Press release – for immediate release
Montréal, August 24, 2022 – For a second consecutive year, older dogs at the Montreal SPCA can enjoy the support of The Grey Muzzle Organization, a non-profit dedicated to the welfare of senior dogs.
As one of 78 animal welfare groups selected among 344 applicants, the Montreal SPCA received the funding to help senior dogs in Montréal. In total, Grey Muzzle granted over $705,000 to ensure the care and improve the lives of older dogs in communities across North America.
Many dogs at the Montreal SPCA are already benefiting from Grey Muzzle’s support. This is the case for Ari, a 9-year-old who was admitted to the shelter following the passing of his guardian. During his stay, Ari received veterinary care, including neutering, dental cleaning, and removal of a mass above his eye. Another mass on his elbow could not be removed due to its size. An analysis revealed that it was a soft tissue sarcoma, a form of cancer.
Due to his health condition, Ari was admitted to the Montreal SPCA’s Compassion program, which focuses on the care of animals at the end of their lives. As a result, Ari was placed in a permanent foster home and continues to receive care from our veterinary team in order to enjoy a good quality of life. The goal of the program is to place animals still able to enjoy life, despite their advanced age or incurable pathologies, in foster homes. There, they can happily live out their golden days, while our teams provide them with palliative care. Ari is currently living his best life with his loving foster family.
“To care for senior animals, the Montreal SPCA’s Compassion Program requires ongoing material, human and financial resources. Once again this year, Grey Muzzle helps us provide senior dogs, like Ari, with the veterinary and dental care they need to live happily in their permanent foster homes. We are grateful for Grey Muzzle’s help,” said Jessica Nichol, Animal Welfare Program Manager at the Montreal SPCA. “Their invaluable support allows older dogs to have a beautiful end-of-life, which they fully deserve,” she added.
“Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’re delighted to help deserving organizations, like the Montreal SPCA, make a difference in the lives of dogs and people in their communities,” Grey Muzzle’s executive director Lisa Lunghofer said. “Many senior dogs in Montréal are enjoying their golden years in loving homes thanks to the wonderful work of the Montreal SPCA.” Over the past 14 years, the non-profit Grey Muzzle Organization has granted more than $3.8M to support its vision of “a world where no old dog dies alone and afraid.”
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Source : Montreal SPCA
Media contact:
- Anita Kapuscinska, Montréal SPCA, anitak@spca.com, 514-656-2760
- Lisa Lunghofer, Executive Director, The Grey Muzzle Organization, lisa@greymuzzle.org, 240-631-2894
About the Montreal SPCA – Founded in 1869, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (now known simply as the Montreal SPCA) was the first animal-welfare organization in Canada. Today, the Montreal SPCA is the largest animal protection organization in Quebec, speaking on behalf of animals wherever there is ignorance, cruelty, exploitation, or neglect.
About The Grey Muzzle Organization – The national non-profit The Grey Muzzle Organization improves the lives of at-risk senior dogs by providing funding and resources to animal shelters, rescue organizations, sanctuaries, and other non-profit groups nationwide. For details, please visit greymuzzle.org.
