Safe Paws Animal Rescue of Ontario

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Safe Paws Animal Rescue of Ontario Welcome to Safe Paws! We are a non-profit organization who rescues and rehabilitates animals in need.

Safe Paws Animal Rescue of Ontario is dedicated to help alleviate the overpopulation of dogs in Northern Ontario as well as overcrowding in shelters across Ontario. We work with our many rescue and shelter partners, all with the same goal. We offer guidance, resources as well as owner surrenders to the general public.

💚 BARN HOME NEEDED 💚Are you a farmer or rural property owner looking for a wonderful, low-maintenance working cat to joi...
10/16/2026

💚 BARN HOME NEEDED 💚

Are you a farmer or rural property owner looking for a wonderful, low-maintenance working cat to join your property? Or do you know someone with a great setup?

We are currently looking for a safe, secure barn home for a sweet adult cat in our care who is simply not suited for indoor house life. While she prefers her independence over curling up on a couch, she is completely healthy, fully vetted, spayed, and up to date on all of her vaccines!

🏡 What We Need in a Barn Home
An established outdoor cat program or an existing outdoor cat on-site that is already being regularly fed, ensuring she has a built-in buddy and a reliable feeding routine.

A safe, warm, and secure shelter (barn, outbuilding, or stable) where she can comfortably settle in. Heated or insulated is a must.

💌 How to Connect
If you have the perfect barn setup for her, or if you know a friend, family member, or neighbour who does, please tag them in the comments below or reach out to us directly!

✉️ Email: [email protected]
💬 Direct Message: Send us a DM right here on our page!
🌐 Website: www.safepawsanimalrescue.com

💚 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 💚(foster-to-adopt)Meet Autumn and Ember! 🍂✨These sweet calico sisters came to Safe Paws when th...
10/15/2026

💚 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 💚(foster-to-adopt)

Meet Autumn and Ember! 🍂✨

These sweet calico sisters came to Safe Paws when they were just 4 to 5 weeks old after a kind homeowner reached out about a litter of motherless kittens found crying in the rain. When they arrived, they were soaking wet and malnourished, but thanks to lots of love and care, both girls(and their 3 brothers) have blossomed into healthy, thriving kittens! Their three orange brothers have officially headed off to their forever homes, leaving these two wonderful girlies ready to find theirs.

Ember: A gorgeous calico
Autumn: A beautiful tabby patched calico
Both girls are 10.5 weeks old

Both Autumn and Ember are extremely playful, incredibly cuddly, and absolute sweethearts! Because they share such a close bond, our highest priority is finding a home where they can be adopted together. However, we will also consider loving homes that already have an existing cat for one of them to bond with if we have to separate them.

Currently in foster care in Waterloo, Ontario
Adoption fee: Single Kitten: $375
As a pair: $650 total (discounted rate for adopting the pair!)
Adoption fee includes all vaccines, microchip, deworming, flea/tick prevention and their spay surgeries.

These girlies are available through our Foster-to-Adopt program (they will enter your home as a foster while Safe Paws completes and updates all remaining vetting! Details will be discussed thoroughly during the process.)

💌 How to Apply
If you're ready to open your heart and home to Autumn, Ember, or both:

🌐 Website: www.safepawsanimalrescue.com
✉️ Email: [email protected]

10/03/2026

Consider this your daily dose of puppy love ❤️

Xoxo,
Brownie 🤎🐾

✨Meet Onyx✨ The Confident, Goofy, Big Personality Pup🐾Onyx is a 13‑week‑old Northern Shepherd/Husky mix with the confide...
10/02/2026

✨Meet Onyx✨

The Confident, Goofy, Big Personality Pup🐾

Onyx is a 13‑week‑old Northern Shepherd/Husky mix with the confidence of a dog three times his size and the personality of a full‑time comedian. This boy walks into every room like he owns the place, tail up, ears perked, ready to make friends, cause chaos, or strike a pose… sometimes all at once.
He’s outgoing, fearless, and absolutely hilarious.

Onyx loves wrestling with his foster siblings, exploring anything new, zooming until he forgets how his legs work, and showing off his goofy expressions. He’s social, sweet, great with kids, dogs, and respectful with cats (he’d love to play with them, but he keeps it polite).

If you’re looking for a puppy who brings big laughs, big love, and BIG personality, Onyx is your guy. He’s the definition of a main‑character dog, silly, confident, and impossible not to adore.

💛Ready for Adoption💛
Onyx is crate‑trained, has done great with potty training, and has been an absolute joy to foster. He turns 13 weeks old tomorrow and is ready to meet the family who will love him forever.

💓Currently being fostered in Cambridge.

His adoption fee is $800, which includes all vetting and his neuter.

Visit our website to apply today: www.safepawsanimalrescue.com

10/02/2026

Onyx, 12 weeks old and already a professional silly boy🤪🐾

💜Shadow is in a foster-to-adopt home💜✨Meet Shadow✨💓The thoughtful little supervisor, Shadow, our 12-week-old Northern Sh...
10/02/2026

💜Shadow is in a foster-to-adopt home💜
✨Meet Shadow✨

💓The thoughtful little supervisor, Shadow, our 12-week-old Northern Shepherd/Husky mix who has proudly taken on the role of tiny supervisor. He likes to watch the action, trot around like he’s checking everyone’s work, and then join in once he’s sure we’re all playing by the rules.

He’s gentle, observant, and incredibly sweet once he warms up. Shadow enjoys group zoomies, wrestling with his foster siblings, and snuggling after a long day of “supervising.” He’s wonderful with kids, dogs, and respectful with cats, curious but never pushy.

💛 Ready for Adoption
Shadow is crate-trained, working hard with potty training, and has been an absolute joy to foster. He turns 13 weeks old on Saturday and is ready to meet the family who will love him forever.

🐾Currently being fostered in Cambridge.
His adoption fee is $800, which includes all vetting and their neuter.
Visit our website to apply today: www.safepawsanimalrescue.com

💚AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION💚After everything this sweet girl has been through, Ziva is ready to put her past behind her and ...
10/01/2026

💚AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION💚

After everything this sweet girl has been through, Ziva is ready to put her past behind her and start the next chapter of her life.

Ziva is a 9 year old, 17lb Yorkie mix with a whole lot of love to give. She is an easygoing girl who enjoys the simple things in life: backyard zoomies, cozy couch time, sunny spots for napping, and being close to her people. ☀️🛋️

She absolutely loves being outside and would really love a home with a secure backyard where she can wander around, soak up the sunshine and have the occasional zoomie session. But once she's had enough outdoor time she's ready to head inside and resume her professional napping career.

Ziva came to us with severe dental disease. Her teeth were in such poor condition that she needed a full mouth extractions, along with surgery to repair an oral-nasal fistula - essentially, a large hole that had developed between her mouth and nasal cavity because of the damage caused by her rotten teeth.

Ziva has healed beautifully from her surgery and is now enjoying her new life with softened kibble and, most importantly, a mouth that no longer hurts!

We are still fundraising to help cover the cost of Ziva's surgery. If you'd like to help us with her medical expenses, you can donate here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EWYb1EMpx/

Ziva is looking for a home where she's allowed on the couch, has a comfy bed and a sunny spot to nap, access to a backyard, and a person who is home often.

Ziva is very much a "best friend" kind of dog. ❤️ She wants to be where you are. She wants to hang out with you and simply be part of your day. And after spending so much of her life dealing with painful dental disease, she deserves to know what it's like to be loved, comfortable and truly home.

If you're looking for a little companion who will happily spend her days by your side and her afternoons sleeping in a sunbeam, Ziva might be your girl. 🐶💜

🏡 Fostered in Mitchell, Ontario
💰 Adoption fee: $500

Interested in giving Ziva the forever home she's been waiting for? Send us an email or apply on our website. www.safepawsanimalrescue.com

We are SO incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated, shared, commented and supported us so far. Every single donat...
09/30/2026

We are SO incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated, shared, commented and supported us so far. Every single donation is helping us chip away at these veterinary bills, and we truly couldn’t do this without you!

Here’s where we’re at:

🐾 Milo's Emergency Surgery
💰 Total bill: $902.16
❤️ Raised so far: $250.00
🔴 Remaining: $652.16

🦷 Ziva's Major Dental Surgery
💰 Total bill: $1,312.85
❤️ Raised so far: $253.68
🔴 Remaining: $1,059.17

🦷 Eva's Dental Surgery
💰 Total bill: $1,261.09
❤️ Raised so far: $566.93
🔴 Remaining: $694.16

❤️ Jenny's Ongoing Heartworm Treatment
💰 Current bill: $1,530.29+
❤️ Raised so far: $150.00
🔴 Current remaining: $1,380.29+

That leaves $3,785.78 currently remaining on these four invoices.

And remember, Jenny’s treatment is ongoing, so her final veterinary costs will be higher as she continues with her heartworm treatment and injection appointments.

We are SO thankful for everyone who has helped us get to this point. ❤️ Whether you donated $5, $10, $50 or simply shared our post, you are helping us keep saying YES when animals need us.

But we still have a ways to go! If you’re able to make a donation, we would be incredibly grateful. And if you can’t donate right now, please share this post. You never know who might see it and be able to help. 🐾

💜 WAYS TO DONATE:

📧 E-Transfer: [email protected]

🐾 PayPal: [email protected]

💳 Secure Credit Donation: https://square.link/u/ApjEN9rz

🏥 Directly to our vet:
519-707-6464 — AprilVets Cambridge
Ask to put your payment onto the Safe Paws Animal Rescue vet file and specify which animal you'd like to support.

💌 Thank you cards featuring a photo of the rescue animal you donated towards can be mailed upon request!

From all of us at Safe Paws, THANK YOU. ❤️🐾

💸 Anyone have $8,000 laying around that they’d like to donate? Anyone? LOLOkay, all jokes aside… we really, really need ...
09/28/2026

💸 Anyone have $8,000 laying around that they’d like to donate? Anyone? LOL

Okay, all jokes aside… we really, really need some help. ❤️

We still owe a significant amount to our veterinary team. While we have been able to make some dents in our balance, we’ve also had some routine appointments come up for the animals in our care, which means that number has unfortunately crept back up again.

Right now, we’re focusing on four major medical bills that we would love to start chipping away at:

🐾 MILO — Emergency Surgery
Total bill: $902.16
Raised so far: $100.00
🔴 Remaining: $802.16

Milo came to us as an emergency transfer from up north after he stepped on a SNARE TRAP! It was lodged into his foot for weeks before he was able to recieve help. He suffered a broken toe, significant pain and infection.

🦷 ZIVA — Major Emergency Dental Surgery
Total bill: $1,312.85
Raised so far: $0
🔴 Remaining: $1,312.85

Ziva needed dental surgery to address painful dental disease and get her mouth healthy again. We haven’t been able to raise anything towards her bill yet.

🦷 EVA — Dental Surgery
Total bill: $1,261.09
Raised so far: $313.25
🔴 Remaining: $947.84

Eva came to us as a pregnant stray cat who was never destined for street life. We’ve made a small dent in Eva’s bill, but there is still a lot left to pay.

❤️ JENNY — Heartworm Treatment
Current invoice: $1,530.29
Raised so far: $0
🔴 Current amount owing: $1,530.29+

Jenny’s bill isn’t even finished yet. Her heartworm treatment involves multiple appointments and injections, so her final veterinary costs will be higher as those appointments and injections take place. Jenny came to us as an emergency surrender due to the evacuations from the forrest fires.

💔 TOTAL CURRENTLY OWING ON THESE FOUR BILLS: $4,593.14
Our grand total at the vet as of today being 8,286.97 🫠😶

Please note: This $4,593.14 is based on the current invoices we have in hand. Jenny’s treatment is ongoing, so this number will increase as additional heartworm treatment appointments and injections are billed. And, of course, our regular veterinary needs continue as we care for the animals currently in rescue.

We would really love to start chipping away at these big bills before they become even bigger. Every donation, no matter how big or small, helps. Even $10, $20 or $25 makes a difference when enough people come together. ❤️

If you can find it in your heart to donate towards Milo, Ziva, Eva or Jenny’s care, we would be incredibly grateful.

And as a little thank you from us, thank you cards featuring a photo of the rescue animal you donated towards can be mailed to you upon request 🐾💌

WAYS TO DONATE:

📧 E-Transfer: [email protected]

🐾 PayPal: [email protected]

💳 Secure Credit Donation: https://square.link/u/ApjEN9rz

🏥 Directly to our vet: 519-707-6464 AprilVets Cambridge
You can ask to put your payment directly onto the Safe Paws Animal Rescue vet file and specify which animal you'd like your donation to go towards.

Please consider sharing this post, too. ❤️

Thank you for helping us continue to say yes when animals need us. 🐾

✨A massive thank you to Miss Dixie's Foundation !✨We are feeling extremely thankful today because of the kindness shown ...
09/22/2026

✨A massive thank you to Miss Dixie's Foundation !✨

We are feeling extremely thankful today because of the kindness shown by the Miss Dixies Foundation and their excellent partner companies.

We have recently been given a very large donation of insulin syringes specifically for Rosie, our senior palliative forever foster dog who has diabetes. This donation enables us to provide her with the consistent and comfortable care she needs each day, and it is truly invaluable.

That isn’t the end of it either. Over the weekend, we were given 85 bags of cat litter, a donation which ensures that our rescue operation runs smoothly, our kittens remain clean, and our little troublemakers are happy 💩

Although these donations may at first appear to be simple, they have a huge effect on the animals who depend on us; they ensure that our doors remain open, our hearts stay full of hope, and our mission continues.

💛 Thanks to the Miss Dixies Foundation for supporting the animals who need them most.
Because of your generosity, the tails wag, the paws pounce, and the spirits are lifted.🐾

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