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Pet Food Banks And Rescue Resources In Canada

Pet Food Banks And Rescue Resources In Canada can help. If you’re not using the service you can always help a pet in need. But if you find yourself struggling and your local food bank cannot assist in providing your pet with food. Try these places. They may not be listed but if you know of one I can add it to this post.

There are also Rescue Resources across Canada that will support your rescue organization. I have compiled a list that can help you either find a local food bank for your pet or if your rescue organization is in need of help or low on supplies.

Pet Food Banks In Canada 2021

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Alberta

AARCS Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society

Alberta Lost Pets also runs a food bank according to Global News. Here is a list of all the ones I was able to find on Facebook. You will need to contact the groups for further information.

ALPL Pet Food Bank, Cold Lake division

ALPL Pet Food Bank, Edmonton, and Area division;
[email protected]

ALPL Pet Food Bank Sherwood Park helping with Edmonton

ALPL Pet Food Bank, Crossfield to Didsbury, Airdrie and Area division;

Alberta Helping Animals Society In the Edmonton Area

ALPL Pet Food Bank, Strathmore/Three Hills/Drumheller, and area division

ALPL Pet Food Bank, Sundre, and area division

Cold Lake Pet Food Bank

ALPL Pet Food Bank Calgary and Area;

ALPL Pet Food Bank Claresholm division;

British Columbia

Prince George PG Pet Food Bank

Cranbrook Pet Food Bank

Kelowna and Westbank

Richmond RAPS Pet Food Bank Facebook Page for RAPS

Vancouver Charlie’s Food Bank

Vernon Pet Soup Kitchen

Animal Food Bank – Kelowna BC – Helps those that are homeless or low-income. (Currently, they are unable to help due to food donation shortages and food insecurities. )

Lend a Paw, Pet Food Foundation -Founded in 2023, Lend A Paw Pet Food Foundation aims to help support companion animals in the Okanagan whose owners are experiencing pet food insecurity. We hope to provide a low barrier “paw up” and allow animals to stay with their owners and not end up in rescues or shelters. Pets are extremely important to well-being and mental health and we hope to take some of the pressure off those having a hard time
We service Lake Country, Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos, Keremeous and area

Vancouver Charlies Food Bank

Manitoba

Winnipeg Humane Society has an emergency food bank for your pets

New Brunswick

Fredericton NB Kibble Food Bank Oromocto and Area SPCA

Newfoundland and Labrador

St. Johns Heavenly Creatures

Nova Scotia

Annapolis Valley Redemption Alley Pet Food Bank

Dartmouth NS Bide Awhile Pet Pantry Food Bank

Ontario

Bradford Ontario Lost and Found Pets. It also runs a pet food bank.

Pet Food Bank covering Barrie, Innisfil, as well as Bradford

Durham Region As well as Rescue Chow This is also for Whitby, Oshawa areas as well.

Hamilton Pantry Four Paws

Headwaters Pet Food Bank serving Orangeville, Erin, Caledon, Shelburne & Grand Valley. Also, they are a mobile pet food bank that provides free pet food and supplies to those in need. You will find them throughout the area on a weekly basis.

KW Food Bank

KW emergency pet food bank at the humane society in KW area

London No Empty Bowls

Miss Dixie’s Food and Supply Bank For Rescues For Rescue Organizations

Oshawa Zion Hope Food Bank Thursdays 11-12 pm

Peterborough Ontario Pet Food Bank

St. Thomas

Toronto Humane Society

Toronto Pet Services

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward County Pet Food Bank – Currently offline an unavailable

You can try the PEI Humane Society– they may be able to refer you to local resources.

Quebec

Montreal SPCA can help with information on where to find food banks.

Zarabella Foundation– Assisting the homeless, individuals, and families in need of food, resources, and care for their animals.

Saskatchewan

MooseJaw Pet Food Bank

Pet Food Banks And Rescue Resources In Canada For Non-Profit-Organizations

Rescue Resources

Miss Dixie’s food and supply bank for rescues can help in Ontario. In Calgary and Edmonton pauseit4ward Pet Food Bank as well as the VCA can help rescues and sometimes families in need of Canada. VCA focuses on Helping local Humane Societies and rescue groups.

PetSmart Charities is well known and worth looking into if you have a rescue organization. Pet Valu Pet Food Bank can help as well as help with the adoption of your rescues. Rens Pets can also help your organization in many ways.

BCSPCA Community Also has an Animal Spay/Neuter Grant available to assist the Feral Cat Rescue Groups.

Feral Cat Organizations & TNR Programs For 2021

Rescue Canada

In the KW area, there is an organization called the Kitchener Stray Cat Rescue before contacting any Stray Cat Rescue please read our article on Feral Cats. She can offer some great information and resources. However, the video is the harsh reality many rescue organizations and street cats endure. And what you can do as a community to help them.

All these organizations are always in need of volunteers and support. It helps our communities solve the issues surrounding the feral cat populations in our cities. Although, we need their help as a community. They need your help and support to keep these programs up and running. Furthermore, you can simply just educate yourself to do your part in helping these street cats.

Feral Cat Rescues And TNR Programs

Alberta

ARF Animal Rescue Foundation

AARCS Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society Barn Buddies

Calgary Meow Foundation TNR by Meow

Little Cats Lost TNR Society

Whisker Rescue

British Columbia

Can BC Farm Friends

Greater Vancouver BC Animal Advocates

Prince George Animal Advocates Society

Richmond RAPS

SPCA BC

Vancouver Vokra

Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island Cat Rescue

Manitoba

Neepawa TNR and Rescue

Winnipeg Humane Society TNR

Winnipeg Craig Street Cats Craig Street Cats

New Brunswick

CARMA Cat Rescue Maritimes

Newfoundland

Feral Feline Rescue

Scaredy Cat Rescue

Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Regional Municipality  Feral And Abandoned Cat Society

Digby County Society for the Friends of Ferals

 Lunenburg County SHAID TNR

SPCA Nova Scotia TNR

Ontario

Guelph New Hope Animal Rescue Feral Cat Program

Kitchener Stray Cat Rescue also works with the Waterloo area

Ontario SPCA TNR

Toronto Street Cats

Shelburne Feral Cat Rescue

Toronto Cat Rescue Food Assistance for Colony caretakers

Prince Edward Island

Cat Action Team

PEI Humane Society Spay Aid

Quebec

CaacQ

HAGEN

Montreal SPCA TNRM Program

Sainte-Anne de-Bellevue TNR

Saskatchewan

Moosejaw SCRAPS

Moosejaw KAWS Animal Rescue

Province Wide Sask Alley Cats Association

Regina Cat Rescue

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Add Your Website or Let Us Know Of Any Other Food Banks For Pets In Your Area

Although not all of the organizations are listed. They were the ones I could find still active online. If you may know of any others please send us a suggestion to add.

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