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  • New CFHS and Iams PSAs

    puppy & kitten

    The real joy in adopting an animal is when the animal adopts you. Help us get 1.5 million animals adopted and Home-4-the-Holidays. View the dog adoption PSA and the cat adoption PSA and share them with your friends and family this holiday season.

    Learn about what the CFHS is doing at FindingFido

  • TORONTO BANS CAT AND DOG SALES THROUGH PET STORES

    Toronto City Council voted unanimously today to ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores following the example set by Richmond, BC. The decision restricts pet stores to carrying only dogs and cats from humane societies, SPCAs and other shelters.

    Learn more about what the CFHS is doing to promote the adoption and purchase of dogs from reputable sources at FindingFido

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