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our latest Adopt-a-Pet poster. (July 2008)
Please feel free to help us advertise our pets by printing a few of these off and displaying them in your area!
Contact Information
Mailing address:
Charlotte County SPCA
PO Box 334
St. Stephen, NB
E3L 2X2 Canada
Physical location:
Charlotte County Animal Shelter
112 Prince William St.
St. Stephen, NB
Ph: 506-465-7657
Email: ccspca@nb.aibn.com
Registered Charitable No.
88180 2029 RR0001
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CCSPCA NEWS
FEATURED PETS
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Check back soon for our next dog!
Panda!A cutie!
Get a deal on Terrific Tuesdays!
Adult cats can be adopted for only $50 on Tuesdays at the new shelter. We hope to see you between 1-5 PM!
Kitten season is still here!
Kittens are here! We have a variety of adorable kittens at the shelter looking for homes. Now is the time of year we need new homes the most - please consider helping us out by adopting a new furry friend today!
Now would probably also be a good time to remind people of the importance of spaying and neutering. If you or someone you know has un-fixed cats, please come and talk to us. We can help.
More Pets Here
Shelter Hours
The shelter is open Monday through Friday from 1 -5 PM. Contact us by phone at 506-465-7657 or via email at ccspca@nb.aibn.com (If you are a long distance phone call away, we can only get back to you by email - thanks). If you are interested in adopting a specific animal and cannot come in during our open hours, please get in touch and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
Animal cruelty laws need help!
Our current Federal animal cruelty laws are completely inadequate. Visit the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies website to find out some simple and easy ways you can help make Canada a safer place for animals!
SNAP!
Our Spay Neuter Assistance Program is available for those in financial need. We loan participants part of the cost of surgery, as a no interest loan. Please phone our voicemail line at 465-7657 or email to speak with a volunteer about this program.
Adoption News!
Amos the dog was adopted on October 20th! Amos had been with us for some months and we are pleased he found his forever home! To see more of our happy adoption 'tails' check this out!
Make a donation online! Through the magic of of the internet you can now purchase tickets for any of our events, draws or other activities (or just make a donation!) online! Just click on the 'Donate Now' button below!
Memorial Cards
If you would like to make a donation in memory of a friend or loved one, memorial cards can be picked up in St. Stephen at Stuart's Gifts, Stationary Plus, Humphreys' Funeral Home and Mehan's Funeral Home. In St. Andrew's memorial cards are available at Cummings Convenience Store. In St. George you can find them at the St. George Funeral Home. Thank you for thinking of us.
Sponsor-a-Pet
Do you have room in your heart but not in your home?
If so, the CCSPCA Sponsor-a-Pet Program may be for you. Great for humane education in the classroom! Download an application form
here.
Donate your cans!
The Charlotte County SPCA has accounts at the Charlotte County Can and Bottle in the St. Stephen and the Bayside Redemption Center. When you drop off your cans and bottles just let them know that you would like your reimbursement to go toward the CCSPCA account. All funds raised will be used to care for the stray and abandoned pets at the shelter while they await adoption. Thank you for your support!
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CHRISTMAS EVENTS
Craft Fair - 28 Nov!
Join us for our 12th Annual Christmas Craft Fair! Saturday, Nov. 28th from
9:30 AM to 2 PM at the St. Stephen Legion (43 Queen St). Many local crafters will be there - so you can shop for wonderful Christmas presents and support a good cause at the same time! We are asking for a $1/person voluntary donation at the door to help with our programs. Please call Frances at 466-3074 to book a table.
Christmas crafts needed
Homemade Christmas crafts and baked goods would be greatly appreciated for our table at the craft fair on November 28th. Please drop off to shelter or to Legion on the 28th. Thank you!
Pet photos with Santa!
Bring in your dog or cat to get their photo taken with Santa at the Charlotte County Animal Shelter on Saturday, Nov. 28th from 12-3 PM! Lots of fun and a great holiday keepsake!
Christmas Open House!
Join us for a holiday open house at the shelter on Saturday, December 12th from 12-3 PM. Take a tour of the shelter, meet the animals or just drop off a holiday gift for them (we always need paper towels, garbage bags, wet cat food, non clumping cat litter, and of course, your financial support is always appreciated!). See you then!
Looking for a gift idea?
Why not consider making a donation to the CCSPCA in someone's name? They get a lovely card, you get a tax receipt and the animals get help! Everybody wins! Stop by the shelter to pick up your donation card.
OTHER NEWS
Canadian Tire loves animals!
We'd like to extend a HUGE thank you to owners Terry and Andy Leitch and all of the employees at the Canadian Tire store in St. Stephen for making us their local charity of choice. Their support will help us greatly with our programs of caring for and finding homes for the homeless animals of our community. We think they are terrific and we want everyone to know! The Charlotte County Animal Shelter loves Canadian Tire!
Want to help?
Fundraising is an ongoing, very important part of running our shelter (especially as we do not receive any government funding). We are in need of people who can help by taking on the 'job' of coordinating and organizing fundraisers for us (one, or more - it's up to you!). We have a long list of existing fundraisers we'd love to have help with, and new ideas are always welcomed - especially if you'd like to organize the event yourself. Helpers are always appreciated and coordinators even more so! Many of the fundraisers we do are quite easy to organize, we just need the extra people to head them up. We can provide details, advice and support - just let us know if you'd like to help!
Shelter Wish List!
We always need things like paper towel, dry cat, kitten, dog and puppy food, non-clumping cat litter, garbage bags,bleach, HE laundry detergent, change rollers, thank you cards and Canadian Tire money. We appreciate it very much!
New Volunteers Needed!
Now that our animal shelter is here we are looking for adult volunteers interested in volunteering. Volunteers are needed in the areas of cleaning cages, dog walking, animal transport, fundraising and education. Please contact us if you are interested in learning how you can help the homeless animals of our community. Or stop by the new shelter to talk to us and fill out a volunteer application form!
Junior volunteers
We really appreciate all the young people who are interested in helping at the animal shelter. Currently we are able to accept volunteers between 10 and 18 years of age, if they are accompanied by a parent at all times. There are many other ways younger people can help the animals as well - just click here!
New Shelter update!
The Charlotte County Animal Shelter at 112 Prince William St. in Stephen opened on Saturday, October 4th! We are so excited and grateful for the support we receive from the community, and we need your help now more than ever. We continue to be a small, volunteer group and run solely on fundraising and donations. Without a shelter we've managed to take in (and find homes for!) more than 1000 cats and 500 dogs. Imagine what we can do with a real shelter! Thank you so very much to all who continue to support us. We couldn't do it without you! Huge thanks to everyone who donated time or materials towards the construction - Alanna Baird, Alastair Fox, B&N Flooring, Benjamin Moore Paints, Bruce Bradford Masonry, City Fibreglas Insulation Ltd., Classic Woodworking Ltd.,
Dana Brewer, Daryl Spires, Dave Humphrey, Dayle Chambers, Eddy Group Ltd., EMCO, Gentek Building Products Ltd., Gordie Cook,
Jamer Materials Ltd., Jo Crabbe, June & Davis Pelkey, Keith's Building Supplies, King of Windows Home Improvement Centre, L&B Industrial Ltd., LITECO, MC Ventilation Ltd., Murphy Surveys (1990) Ltd.,
Norman Blackburn, Orchard Paint & Paper Ltd., Peter VanDerGulik,
Pierce's Plumbing & Heating Ltd., Quick Set Foundations Ltd.,
Raymond Ray, Richard Orr, Robert & Lynn Roy,
Robert Roy Carpentry Ltd. & Staff, Shamrock Truss, Source Atlantic,
Southwest Concrete and Construction Ltd., Southwest Electric & Security Inc., Sticks and Stones Fabricating Inc.,
Sticks and Stones Manufacturing Inc., Town of St. Stephen, and everyone else who helped but wishes to remain anonymous!
We can't tell you how much we, and the animals, appreciate it!
THINKGREEN program!
We are pleased to announce a partnership with Eastern Charlotte Waterways to help us implement the THINKGREEN fundraising program in Charlotte County. The THINKGREEN program involves collecting used inkjet and laser print cartridges and cell phones, which are sent in to be recycled which we are then paid for. Money from this project will go to our New Shelter Fund. So if you have any old inkjet or laser printer cartridges or cell phones around, just drop them off! Not only will you be helping us raise money, you'll be helping the environment as well! Cartridges and cell phones can be dropped off at:
the Charlotte County Animal Shelter and Mayfield Vet Clinic in St. Stephen, Cummings Convenience Store and the Ross Memorial Library in St. Andrews, Image Express and the St. George Pharmacy in St. George and Eastern Charlotte Waterways in Black's Harbour.
Need petsitting in St. Andrews?
Caira and Freya Clark, 2 of our young supporters, have started Purrfect Pet Care, a petsitting business in St. Andrews. They are generously donating 50% of their profits to the CCSPCA! Please call them at 529-1091 for more info!
Thinking about declawing your cat?
This invasive and painful surgery is not something the CCSPCA recommends. Read a vet's opinion on it here!
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WHO WE ARE
The Charlotte County SPCA is a small volunteer non-profit. We work hard to find homes for stray and homeless animals in our little corner of New Brunswick. We receive no government or other types of funding, and run solely on donations and fundraising we do ourselves. We are a registered charity with Revenue Canada, which means that all donations over $10 are tax deductible. Reg'd No.: 88180 2029 RR0001
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LOST DOG OR CAT?
Please contact both Mike Shannon at 466-5031 and the NBSPCA at 467-6297. They are responsible for picking up dogs running at large in Charlotte County. Mike Shannon is also contracted by the town of St. Stephen to pick up unidentified cats. If you have lost a dog or cat, your first call should be to them. You should also contact vet clinics in our area (St. Stephen and St. Andrews) - sometimes an animal can be injured and picked up by someone passing by and brought to a vet clinic further away than you would think your animal could travel. We also have a Lost and Found list, so you should contact us as well. Also check Petfinder.com's 'lost and found' section in their classifieds.
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HOW TO ADOPT
Adopting a pet is a long term commitment. Dogs live 8-12 years while cats can live an average of 15-20 years. During the time you own a pet, you may change jobs, move, get married or divorced, or have children. Don't let one of these events cause you to abandon or give away a pet. Pets become extremely attached to their owners and deserve to be treated with kindness and respect. Avoid hurting and causing undue stress to a helpless animal. Before you adopt, please seriously consider the long-term commitment involved.
Please contact us by email if you are a long distance phone call away.
During the adoption process, we will ask you questions about you, your family and your home and we will be glad to answer any questions you may have. Our adoption policy requires potential adopters to meet the animals in person, which means that all potential adopters must come to St. Stephen, NB. We do not ship animals anywhere. No animals will be held without an approved application form and adoption fee paid. Adoption fees can be paid by cash, cheque or online (use the 'Donation' button below). Please be aware, there is a minimum 24 hour waiting period after applications are received and processed before an animal can go home. PLEASE NOTE: at any given time there may be multiple applications
on our pets. Our mission is to ensure our pets go to the home we feel is best suited to their needs based on their history, health, behaviour and
temperament.
Dogs -
If you would like, you can begin the adoption process by sending us the application form. The form is available for download here. Please print, fill out, and fax to the attention of Gail at 506-466-9950. That way we can let you know if your application is approved prior to meeting the dogs. You are also welcome to come and meet the dogs without filling out the application form, but please be aware there may be adoptions pending on our animals at any time.
Cats -
All cats and kittens are spayed/neutered before they leave the shelter. The form is available for download here. You may print, fill out, and fax to the attention of Evie at 506-755-1327, or print in advance and bring to the shelter, or fill out at the shelter in person.
ADOPTION FEES
Cats have an adoption fee of $80 ($85 if paying with PayPal). This fee includes their spay/neuter, their rabies shot (if they are old enough), their first set of annual shots and a feline leukemia test for adult cats. Dogs and puppies are $100 ($110 if paying with PayPal), this also includes the animal's spay/neuter and first shots. Adopters may be responsible for their new animal's booster shots, if the animal has not been with us long enough to receive them. To pay by long distance through PayPal - please click on the 'Make a Donation' button directly below.
ADOPTION APPLICATION - DOG
ADOPTION APPLICATION - CAT
If you don't have Acrobat Reader, please download it first by clicking on the image below.
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VOLUNTEERING
Volunteers are needed in the following areas: Shelter assistance, animal transport, dog walking, fundraising, education, and others. Please call or email for more information.
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DONATIONS
We are an all-volunteer group. We receive no government or other types of funding, and run solely on donations and fundraising we do ourselves. The cost of food and medical care for our rescued pets is high so we truly depend on the kindness and generosity of people like you.
To make a donation, please mail a cheque or money order to the address below.
Charlotte County SPCA
PO Box 334
St. Stephen, NB
E3L 2X2 Canada
Or, to make a secure donation online via credit card, click on the button below.
All donations over $10.00 are tax-deductible.
We are also always in need of the following items: cat litter (non clumping), dry and canned cat, kitten, dog and puppy food (no 'No Name' brand please), paper towels, garbage bags, bleach, HE laundry detergent, change rollers, thank you cards and Canadian Tire money. Call or email us if you can help. Thank you!
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COME VISIT US
The new animal shelter at 112 Prince William St. in St. Stephen opened on October 4th, 2008. Both dogs and cats are housed at the new shelter. Hours are 1-5 PM (Monday to Friday). Please call 506-465-7657 for more info! [If you are a long distance phone call away, please email for more info.] If you are interested in adopting a specific animal and cannot come in during our open hours, please get in touch and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
NB SPCA
We are the Charlotte County SPCA or CCSPCA and we run the Charlotte County Animal Shelter. Our mandate is to find good homes for stray and homeless pets in Charlotte County, as we are able.
There is, however, an organization that deals with cruelty, neglect and abuse of animals in New Brunswick and that is the NBSPCA. Their phone number is 506-467-6297.
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ca-r-ma
Ca-r-ma (Cat Rescue Martimes) is a group who help neuter feral or wild cats. There is a Charlotte County chapter. Visit their website here!
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Rabies Info
Over the past 10 years there have been cases of rabies in wild animals in Charlotte County. If you have any questions or concerns about rabies in wild or domestic animals, please call the provincial Rabies Info Line at 1-877-372-2437. More info here.
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