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Community Resources

WHAT WE OFFER
  • Partnered Adoptions [click to learn more and apply]
  • Vet Care Subsidies [click to learn more and apply]

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  • aid in caring for your pets (financial assistance + temporary foster programs)
  • responding to situations involving wildlife / feral rats
  • exotic vets
  • other animal welfare organizations


AID IN CARING FOR YOUR PETS
Veterinary Care / Financial Assistance
  • Farley Foundation (ask your vet)
  • Ask your vet about payment plans (through them and other providers)
  • Reach out to other rescues (some listed below)
  • Contact a Humane Society to learn more about low cost services in your area, including compassionate euthanasia
  • Some Emergency Shelters (for people) do allow pets

Temporary Foster Programs
  • Through Ruff Times
  • SafePet Ontario
  • some Humane Societies

WILDLIFE / FERAL RATS
  • Find a wildlife rehabilitator
  • ​Toronto Wildlife Hotline (416-631-0662)
  • Skedaddle Wildlife Removal (Offers humane removal, lifetime guarantee)
  • Learn about coexistence (link coming soon)​

EXOTIC VET CLINICS
*This is non-exhaustive and can change regularly as exotic vets change jobs, so it is worth calling around in your area
Our Regularly Supportive Vets
Three Islands Vet (Bobcaygeon)
The Links Vet (Toronto)
Millenium City Vet (Pickering)
Bowmanville Vet (Bowmanville)
Beaches Animal Hospital (Toronto)
Campus Estates (Guelph) 

Cavan Hills Vet (Cavan) - EMERGENCY 24/7
King Hopkins Vet (Whitby) - EMERGENCY 24/7

Other Local Exotic Vets
Carter Vet (Bowmanville)
Callbeck Animal Hospital (Whitby)
16th Avenue Vet (Markham)
Jameson Queen Vet (Toronto)
Animal Hospital of High Park (Toronto)
Brealey Drive Vet (Peterborough)

Other not-so Local Vets
404 Veterinary Clinic (Newmarket) EMERGENCY 24/7
Ferris Lane Animal Hospital (Barrie)

Allandale Vet Hospital (Barrie)
Sana Adelaide (London)
Breslau Animal Hospital (Breslau)
Downton Vet (Windsor)
Leamington Vet (Leamington)
Waterloo West (Waterloo)


OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS
A list of trusted animal welfare organizations you can find rescued rats: LadyBird Animal Sanctuary, All Creatures Rescue Toronto, Ottawa Rat Rescue, Ottawa Pocket Pet Rescue, Marley's Pet Rescue, Kingston Animal Rescue, or your local Humane Society.

*These are places we’ve worked closely with or observed ethical practices in, but we can’t speak to the details of their operations.
If you are a representative of an animal welfare organization and would like to join this list, click this:

REQUEST FORM TO JOIN NETWORK OF TRUSTED RESCUE PARTNERS
*Please fill out this Word document, and e-mail to [email protected]!

We strongly value transparency and would love to answer any of your questions in regards to our approach, practices, and records. We can also provide references from other animal welfare organizations and veterinarians. We encourage people to look into what it means to be a reputable rescue and ask questions themselves when looking into supporting and adopting from rescues. Rescues are not regulated in Ontario. Unfortunately, this means anyone can call themselves a rescue. This includes animal hoarders, breeders, and those with other unethical practices. We will be providing resources on how to assess rescues and determine which ones are reputable amongst animal welfare organizations, and veterinarians in the near future.

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