êtes super!

Lucy sera amenée chez le vétérinaire sous peu car il se peut qu’elle soit enceinte.

Je vous garde au courant de ce qui se passe.

Cath

Bonjour tout le monde! J’espère que vous avez tous passé un bon temps des fêtes.

Il est d’une importance cruciale de former un réseau Canadien comme celui établi en Turquie par Let’s Adopt! si nous voulons assurer l’évolution du groupe dans notre pays. Que vous soyez de n’importe quelle province, voici l’occasion de nous aider, de participer activement dans ce réseau : en adoptant un de nos animaux en Turquie ou en étant famille d’accueil!

Une famille d’accueil est un foyer temporaire pour un animal. Contactez viktor@myletsadopt.com si ça vous intéresse!

Voici un lien vers la liste d’adoption de Let’s Adopt! (Turquie) si vous voulez adopter un animal. Le transport de l’animal à partir de Turquie se fait par avion et en compagnie d’un bénévole.

À propos du sauvetage animal :

Let’s Adopt! n’est pas un refuge. Nous sommes un réseau, un groupe d’individus. L’animal est sous la totale responsabilité de son sauveteur. Celui-ci doit s’assurer de trouver un bon adoptant pour l’animal (sans charger de frais) qui correspond à nos conditions d’adoption générales :

- La famille intéressée doit déjà héberger un chien ou un chat ;

- L’animal devra vivre à l’intérieur avec le reste des membres de la famille ;

- La famille intéressée doit accepter d’envoyer des nouvelles de l’animal après l’adoption, si possible avec photos ;

-Il peut y avoir des conditions additionelles selon le cas spécifique.

Il y aura éventuellement des animaux disponibles pour adoption en provenance même de notre réseau Canadien. Je vous tiens au courant!

Cath