{"id":38432,"date":"2022-08-08T16:18:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T20:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/?p=38432"},"modified":"2022-08-08T16:18:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T20:18:45","slug":"direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/direction\/","title":{"rendered":"A Departure and an Arrival at the Head of the Montreal SPCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Press release – For immediate release<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montr\u00e9al, August 8, 2022 – <\/strong>After five years at the helm of the Montreal SPCA, \u00c9lise Desaulniers has announced that she will be leaving her duties as Executive Director. Me Sophie Gaillard, who has served as the Director of Animal Advocacy and Legal Affairs for many years, will take over as the director by interim.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am grateful for the opportunity to have led such a great organization,\u201d says Desaulniers. \u201cI have full confidence in my colleagues to take it from here!\u202fI intend to remain close to the SPCA.\u201d The board of directors offers her its heartfelt thanks for her years of dedication and professionalism. We wish her all the best in her future endeavours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The progress that has been made under Desaulniers\u2019 leadership has brought significant benefit to the animals. The average shelter stay is shorter (now 7 to 10 days for cats and dogs), and horse-drawn carriages have been eliminated from the streets of Montr\u00e9al. Several progressive policies have also been put in place. Programs for animals requiring palliative care and orphaned kittens have been established, as have partnerships with organizations, such as Dans la rue and the Programme r\u00e9gional d’accueil et d’int\u00e9gration des demandeurs d’asile (PRAIDA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Montreal SPCA will be able to count on the solid expertise of Me Sophie Gaillard to ensure the interim. She will be assisted by Laurence Mass\u00e9, Director of Philanthropic Development and Communications. Working together, the two women will ensure smooth operations during the transition and continue to coordinate the work of the shelter’s teams to further the animal cause. \u201cIt is with pride and dedication that we will work with our teams to make the SPCA’s mission shine day in and day out,\u201d emphasizes Gaillard. \u201cProtecting animals against neglect, abuse and exploitation, representing their interests, and ensuring their well-being is work that truly brings us together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source:<\/strong> Montreal SPCA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media contact:<\/strong> Anita Kapuscinska, Senior Consultant, Corporate Development and Media Relations, Montr\u00e9al SPCA, 514-656-2760, anitak@spca.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Montr\u00e9al SPCA \u2013<\/strong> Founded in 1869, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (now known simply as the Montr\u00e9al SPCA) was the first animal-welfare organization in Canada. Today, the Montreal SPCA is the largest animal protection organization in Quebec, speaking on behalf of animals wherever there is ignorance, cruelty, exploitation, or neglect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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