We are trying to get signatures for a petition to go to council the end of December to fight to get Hamilton Animal Services to allow public adoption.
Currently they do not allow this and they take in all the overflow of cats that the SPCA, and other shelters cannot take. They are constantly full and people who surrender their pets or bring in strays are under false assumption that the animals are somehow safe there.
This is far from the truth. Because HAS does NOT allow public adoption only the SPCA, Humane Society, and rescues are allowed to pull cats. Without public adoption and the strain being put on all the rescues many cats are euthanized each week.
Everyone who is involved in rescue understands the importance of city council approving this. We are asking for help from our friends, supporters, animal lovers, and their friends.
These animals desperately need our help, and while some of us are not citizens of Hamilton the more signatures the better the chance these cats have.
Please sign the petition below, your name, including address and phone number if desired, and please pass on to friends to assist us in getting as many signatures as possible. Please fwd these back to me so I may pass them on to city council.
Your help in this matter is detrimental to so many lives, and very much appreciated by all of the rescues who work so tirelessly to try to save as many as possible.
________________________________________________________________________________________
Hamilton City Council:
Allow public adoption and volunteers within Hamilton Animal Services (Ontario).
We, the citizens of the city of Hamilton and surrounding area petition Hamilton City Council to allow Hamilton Animal Services to implement public adoption and the use of volunteers within the shelter immediately.
980 cats alone were destroyed in 2013. This is unacceptable when we have a solution before us.
Public adoption will allow these animals to find permanent homes and stop the needless killing of so many innocent, lost and abandoned animals.
Volunteers can be used to provide enrichment for the animals during their stay in the shelter. (we understand that under no circumstance will a volunteer do the work of a union paid employee).
Rescues are at their max and while they are doing all they can, they need the city's help.
The need for low cost spay and neuter clinics would help reduce the number of cats in the shelter and would keep the population of Hamilton Street cats under control.
Updates
November 9, 2014
I have been hearing from so many of you who are just as heartbroken as I am about the current situation at our facility. I am currently working behind the scenes to prepare a formal breakdown of these stories to present directly to council members so they can no longer ignore this reality.
November 9, 2014
Seeing this kind of momentum brings tears to my eyes because I know exactly how many cats are running out of time while we wait for change. Thank you for proving that this community refuses to let these animals be forgotten by the people in charge.
11 Comments
Please allow public adoptions so more lives can be saved. The current policy makes no sense.
very sad and disappointing HAS does and will not allow public adoptions yet they are fine with euthanizing these precious little souls. Absolutely disgusting and disappointing.
i hope that u can get this to work for u i agree with ur petition and i hope u can sign mine as well best of luck!
Living in Burlington a seeing the growing problem of un spayed/neutered cats having kittens under porches and in unlocked sheds, this is one step to help these animals. Step 2 is public awareness if this growing problem and how important it is to keep our cats indoors.
People are unaware when they drop surrendered cats or abandoned cats off at HAS that it's doors do not open for public adoption. With awareness and the truth many cats do not make it out. I myself volunteer with a rescue and know how hard all the rescues work to save as many as they can. Public adoptions would help save so many cats, and give some relief to the rescues who work so tirelessly with so little funding. A low cost, or free spay and neuter clinic would help control the population of Hamilton's street cats , which in turn would result in less cats taken to HAS, and innocent lives lost. As Gandhi once saidThe greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Let's take a step in the right direction.
Please allow public adoption!
more work has to be done to save these poor animals from needless deaths.
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We are trying to get signatures for a petition to go to council the end of December to fight to get Hamilton Animal Services to allow public adoption.
Currently they do not allow this and they take in all the overflow of cats that the SPCA, and other shelters cannot take. They are constantly full and people who surrender their pets or bring in strays are under false assumption that the animals are somehow safe there.
This is far from the truth. Because HAS does NOT allow public adoption only the SPCA, Humane Society, and rescues are allowed to pull cats. Without public adoption and the strain being put on all the rescues many cats are euthanized each week.
Everyone who is involved in rescue understands the importance of city council approving this. We are asking for help from our friends, supporters, animal lovers, and their friends.
These animals desperately need our help, and while some of us are not citizens of Hamilton the more signatures the better the chance these cats have.
Please sign the petition below, your name, including address and phone number if desired, and please pass on to friends to assist us in getting as many signatures as possible. Please fwd these back to me so I may pass them on to city council.
Your help in this matter is detrimental to so many lives, and very much appreciated by all of the rescues who work so tirelessly to try to save as many as possible.
________________________________________________________________________________________
Hamilton City Council:
Allow public adoption and volunteers within Hamilton Animal Services (Ontario).
We, the citizens of the city of Hamilton and surrounding area petition Hamilton City Council to allow Hamilton Animal Services to implement public adoption and the use of volunteers within the shelter immediately.
980 cats alone were destroyed in 2013. This is unacceptable when we have a solution before us.
Public adoption will allow these animals to find permanent homes and stop the needless killing of so many innocent, lost and abandoned animals.
Volunteers can be used to provide enrichment for the animals during their stay in the shelter. (we understand that under no circumstance will a volunteer do the work of a union paid employee).
Rescues are at their max and while they are doing all they can, they need the city's help.
The need for low cost spay and neuter clinics would help reduce the number of cats in the shelter and would keep the population of Hamilton Street cats under control.
Updates
November 9, 2014
I have been hearing from so many of you who are just as heartbroken as I am about the current situation at our facility. I am currently working behind the scenes to prepare a formal breakdown of these stories to present directly to council members so they can no longer ignore this reality.
November 9, 2014
Seeing this kind of momentum brings tears to my eyes because I know exactly how many cats are running out of time while we wait for change. Thank you for proving that this community refuses to let these animals be forgotten by the people in charge.
11 Comments
I believe that all sheltered animals have the right to adoption. If the city of Hamilton would look for a solution to this problem, I'm sure one could be found. Please look at all options before turning down any proposal to get as many animals as possible adopted.
Please allow public adoptions so more lives can be saved. The current policy makes no sense.
very sad and disappointing HAS does and will not allow public adoptions yet they are fine with euthanizing these precious little souls. Absolutely disgusting and disappointing.
i hope that u can get this to work for u i agree with ur petition and i hope u can sign mine as well best of luck!
Living in Burlington a seeing the growing problem of un spayed/neutered cats having kittens under porches and in unlocked sheds, this is one step to help these animals. Step 2 is public awareness if this growing problem and how important it is to keep our cats indoors.
People are unaware when they drop surrendered cats or abandoned cats off at HAS that it's doors do not open for public adoption. With awareness and the truth many cats do not make it out. I myself volunteer with a rescue and know how hard all the rescues work to save as many as they can. Public adoptions would help save so many cats, and give some relief to the rescues who work so tirelessly with so little funding. A low cost, or free spay and neuter clinic would help control the population of Hamilton's street cats , which in turn would result in less cats taken to HAS, and innocent lives lost. As Gandhi once saidThe greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Let's take a step in the right direction.
Please allow public adoption!
more work has to be done to save these poor animals from needless deaths.
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I believe that all sheltered animals have the right to adoption. If the city of Hamilton would look for a solution to this problem, I'm sure one could be found. Please look at all options before turning down any proposal to get as many animals as possible adopted.