about
Fur Pets Sake is a non-profit society established in 2018. We collaborate with rural and First Nations communities to create and implement animal management strategies that target reducing overpopulation and raising awareness to animal welfare and public health issues.
What will Fur Pet's Sake do to help?
'Free-roaming and dog overpopulation in communities can result in unnecessary animal suffering and increased willful and neglectful acts of cruelty. Research has linked these conditions to negative impacts on a community’s mental, social, and physical health. Children are particularly vulnerable to these effects. Solutions to poor animal welfare is an important step in promoting the health and wellbeing of First Nations communities. While culling animal populations has been deemed an acceptable short-term solution in the past, Fur Pets Sake strives to establish effective long-term solutions that benefit the welfare of the community.
Fur Pets Sake takes a holistic and collaborative approach to problem solving animal management. Our society works with the community to provide solutions appropriate to their unique contexts. We start our process by arranging to meet with community leaders to identify the local issues related to animal management and provide information regarding applicable solutions. From there we support the creation of a task team within a community-based process and collaborate to create, implement, and evaluate a community-driven action plan.
Fur Pet's Sake is committed to working with community leaders to improve community safety and the welfare of animals by:
Fur Pets Sake takes a holistic and collaborative approach to problem solving animal management. Our society works with the community to provide solutions appropriate to their unique contexts. We start our process by arranging to meet with community leaders to identify the local issues related to animal management and provide information regarding applicable solutions. From there we support the creation of a task team within a community-based process and collaborate to create, implement, and evaluate a community-driven action plan.
Fur Pet's Sake is committed to working with community leaders to improve community safety and the welfare of animals by:
- reducing the number of unwanted dogs in the community,
- establishing a surrender program that places dogs for adoption with humane societies and animal rescues,
- establishing community-based spay and neuter programs,
- providing humane euthanasia,
- creating public safety programs to promote dog registries and responsible dog ownership,
- developing support initiatives for collecting stray dogs,
- working together to improve awareness and education,
- establishing workshops on dog care, housing, socialization and training,
- promoting standards for dog care in a manner that reflects traditional and evolving roles of dogs in the community; and,
- developing school partnerships for education
who
Angela McLaren was originally born in South Africa and moved to Fort St James, BC, in 2008. Shortly after moving to Canada, she founded the Fort St James Humane Society and began working with First Nations communities on spay and neuter, vaccination, and animal management programs. In 2014, Angela founded the Prince George Humane Society and developed programs to assist with the implementation of animal management programs with First Nations communities in Northern British Columbia. Over the past eleven years, Angela has continued to work with First Nations communities to create customized animal management programs and develop strategies designed to reduce the stray dog over population. Under Angela’s leadership, over 15,000 animals’ lives have been saved. Angela continues to show an unwavering commitment to animal welfare. |
Kirby Macinnes is the owner/operator of Pawsitive Horizons, a canine assisted crisis and trauma response organization. Kirby is a canine educator with the Canadian Dog Trainers Association and a member in good standing with the Canadian Kennel Club. She has worked collaboratively with multiple support organizations to provide canine assisted intervention and crisis and trauma response since 2013, and advocates access and innovation within the field. Kirby has worked closely with animal rescues and First Nations organizations to promote animal welfare and health and healing. |