• AWFC provided funding of $20,000 to the BC SPCA to support development of a strategic business plan for their SPCA Certified food labeling program. Products which are approved for the SPCA Certified label come from farms which are annually assessed to SPCA Certified farm animal welfare standards and operation policies by trained, independent inspectors. Certification is determined by third party, independent review panelists.

• Regional Meetings on Battery Cages for Laying Hens
  In May, 2011, the AWFC hosted four regional meetings on the topic Is There a Future for Battery Cages in Canada? The meetings explored the pros and cons of cages for egg production, particularly from an animal welfare point of view.
  Alternative husbandry systems available for egg production were described, together with their strengths and weaknesses. Producers discussed the practical challenges of producing eggs in a non-cage system. Speakers at the meeting included Dr. Ian Duncan, President of the AWFC and an expert on poultry welfare and behaviour, and Dr. Michelle Jendral, Assistant Professor of Poultry Behaviour and Welfare at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. One or two local egg producers also spoke at each meeting.
  The meetings were attended by a range of participants including representatives of egg industry associations and marketing agencies, universities, producers and others. The meetings took place in Calgary, Abbotsford, Truro and Ottawa. The Truro meeting was videotaped and will be distributed on DVD to agriculture faculties of universities in Canada, animal welfare clubs, and on request to the AWFC office. The entire 14-part video series has been posted on the BCSPCA’s YouTube channel.
• SPCA Certified Standards
  The British Columbia SPCA project, SPCA Certified Standards for Lameness Assessment and Pain Management in Cattle and Pigs, which is financially supported by the AWFC, is near fulfillment. The society has completed standards for dairy and beef cattle and will finish the standards for pigs in 2011. Workshops have been conducted in Vancouver to train BC SPCA special provincial constables and SPCA Certified inspectors to conduct “outcome-based” animal welfare assessment protocols: body condition scoring of beef and dairy cattle and gait scoring of cattle and broiler chickens. Further information and detailed protocols are available on the BC SPCA website.
• Animal Transportation Research
  Dr. Michael Cockram, Chair in Animal Welfare at the University of Prince Edward Island, is continuing work on his two research projects funded by the AWFC: Transportation of animals for slaughter in Canada: current practice, welfare issues and regulatory control and Study of injuries associated with the handling and transport of horses for slaughter. Funding was provided for a third year.
• Lecture Grants
  In keeping with its mandate to promote humane education, the AWFC provided a grant of $2,500 to the animal welfare program at the University of British Columbia to support the P.R.U. Stratton Memorial Lecture, and $2,500 to the animal welfare chair at the University of Guelph to support the Basil Capes Memorial Lecture. These grants allow each university to invite distinguished national and international speakers to make public presentations on topical animal welfare issues.
• University Animal Welfare Clubs
  The AWFC provided grants of $2,000 to support the educational programs of the animal welfare clubs in each of the five veterinary colleges in Canada – the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island; the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, University of Montreal; the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph; the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary.

• SPCA Certified Standards
  The British Columbia SPCA http://www.spca.bc.ca/ received their second year of funding from the AWFC for their project to develop SPCA Certified Standards for Lameness Assessment and Pain Management in Cattle and Pigs.
• Animal Transportation Research
  We continued our support for Dr. Michael Cockram, http://www.upei.ca/awc/People/Chair Chair in Animal Welfare at the University of Prince Edward Island, who eceived funding from AWFC for two research projects: Transportation of animals for slaughter in Canada: current practice, welfare issues and regulatory control and Study of injuries associated with the handling and transport of horses for slaughter.
• Lecture Grants
  In keeping with its mandate to promote humane education, the AWFC provided a grant of $2,500 to the animal welfare program at the University of British Columbia to support the P.R.U. Stratton Memorial Lecture, and $2,500 to the animal welfare chair at the University of Guelph to support the Basil Capes Memorial Lecture. These grants allow each university to invite distinguished national and international speakers to make public presentations on topical animal welfare issues.
• University Animal Welfare Clubs
  The AWFC provided grants of $2,000 to support the educational programs of the animal welfare clubs in each of the five veterinary colleges in Canada – the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island; the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, University of Montreal; the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph; and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.

2009 Grants

2007 Grants

Major Grants

• British Columbia SPCA, Vancouver, British Columbia
  The British Columbia SPCA launched its SPCA Certified labeling and certification program in 2002. The program provides assurance to consumers in the province that certified products were raised according to the BC SPCA’s high farm animal welfare standards. Over 1.5 million animals (beef cattle, dairy cattle, pigs, laying hens and broiler chickens) have been raised within the program since its inception. The British Columbia SPCA will use the grant provided by the AWFC to expand its program through nationalization of existing standards, development of new standards for sheep and turkeys, and publication and dissemination of the standards. www.spca.bc.ca. AWFC Grant: $20,000
• Hope for Wildlife, Head of Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia
  The Hope for Wildlife Society, located in Seaforth, Nova Scotia, is a wildlife rehabilitation and education facility entirely staffed by community volunteers. It specializes in the care, treatment and rehabilitation of injured or orphaned native fur bearing mammals, sea birds and songbirds and has treated and released thousands of mammals and birds representing over 200 various species. The facility is fully licensed and inspected, with a federal license for the rehabilitation of sea birds and a provincial license for the rehabilitation of indigenous wildlife. The Hope for Wildlife Society has recently taken on the services of the Atlantic Raptor Rehabilitation Centre, providing care for sick, injured and orphaned raptors. The AWFC grant will be used the support the educational components of the raptor rehabilitation program. AWFC Grant: $3,850
• New Brunswick Animal Veterinary Medical Association Animal Welfare Committee/New Brunswick SPCA
  Financial constraints prevent many animal shelters in New Brunswick from having Animal Health Technicians on staff. Euthanasia, where necessary due to disease or overcrowding in shelters, is performed by lay personnel. The grant provided by the AWFC will allow the New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association to provide a training program for shelter staff from across the province aimed at ensuring compassionate and humane euthanasia, and addressing the safety and stress of staff. www.spca-nb.ca, www.nbvma-amvnb.ca. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
  The Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre helps avian and terrestrial wildlife from throughout the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island and is the only year round marine mammal rescue centre in Canada. Funding from the AWFC will be used to support a wildlife rehabilitation fellowship, allowing an intern to be trained and participate in the Centre’s work, including diagnosis, medical treatment, necropsies, rescue and release, feeding and daily care of wildlife. AWFC Grant: $3,600

Small Grants

• Highland Animal Relief Team, Bancroft, Ontario
  The Highland Animal Relief Team serves a large geographic area with high unemployment and poverty. Funding from the AWFC was used to support the organization’s spay/ neuter incentive program for animals in low income households. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
  The Foothills Model Forest in Alberta operates a grizzly bear research program focused on evaluating grizzly bear populations; assessing bear response to humane activities; and identifying habitat conditions to provide land managers with tools to integrate grizzly bear needs into the land management decision making framework. Researchers at the WCVM will use the AWFC funding to support a project, Evaluating capture with culvert trap in Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program; Effects on grizzly bear health and welfare. If culvert traps affect grizzly bear health less than leg hold snares, their use will provide better welfare for live- captured bears. www.usask.ca/wcvm. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Golden Women’s Resource Centre, Golden, British Columbia
  The Golden Safe Homes Program provides shelter and support for women and children fleeing violence. It serves a rural, isolated area of the East Kootenays, and is actively engaged in efforts to end violence against women and their children, providing 24 hour shelter, crisis intervention and support services for women in crisis. Funding from the AWFC will be used to cover the cost of kenneling of clients’ pets on a long term basis when necessary, making it easier for women to leave violent situations and to enter treatment programs without giving up their pets. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Turtle Gardens Animal Rehabilitation Society, Topley, British Columbia
  The mission of Turtle Gardens is to reduce the number of unwanted pets in the Bulkley Valley region of northern British Columbia. It provides a spay/neuter program and re-homes homeless pets. Funding from the AWFC will be used to support the spay/neuter program. www.turtlegardens.petfinder.com. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Saving Animals at Risk, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
  This volunteer-run shelter encountered a crisis with its water supply. The AWFC grant will assist in establishment of new water source. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• University Animal Welfare Clubs
  The AWFC provided grants of $2,000 to support the educational programs of the animal welfare clubs in each of the four veterinary colleges in Canada – the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island; the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, University of Montreal; the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph; and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.

2006 Grants

• British Columbia SPCA, Vancouver, British Columbia
  The AWFC provided a major grant to the British Columbia SPCA to prepare an in-depth submission in response to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s request for input on amendments to the federal animal transportation regulations. The report, containing recommendations in six major areas of concern, was jointly submitted to the CFIA by the British Columbia SPCA, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies and the Ontario SPCA. The report is available on the organizations’ websites. www.spca.bc.ca, www.cfhs.ca, www.ontariospca.ca. AWFC Grant: $10,000
• Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society, Vancouver, British Columbia
  The Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society (CMEPS) works to educate Canadians about the need to protect the ocean’s remaining natural ecosystems for their biological and cultural importance. AWFC funding assisted with production costs of CMEPS’ new publication, Canada’s Beluga Whale: Hunted, Poisoned, Unprotected, a report on the biology and the population status of beluga whales in the Canadian Arctic, where whale populations remain at risk due to overkilling, global warming and toxic contaminants. www.cmeps.org. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• Highland Animal Relief Team, Bancroft, Ontario
  The Highland Animal Relief Team serves a large geographic area with high unemployment and poverty. Funding from the AWFC was used to support the organization’s spay/ neuter incentive program for animals in low income households. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
  The Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre helps avian and terrestrial wildlife from throughout the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island and is the only year round marine mammal rescue centre in Canada. Funding from the AWFC was used to provide fellowships to two interns, allowing them to be trained and participate in the Centre’s work, including diagnosis, medical treatment, necropsies, rescue and release, feeding and daily care of wildlife. AWFC Grant: $7,200
• Meow Foundation, Calgary, Alberta
  The Meow Foundation facilitates the rescue of stray and abandoned cats and provides interim care for cats until adoptive homes can be found. Funding from the AWFC was used to purchase microchip identification, to ensure rescue cats have permanent identification before moving to a new home. www.meowfoundation.com. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Northwest Animal Shelter, Smithers, British Columbia
  The Northwest Animal Shelter is a volunteer run organization serving an area of over 70,000 square km in Northwestern British Columbia. AWFC funding, along with the assistance of local veterinarians, volunteers and the community, was used to support the shelter’s pet overpopulation program, resulting in spay/neuter of 65 cats and 3 dogs from low-income households. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Wild at Heart Refuge Centre, Lively, Ontario
  The Wild at Heart Refuge Centre provides veterinary treatment and rehabilitation to 200-500 wild animals a year that are orphaned, sick or injured so that they can be released back to the wild. Animals treated consist primarily of songbirds, water birds, raptors, small mammals and juvenile large mammals. AWFC funding was used for the purchase of veterinary equipment. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Zoocheck Canada, Toronto, Ontario
  Zoocheck Canada is a national animal protection charity established to promote and protect the interests and wellbeing of wild animals. AWFC funding was used to assist distribution of Zoocheck’s education kit on wildlife in captivity, Let’s Go Wild! Facilitating an Understanding and Appreciation of Life and Animals, Primary and Junior Levels. Kits have now been sent to hundreds of schools across Canada. www.zoocheck.com. AWFC Grant: $2,500
• University Animal Welfare Clubs
  The AWFC provided grants of $2,000 to support the educational programs of the animal welfare clubs in each of the four veterinary colleges in Canada – the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island; the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, University of Montreal; the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph; and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.

AWFC Announces Traveling Scholarships 2005

(January 31, 2005) The Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada is providing funding support for five Canadian university students to attend the Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) conference, From Darwin to Dawkins: the science and implications of animal sentience, scheduled for March 17 – 18, 2005 in London, England.
The AWFC held a national competition inviting university students studying veterinary medicine, agriculture or biology to describe how animal welfare in Canada would benefit from them attending the conference. Excellent submissions were received from students across the country. The winning entries, both of which demonstrated highly developed philosophical awareness of animal welfare issues, were:

• Lizete Valdmanis, a student at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
• Michelle Jendral, a Ph.D. student in poultry welfare at the University of Alberta.

Lizete and Michelle will each receive a $1,500 traveling scholarship from the AWFC.
The Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada is also awarding traveling scholarships to three students from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal at Saint-Hyacinthe, to attend the CIWF conference. These scholarships are provided through the AWFC’s Quebec special projects fund. The students are:

• Manon Veillette
• Marie-Eve Turcotte
• Michèle Legeault

An exceptional program has been planned for the CIWF conference, with noted speakers from around the world. AWFC President Ian Duncan will be making a presentation titled, The changing concept of animal sentience.
The AWFC believes the Canadian students will derive tremendous benefits from attending the conference and is pleased to provide them this financial support.

2005 Grants

• British Columbia SPCA, Vancouver, British Columbia
  The British Columbia SPCA launched Canada’s first “SPCA Certified” labelling and certification program for farm animal welfare in 2002. Ten farms are currently certified in BC, including egg, broiler and beef operations as meeting the SPCA husbandry standards. Funding provided by the AWFC will allow the BC SPCA to take the next step and develop standards for transport and slaughter of chickens, cattle and pigs. An audit procedure and inspection checklist based on identified Critical Control Points will be developed. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Brookfield, Nova Scotia
  Chronic oil spills, caused by illegal and often anonymous discharge of oily bilge and other waste water from ships, have a devastating impact on seabirds in Eastern Canada. Over 300,000 seabirds perish annually from these spills. The Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre will use funding provided by the AWFC to purchase the necessary equipment for oiled bird rehabilitation and release. AWFC Grant: $7,650
• Carleton County Animal Shelter, Richmond Settlement, New Brunswick
  T
he Carleton County Animal Shelter serves an area of over 100 square miles and will use its grant to establish a spay and neuter program for low income families and for humane education programs. AWFC Grant: $3,000
• WinnipegHumaneSociety,Winnipeg,Manitoba
  Animals with behavioural problems are often euthanized, even though many problems can be treated by trained experts. The Winnipeg Humane Society is establishing a behavioural consultation service offering canine and feline veterinary behavioural consultation and training to pet owners in Winnipeg and surrounding communities. Funding from the AWFC will support training of staff at a clinical behavioural medicine workshop. AWFC Grant: $3,700
• Save Old Souls Senior K-9 Rescue, Medicine Hat, Alberta
  The Save Old Souls Senior K-9 Rescue organization provides care to unwanted, relinquished senior dogs and assists owners with an alternative
  to euthanasia when they are no longer able to keep their animal companions due to entering long term care facilities, separation/divorce of partners, death in the family, and other causes. Care includes altering, dental care and surgery where necessary, vaccinations, special diets and foster care until a permanent home is found. AWFC Grant: $2,000
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
  The Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton has helped over 7,500 wild animals in the last 15 years. AWFC funding will allow one staff person to attend the International Wildlife Rehabilitators Council international conference to expand species knowledge, learn different types of medical treatments and rehabilitation techniques, and exchange ideas regarding wildlife rehabilitation. AWFC Grant: $1,340
• Whistler Animals Galore Society, Whistler, British Columbia
  The Whistler Animal Galore Society is working with the Mount Currie Band Council to institute a spay/neuter project in order to address the problems of roaming dog packs, and dog attacks on people, livestock and wildlife. The program will run in conjunction with a dog bite prevention and animal welfare education program for children in Mount Currie. AWFC Grant: $7,000
• Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
  The Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre helps wildlife from throughout British Columbia and is the only year round marine mammal rescue centre in Canada. Funding from AWFC will support the centre’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship Program, which trains up to 16 interns each year in rehabilitation of birds, mammals, and marine mammals, including diagnosis, medical treatment, necropsies, rescue and release of wildlife, feeding, and daily care. AWFC Grant: $7,500
• Marmot Recovery Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia
  The Vancouver Island marmot is Canada’s most endangered mammal. Recovery efforts are challenged by predators. The Marmot Recovery Foundation will use AWFC funding for research and field testing of a new non-lethal predator management technique on one of the marmots’ most common predators, cougars; and for contributing to the body of knowledge informing other endangered species recovery efforts on a regional, national and international scale. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• University Animal Welfare Clubs
  The AWFC is providing grants of $1,500 to the student animal welfare clubs in each of the four veterinary colleges in Canada (University of Prince Edward Island, University of Montreal at St-Hyacinthe, University of Guelph, and University of Saskatchewan). The funding will assist the clubs in educational programs, particularly seminars with guest speakers from outside their provinces.

2004 Grants

• J.J. Whistler Bear Society, Whistler, British Columbia
  The J.J. Whistler Bear Society is preparing a Non-lethal Black Bear Management Training Program, including a training manual, student handbook, and field guide for wildlife officers. This program will build on the Society’s highly acclaimed program in Whistler, which has resulted in a reduction of bear destruction by 85% in the past four years. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• Critter Care Wildlife Society, Langley, British Columbia
  In 2003, the Critter Care Wildlife Society raised, rehabilitated and released 701 animals. The AWFC grant will be used to purchase display materials for its public education programs on wildlife issues and concerns. AWFC Grant: $1,500
• Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue, Vancouver, British Columbia
  The Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue raises abandoned kittens and their mothers, and adopts them to safe homes after neutering. AWFC Grant: $500
• Cochrane Humane Society, Cochrane, Alberta
  AWFC funding will be used to assist in production of a video for community education on the role the Cochrane Humane Society serves in collaboration with community service providers to support a healthy community, while clearly demonstrating the link between animal welfare and social behaviour. AWFC Grant: $2,000
• Red Deer and District Humane Society, Red Deer Alberta
  The Society is expanding its humane education kits for schools and other community agencies to include a wide variety of resources. These materials will be made available in “Borrow Boxes,” with information on how to use them with school curricula or other programs. AWFC Grant: $4,000
• Western College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Welfare Club, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  AWFC funding will be used to increase the awareness among veterinary students of the importance of animal welfare. The WCVM Animal Welfare Club plans to invite special guest speakers, distribute newsletters and other literature, and assist in starting a foster program for pets of abused women entering shelters. AWFC Grant: $2,000
• Saskatchewan SPCA, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  The Saskatchewan SPCA is producing a video focusing on the role and function of the society in improving animal welfare in the province of Saskatchewan. The video will highlight the Saskatchewan SPCA’s investigative services program, and create awareness of animal welfare issues and the interrelationship between the abuse of animals and humans. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• Northern Ontario Animal Welfare Society, Timmins, Ontario
  The AWFC grant will be used to assist the Northern Ontario Animal Welfare Society in its feral cat trap/neuter/release program. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Ontario Veterinary College Animal Welfare Club, Guelph, Ontario
  The Ontario Veterinary College Animal Welfare Club will use its AWFC grant to develop permanent equipment and printed materials to be used throughout each year to promote the efforts of the Club, and to encourage new membership and participation in the Club by student veterinarians. AWFC Grant: $1,500
• Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre, University of PEI, Charlottetown, PEI
  The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre is undertaking a survey of Canadian veterinarian’s use of analgesics (painkillers) in cattle, pigs and horses. There is currently no data describing the extent of use of analgesics in large domestic species and reasons for non-use. The project will provide the data, and will have direct application in Canadian veterinary education and continuing professional development, and can be expected to contribute to better pain management in farm animals and horses across Canada. AWFC Grant: $5,600
• Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Brookfield, Nova Scotia
  The Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre has provided medical care, surgical care, and rehabilitation for over 500 injured, sick and orphaned wild animals since 2001. The AWFC grant will be used to purchase orthopedic surgical instruments. AWFC Grant: $3,900

2003 Grants

• British Columbia SPCA, Vancouver, British Columbia
  Preparation of a template that can be used by agricultural livestock producers in British Columbia and other jurisdiction to assess the viability of converting either partially or fully to animal production systems that conform to the BC SPCA farm animal welfare standards. AWFC Grant: $3,000
• Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Alberta
  Preparation of a handbook, Flying Free, on humane rehabilitation, post-release survival and migratory ability of rehabilitated raptors, for distribution to wildlife rehabilitation facilities in Canada. AWFC Grant: $5,400
• Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, Ottawa, Ontario
  Development of a national strategy to address the issue of barn fires, which result in significant loss of animal life every year in Canada. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• Naicatchewenin First Nations, Devlin, Ontario
  Development of programs to protect stray and wild animals from inhumane methods of extermination, and for community animal welfare education. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• Precious Paw Pet Rescue Inc., Regina, Saskatchewan
  Support for programs to spay/neuter and vaccinate feral cats for release to controlled feral cat colonies or relocation to responsible farm homes. AWFC Grant: $1,000
• Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
  Support for Dr. Gail Anderson, Associate Professor, School of Criminology, in her research in forensic entomology that will assist law enforcement and animal protection officials in prosecution of poaching and animal abuse cases. AWFC Grant: $5,000
• St. Mary’s River Association, Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia
  Construction of a permanent display to help educate the public on the Wood Turtle and to discourage collection of these turtles as pets. AWFC Grant: $1,825

2002 Grants

• B.C./Yukon Society of Transition Houses, Vancouver, British Columbia
  Development of the Companion Animal Resource & Education toolkit for transition houses providing support to women leaving abusive relationships with concern for their pets. AWFC Grant: $4,000
• Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society, Vancouver, British Columbia
  Preparation of a report on proposals to allow hunting of gray and humpback whales off the Pacific coast. AWFC Grant: $3,500
• Critter Care Wildlife Society, Langley, British Columbia
  Development of an education center to provide year round wildlife rehabilitation education programs for schools, visitors and community groups. AWFC Grant: $1,500
• J.J. Whistler Bear Society, Whistler, British Columbia
  Provision of Bear Smart education seminars to improve public education and awareness of bears. AWFC Grant: $2,000
• Dr. Daniel Joffe, Calgary Alberta
  Support for research to determine if raw food diets may be a source of Salmonella exposure for humans in contact with dogs fed such diets. AWFC Grant: $1,500
• Marine Mammal Response Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  To support rescue efforts for stranded seals, whales and other marine mammals in Nova Scotia. AWFC Grant: $2,000
• Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society, Courtenay, British Columbia
  Development of a Mobile Education and Research Unit to promote interest in the study of wildlife, research into specific wildlife problems, and to provide information on wild bird rescue, treatment and rehabilitation. AWFC Grant: $2,500
• Outaouais Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Aylmer, Quebec
  Purchase of kiosque for public education on the society and its animal welfare work.AWFC Grant: $1,700
• Sarah Murphy, Graduate Student, University of British Columbia
  Preparation of a report on the control of feral cats. AWFC Grant: $3,000

1999 Grants

• Rondeu Bay Watershed
• Canadian Federation of Humane Societies
• Kindness Club of Fredericton
• S.P.C.A. Chapter, Truro, Nova Scotia
• Summerland Cat Sanctuary
• Fredericton S.P.C.A., New Brunswick
• Toronto Wildlife Centre
• SHAID Tree Shelter Society, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland and Labrador S.P.C.A., St. John’s, Newfoundland
• Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society
• Lunenburg S.P.C.A., Nova Scotia
• Fort Smith S.P.C.A. (Kaisers, Fort Smith)
• Donkey Sanctuary, Ontario
• Antigonish S.P.C.A.

1998 Grants

• Ontario S.P.C.A.
• Canadian Federation of Humane Societies
• Antigonish S.P.C.A.
• University of Guelph C.S.A.W.
• Lunenburg City S.P.C.A.
• Oromocto S.P.C.A.
• Gander S.P.C.A.

1997 Grants

• Lloydminster and District S.P.C.A.
• Joseph F. Morgan Foundation
• Oromocto and Area S.P.C.A.
• S.P.C.A. Cape Breton Branch
• Rondeau Bay Watershed Society
• St. John’s Newfoundland S.P.C.A.
• Halifax Metro Branch S.P.C.A.
• Vaillancourt (through U.Q.R.O.P.)
• Moose Jaw Humane Society
• Zootherapie
• S.Q.D.A. (Québec Society for the Defence of Animals)

Between the years of 1965-1990, the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada has made grants in excess of $1,000,000 to various SPCA’s, humane societies and other animal protection groups across the country.