Helping the Animals,
Making a Difference
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Niagara Action for Animals’ mission is to advocate for all animals through education and community outreach. We envision a compassionate society that respects the innate worth of all animals.
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Featured Adoption
Odin
Male. Gray short hair. Vaccinations up to date. Neutered. Good in homes with calm large-breed dogs.
Odin, an incredibly resilient, strong, little guy who has defied all odds and is finally able to live life free from pain and fear.
Odin is four years old and the size of a 7 month old kitten, weighing in at only 7lbs.. For the first three years of his life he lived with his “owners” who severely neglected him. Odin was half blind, this tiny warrior had a horrific tumour in his left eye, rendering it completely useless. It was extremely swollen and painful and those humans never bothered to help him for three whole years! Luckily this little guy found his way into a foster where NAfA was able to get him in for an enucleation..
Odin developed severe ulcers in his mouth that resulted in a diagnosis of stomatitis. After multiple rounds of antibiotics and steroids, the pain would not decrease. Even while receiving pain management, he would wake up from a nap howling in pain, he could not even eat a meat slurry without screaming. The hard, but necessary, decision came to have surgery to remove his teeth. His vet team were able to salvage his canines, and in total he had 20 teeth removed, not including the ones he previously lost on his own.
He has barely any teeth and one eye but this boy is thriving, able to eat kibble like a champ again; and giving all the love he possibly can to his fosters to show his gratitude. Due to his loss of sight, he is not very fond of living with other, active, cats. Their quick movements startle him easily when he cannot see them coming. He much prefers to play by himself, or his humans, so a home where he is the only feline is necessary. He is just fine with calm, large breed dogs.
Adoption fee $150, Niagara Region Adoptions Only
Food Animals
For the last year we have reliable figures (2023), approximately 859 million farmed animals were killed in Canada as food. (Canadian Agri-Food Sector)
Animal Research
For the year 2022, over 3.5 million* animals were used in Canada for 'research', teaching, and testing. (*numbers are from CCAC accredited labs only; there is no indication what % of labs are accredited).
Fur Farming
For the last year we have reliable figures, roughly 4 million* animals, are raised or trapped and killed for their pelts. (from Animal Justice; the Canadian Government no longer offers stats)
Euthanasia
For the last year we have reliable figures (2021), roughly 11% of cats and 10% dogs were euthanised, relative to intake in shelters. However, they only received a 53% response rate. (Humane Canada)