Scarlett
Scarlett and Mindy were surrendered to Hamilton Animal Control when their owner was no longer able to care for them. Scarlett was sweet as pie. She was always rubbing, non-stop purring and looking for attention. When we rescued her, Scarlett was already showing some of the signs of being a senior, declawed cat. She had muscle loss in her back end, but could still get around fine. Scarlett’s blood work showed the beginnings of kidney and thyroid disease. Our vets started her on medication and special food, and she did very well on both. After a year in foster care,… read more >>
Sadie
* Sadie found her forever home with lovely people! * Sadie was surrendered to Hamilton Animal Control by her owners because they were temporarily moving out of the country. Sadie’s owners told HAC staff that they had never taken Sadie to the vet, so the first thing we did was have her spayed and vaccinated. Sadie healed very well from her surgery and we were hoping to make her available for adoption shortly after, but she wasn’t being very nice to her foster people so we gave her some time. Turns out, a lot of Sadie’s issues were with the other… read more >>
Fozzie
** Fozzie found his forever home with lovely people! ** Fozzie was brought into Hamilton Animal Control as a stray. This poor senior boy was clearly neglected. He was missing most of his fur, he was very itchy, he desperately needed dental surgery, and he had some mobility issues. Despite all these issues, Fozzie was a friendly guy, though he must have been feeling pretty yucky. After a couple of months in foster care, Fozzie is now doing great! His fur is growing back and his mobility has improved ten fold. He’s enjoying being spoiled by his foster family, and he… read more >>
Portia
* Pontiac and Portia found their forever home together with wonderful people! * Portia was brought into Hamilton Animal Control as a stray. A couple of days later, a male rat who looked identical to Portia was brought into HAC as a stray from the same area. Portia turned out to be pregnant, so we’re assuming she and the other rat (Pontiac) were together before they ended up at the shelter separately. While at the shelter, Portia gave birth to 8 babies. On August 24th, she delivered four girls and four boys and they were super cute! We were happy to… read more >>
Pontiac
* Pontiac and Portia found their forever home together with wonderful people! * Pontiac was brought into Hamilton Animal Control as a stray. A couple of days before, a female rat who looked identical to Pontiac had been brought into HAC as a stray from the same area. This rat (Portia) turned out to be pregnant, so we’re assuming she and Pontiac were together before they ended up at the shelter separately. When we rescued Pontiac, Portia and her babies, Pontiac went to one foster home, and Portia and her babies went to another. We were happy Portia could care for… read more >>
Persephone
August 24th, 2017, Pebbles,Panda and Persephone were born at Hamilton Animal Services to their mother Portia, who came into the shelter as a stray. When the baby rats were two weeks old, we were able to rescue the family from the shelter when a foster home opened up for them. Much better for Portia to raise her babies in a loving home than in a noisy shelter! Pebbles, Panda and Persephone spent months in their foster home before being moved to Spencer Creek Animal Hospital to be fostered there. The hope was, being in the view of the public in… read more >>
Panda
August 24th, 2017, Pebbles, Panda and Persephone were born at Hamilton Animal Services to their mother Portia, who came into the shelter as a stray. When the baby rats were two weeks old, we were able to rescue the family from the shelter when a foster home opened up for them. Much better for Portia to raise her babies in a loving home than in a noisy shelter! Pebbles, Panda and Persephone spent months in their foster home before being moved to Spencer Creek Animal Hospital to be fostered there. The hope was, being in the view of the public… read more >>
Pebbles
August 24th, 2017, Pebbles, Panda and Persephone were born at Hamilton Animal Services to their mother Portia, who came into the shelter as a stray. When the baby rats were two weeks old, we were able to rescue the family from the shelter when a foster home opened up for them. Much better for Portia to raise her babies in a loving home than in a noisy shelter! Pebbles, Panda and Persephone spent months in their foster home before being moved to Spencer Creek Animal Hospital to be fostered there. The hope was, being in the view of the public… read more >>
Pterodactyl
* Poe and Pterodactyl were adopted to lovely people! * Panther, Poe, Pinky and Pterodactyl were born at Hamilton Animal Control to their mother Portia, who came into the shelter as a stray. When the baby rats were 2 weeks old, we were able to rescue the family from the shelter when a foster home opened up for them. Much better for Portia to raise her babies in a loving home than in a noisy shelter! Poe and Pterodactyl are shy, but their foster family are helping them become more used to being handled. Though they’re shy, they’re also very… read more >>
Pinky
* Panther and Pinky found their forever home together with wonderful people! * Panther, Poe, Pinky and Pterodactyl were born at Hamilton Animal Control to their mother Portia, who came into the shelter as a stray. When the baby rats were 2 weeks old, we were able to rescue the family from the shelter when a foster home opened up for them. Much better for Portia to raise her babies in a loving home than in a noisy shelter! Panther, Poe, Pinky and Pterodactyl are shy, but their foster family are helping them become more used to being handled. Though… read more >>
Poe
* Poe and Pterodactyl were adopted to lovely people! * Panther, Poe, Pinky and Pterodactyl were born at Hamilton Animal Control to their mother Portia, who came into the shelter as a stray. When the baby rats were 2 weeks old, we were able to rescue the family from the shelter when a foster home opened up for them. Much better for Portia to raise her babies in a loving home than in a noisy shelter! Poe and Pterodactyl are shy, but their foster family are helping them become more used to being handled. Though they’re shy, they’re also very… read more >>
Panther
* Panther and Pinky found their forever home together with wonderful people! * Panther, Poe, Pinky and Pterodactyl were born at Hamilton Animal Control to their mother Portia, who came into the shelter as a stray. When the baby rats were 2 weeks old, we were able to rescue the family from the shelter when a foster home opened up for them. Much better for Portia to raise her babies in a loving home than in a noisy shelter! Panther, Poe, Pinky and Pterodactyl are shy, but their foster family are helping them become more used to being handled. Though… read more >>
“Hot Diggity Dog!” Fashion Show!
Our amazing friends at Blackbird Studios are having a fashion show in support of Ladybird! Come check out Blackbird’s stunning designs at their Supercrawl Fashion Show, “Hot Diggity Dog!” Saturday, September 9th at 12:45pm in the Fashion Zone at James & Murray streets. There will be some fashionable pups on the runway too! The show is in support of Ladybird and is dedicated to one of our favourite dogs, Otis (RIP). Contact Blackbird Studios to get your VIP seat. They’re going fast!
Dog Day on the Patio!
In partnership with Collective Arts Brewery, join us for Dog Day on the patio! Just a relaxed afternoon with your dog, enjoying some tasty Collective Arts brews with like-minded dog and beer lovers. The Collective Arts Patio is located behind the brewery on Ferguson Ave across from Eastwood Park in Hamilton. Friendly dogs welcome. Don’t have a dog? No problem! Come drink beer and hang out with other people’s dogs! Ladybird will have a small table of our merch (tshirts/totes/mugs) available, and there will be food trucks too! See you on the patio!
Freddie
* Freddie found his forever home with amazing people! * Freddie ended up at Toronto Animal Services as a stray. During his time at TAS, he became territorial in his cage and started to get bitey when staff cleaned his cage or when members of the public stuck their fingers through the bars. He was lovely when he was outside the cage, but unfortunately TAS were only able to house him in a cage at their shelter, and he was becoming more and more aggressive the longer he stayed. TAS reached out to Ladybird in hopes that we could… read more >>
Haircut-A-Thon!
The lovely folks at Studio 136 Salon on Locke Street are putting on a “Haircut-a-thon” for Ladybird! Saturday September 9th, 2017 (during Locke Street Festival) they’re offering $20 haircuts from 10am until 3pm at their studio at 136 Locke Street South, Hamilton. All proceeds will be donated to Ladybird. So awesome! Please head over to 136 Salon and get your hair did!
Pistachio
Almond and Pistachio found their forever home with lovely people! Almond and Pistachio were surrendered to a high-volume shelter in Quebec when their owner didn’t have time for them any longer. Thank you to the Freedom Drivers Animal Rescue Transport volunteers for getting Almond and Pistachio safely to us all the way from Quebec! Almond and Pistachio are shy, but sweet rats and they are very bonded to each other, so they must be adopted as a pair. For those wondering, Almond isn’t bald because of any health issue or disease. He’s just a particular breed of rat that is… read more >>
Almond
Almond and Pistachio found their forever home with lovely people! Almond and Pistachio were surrendered to a high-volume shelter in Quebec when their owner didn’t have time for them any longer. Thank you to the Freedom Drivers Animal Rescue Transport volunteers for getting Almond and Pistachio safely to us all the way from Quebec! Almond and Pistachio are shy, but sweet rats and they are very bonded to each other, so they must be adopted as a pair. For those wondering, Almond isn’t bald because of any health issue or disease. He’s just a particular breed of rat that is… read more >>
Jersey
* Jersey found his forever home with lovely people! * We rescued Jersey from Hamilton Animal Control. Jersey came into HAC as a stray, and he was never claimed by his owners. What an absolute doll Jersey is! Such a friendly guy. As you can see from his photos and video, Jersey could use to lose a few pounds. He’s a very hefty boy! After his rescue, Jersey had a vet appointment where he had a physical, blood work. Blood results were normal and his physical was great, other than the obvious… So, we’ve got Jersey started on a… read more >>
Alabama
Alabama has been adopted by her foster home! Yay! We rescued Clarence and Alabama from Oakville Humane Society. Clarence was 3 weeks old and had a severe bite wound when he came into Oakville Humane Society, and Alabama was a skinny orphaned kitten who came into the shelter alone. Shelter staff decided to put them together, because a single kitten is a lonely kitten! They became the best of friends in their foster home. Clarence’s bite wound healed with treatment. Later xrays showed that Clarence is missing the head of his femur on his left leg, but the vet didn’t… read more >>
