{"id":47163,"date":"2023-12-08T14:03:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/?p=47163"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:14:20","slug":"daniel-davenport-retires-after-45-years-of-serving-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/daniel-davenport-retires-after-45-years-of-serving-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Davenport retires after 45 years of serving animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"47163\" class=\"elementor elementor-47163 elementor-46996\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-603df41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"603df41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbd9e46\" data-id=\"dbd9e46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34a188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f34a188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>December 8, 2023<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cc9752 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cc9752\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb265d4\" data-id=\"fb265d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66eacef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66eacef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A well-deserved retirement for Daniel Davenport!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49090b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49090b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2e27ce\" data-id=\"c2e27ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19f39b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19f39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Last week, our beloved patrol officer Daniel Davenport headed off into retirement. This veteran of the Montreal SPCA dedicated his entire career to animal protection, and so deserved a surprise send-off! In honour of Daniel\u2019s <b>45 years of devoted service to animals<\/b> and his contribution to the SPCA, we rebaptized our garage \u201c<b>The Davenport<\/b>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc0fda2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc0fda2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bdfad2\" data-id=\"0bdfad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04bdd1 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b4515a\" data-id=\"4b4515a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d08a2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d08a2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-745093c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"745093c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f44f47\" data-id=\"6f44f47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb106e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfb106e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">The celebration was a unique opportunity for colleagues, new and old alike, to enjoy the many stories of this exceptional professional who had seen it all! We listened attentively and admiratively to Daniel\u2019s tales, of the major fire in a Saint-Roch-de-l\u2019Achigan kennel that was housing 28 dogs, a cougar and a jaguar (!) to the rescue of animals from the 1996 flooding of the Saguenay River, by way of the hundreds of animal seized in unsanitary conditions year after year. We are always fascinated to hear about his five decades of action for animals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Working at the Montreal SPCA from ages 20 to 65, Daniel had more than a career: he had a calling. He held various positions, mostly in the Investigations Division as an animal protection officer before becoming a patroller in more recently.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c61b32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c61b32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87922b9\" data-id=\"87922b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f732ed elementor-widget 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src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d5b2e7c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Photos Daniel (4)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDcxMjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc3BjYS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzEyXC9QaG90b3MtRGFuaWVsLTQucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDViMmU3YyJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-4.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-4-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Photos-Daniel-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffcac5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffcac5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02d282b\" data-id=\"02d282b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a916d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53a916d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8abf04a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8abf04a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4321466\" data-id=\"4321466\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d3970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94d3970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;\">Some years, Daniel was the only animal protection officer at the SPCA. That didn\u2019t stop him from rescuing cats, dogs, farmed animals, reptiles and even a baboon! He truly saved animals of all species. And when there were too many to rescue, our veteran defender of animals would \u201cgather men,\u201d as he puts it, and \u201cembark on the adventure of their lives!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;\">He answers the question, \u201cHave you ever been bitten by an animal during a rescue?\u201d that he\u2019s been bitten \u201cby cats sometimes. But never by dogs! My wife says I have an aura that instills trust in dogs.\u201d You just have to see the kindness in Daniel\u2019s eyes to believe it!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;\"><b>Thank you, Daniel, on behalf of all the tens and thousands of animals you kept safe, protected and helped all these years!<\/b> We wish you a wonderful retirement with your children, grandchildren and all your animal companions!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;\">Will you come back to visit us at the \u201c<b>The Davenport<\/b>\u201d? \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e7783a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e7783a\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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