{"id":62527,"date":"2026-02-16T16:11:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/cruaute-envers-les-animaux-la-spca-lance-un-appel-aux-dons\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:21:54","slug":"cruelty-against-animals-the-montreal-spca-calls-for-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/cruelty-against-animals-the-montreal-spca-calls-for-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruelty Against Animals: The Montreal SPCA Calls for Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62527\" class=\"elementor elementor-62527 elementor-62514\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08d814e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08d814e\" 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-a82644a\" data-id=\"a82644a\" 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-f725d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f725d6e\" 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>Press release \u2014 for immediate release <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f5c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1f5c77\" 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<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cruelty Against Animals: The Montreal SPCA Calls for Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59399bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59399bb\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9d95a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be9d95a\" 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><strong>Montr\u00e9al, February\u202f17, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Helping animal victims of cruelty and severe neglect takes up a lot of the SPCA\u2019s resources. Today, the Montreal SPCA is launching a\u202f<strong>fundraising\u202fcampaign<\/strong> to be able to offer its prot\u00e9g\u00e9s the best care and to intervene quickly when criminal offences occur.<\/p>\n<p>The Montreal SPCA\u2019s Investigations Division is tasked with enforcing the laws that protect animals. Its intervention in cases involving offences under provincial law is supported by the minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Agriculture, des P\u00eacheries et de l\u2019Alimentation du Qu\u00e9bec (MAPAQ).<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">However, it\u2019s public donations that enable the SPCA to fund the Investigations Division\u2019s enforcement of the Criminal Code, in cases of cruelty or severe neglect.<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cSome animals come to us in an extremely worrying physical and psychological state,\u201d explained <strong>Sylvie Bourbonni\u00e8re, the SPCA\u2019s new executive director.<\/strong> \u201cGiving them a second chance requires specialized human resources, complex medical care and constant support.\u201d Though Bourbonni\u00e8re only started recently, she says she has already been deeply affected by a recent case of cruelty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d9b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67d9b1f\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e8486a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e8486a\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-412e4b3\" data-id=\"412e4b3\" 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-f483e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f483e7a\" 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><strong>A dog shot near Matane: The Montreal SPCA investigates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On February\u202f8, a dog with gunshot wounds was discovered on the 6e\u202fRang in Saint-L\u00e9andre, near Matane. Images of the bloodied animal spread over social media, sparking outrage. <strong>Officers from the Montreal SPCA\u2019s Investigations Division travelled to the Bas St-Laurent region to rescue the dog and open a case.<\/strong> The pup is currently receiving the care needed at the Montreal clinic, while the Investigations Division rigorously handles the case to shed light on the circumstances.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-835fb12\" data-id=\"835fb12\" 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-dcc9236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcc9236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BDE-Leandre-communique_800x800_en.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BDE-Leandre-communique_800x800_en.png 800w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BDE-Leandre-communique_800x800_en-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BDE-Leandre-communique_800x800_en-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BDE-Leandre-communique_800x800_en-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cfc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62cfc5a\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c8e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86c8e3a\" 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><strong>The SPCA\u2019s new emergency hotline hasn\u2019t stopped ringing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since launching its hotline* last fall, <strong>the Montreal SPCA has received nearly three times as many calls reporting animal cruelty or neglect.<\/strong> In December and January alone, reports led the Investigations Division to open <strong>288 cases<\/strong>, which is 38% more than in the same period of the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Bourbonni\u00e8re is not surprised. \u201cPublic awareness about animal welfare is on the rise. Easier reporting means people contact us more quickly when they see an act of animal cruelty.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df37735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df37735\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0324a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0324a6c\" 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><strong>Help animal victims of cruelty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anyone wishing to support the cause can donate to the Montreal SPCA. The funds raised enable the organization to provide animals who have been victims of cruelty with specialized care and to ensure that investigations are carried out diligently under the <em>Criminal Code\u2019<\/em>s provisions for crimes against animals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online: www.spca.com <\/strong><br \/><strong>Phone: 1-866-888-7722<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9519ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9519ac7\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a590888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a590888\" 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>* The Montreal SPCA\u2019s Investigations Division hotline complements the MAPAQ\u2019s hotline. While the Ministry enforces provincial animal welfare legislation, the Montreal SPCA handles animal <strong>cruelty cases under the <em>Criminal Code<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1345932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1345932\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3513e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e3513e\" 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: center;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264409280 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264409280 BCX8\">\u2013 30 \u2013<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW264409280 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source\u202f:<\/strong>\u00a0Montreal SPCA www.spca.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p><b>Media information:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>T\u00f6k communications 514 247-0526\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne\u202fAvon, mariehelene@tokcommunications.ca\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Montreal SPCA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Founded in Montreal in 1869, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (better known as \u201cMontreal SPCA\u201d) was the first animal welfare organization in Canada. The SPCA has come a long way since: it is now the largest animal protection organization in Quebec and speaks on behalf of animals wherever they face ignorance, cruelty, exploitation or neglect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f4aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"30f4aa7\" 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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping animal victims of cruelty and severe neglect takes up a lot of the SPCA\u2019s resources. 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