Injured Dog Struggles to Raise Litter of Five: Four Puppies and One Kitten

At  PetLynx  Corporation we LOVE happy endings! So we are thrilled to share this amazing story from Edmonton, Alberta, of how love and family are important .... especially at Christmas!

She was a young, homeless single mom trying to raise her litter of puppies, but true to the spirit of the season there was room for one more...

The badly injured  German Shepherd-cross was caring for her four newborn puppies — and a kitten — on a central Alberta reserve when she was found by rescue volunteer Criss Gerwin.

Gerwing took the entire family to the Edmonton Humane Society, where veterinarians thought they'd have to amputate the mother dog's bad leg. But local vet, Dr. Milton Ness, Capilano Veterinary Clinic, volunteered to do a special surgery that saved her hind quarter.

The dog is expected to fully recover.  She, her puppies and her kitten may soon be available for adoption. Her new name -- Esperanza -- bodes well for her and her furry family's future — it means "hope" in Spanish.

Check out this heart-warming rescue story in the Winnipeg Free Press

Posted by Terri Perrin, Online Communications Editor

From California to Canada: Sixty Dogs get a Second Chance

On Friday, June 25, 2010, 60 small breed dogs from the South East Area Animal Control Agency in California and the Fresno SPCA took a Freedom Flight! They were flown on a private jet from Long Beach to the Edmonton Humane Society.

The dogs were not adopted from their respective shelters in California because they have a surplus of small breed dogs. But in Edmonton, small breed dogs are much harder to find and, therefore, more easily adoptable. So, in an effort to find them forever homes, these dogs were transferred north.

Petsecure Pet Insurance Donates over $62,000 to Charity

In 2009, Petsecure Pet Insurance, a division of SecuriCan General Insurance Company, donated over $62,000 to pet related charities through their "In Memoriam" donation program. Through this program, Petsecure donates $50 to the various animal-related organizations in Canada for each insured pet that passes away.