I had to bring her home. Here’s why. October 2006 brought Maggie and her 2 siblings to Animal Aide at 8 weeks of age. One was adopted and 3 weeks later, I brought Maggie and her brother, Chili, home to foster. They were extremely shy. Family circumstances forced us to return them 4 weeks later. Maggie was then adopted to a family with children and we thought all was good. Jump ahead to August 2007 when a young, unspayed cat was rescued from the city pound, brought to the shelter and named Gracie. She was very shy but very interested in all of us. The beginning of November brought some family changes (allergic son moved out) and we adopted Inca and Eddie. It was late in November before it occurred to me that there was something very strange about Gracie. You have to remember that we have at least 100 cats at the shelter at any given time.I compared baby pictures that I had taken of Maggie to the Gracie that we had come to know at the shelter. Gracie had the same unusual colouring and exactly the same spots in the same places as Maggie. Once I had made the connection, it became obvious to everyone that Maggie and Gracie were one in the same. » Continue Reading

For Joshua’s 11th Birthday Party, he requested that everyone make a donation to Animal Aide in leiu of gifts for himself. On Saturday, January 19, 2008, he and his family came into Animal Aide bearing gifts of food, toys and litter. Thanks so much Joshua – you have helped our animals stay fed and happy! It was a great thing!

We, at Animal Aide, would like to thank Linda Kipping, who took up a collection at Zellers and brought in several supplies, including cat/kitten food and dog food. Animal Aide would exist without people like you! You are one of our heroes!