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Ontario Veterinary Medical AssociationSafePet Program |
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| Social Media |  Website: www.ovma.org/ | |||
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| Description & Services | ||||
| Alternate Name | OVMA | |||
| Description | SafePet program operated by the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) to assist women leaving abusive partners by providing temporary housing for their pets * matches volunteer pet foster parents (who register through veterinary clinics in Ontario) with the pets of abused women (and their children) who are seeking safety in womens' shelters but don't have anywhere to leave their pets | |||
| Areas Served | Halton Region ; Ontario ; Peel Region | |||
| Eligibility | Volunteers wishing to act as foster pet care-givers should contact their local vet (consult yellow pages or www.cvo.org for list of local vets) | |||
| Application | Women's shelters seeking temporary pet foster parents on behalf of women entering a shelter can arrange this through a local veterinary practise. | |||
| Fees | None | |||
| Languages | English | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Address | 420 Bronte St, Ste 205 Milton, ON L9T 0H9 View Google Map | |||
| Office Phone | 905-875-0756 | |||
| Fax | *905-875-0958 *1-877-482-5941 | |||
| Toll Free Phone | 1-800-670-1702 | |||
| safepet@ovma.org | ||||
| Website | www.ovma.org | |||
| Other Details | ||||
| Established | 2003 | |||
| Funding | Provincial - Ontario. Ontario Women's Directorate ; Private - participating OVMA members | |||
| Service Level | (50) Non Profit | |||
| Subjects | ||||
| Subjects | Animal welfare ; Assaulted women ; Pets ; Woman abuse | |||
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