Where pets in Southwestern Manitoba find new homes
Our $100+ Business Donors:
Fontana's Trucking
Cosens Drilling
Virden Credit Union
Curves of Virden
TSL Industries, Kola
Custom Software Solutions
Special Thanks to:
Virden Animal Hospital for supporting our spay / neuter efforts and providing excellent vet care to our rescued strays.
Everyone who has donated: family, friends, animal lovers, business owners.
All of you who adopted a stray and saved a life.
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How to Help: Volunteer and Donate
Volunteer: Join The Rent-a-Cat Program and Be a Foster Parent
Virden Pet Network doesn't have a shelter building. So we depend on volunteer foster parents to house, care for and socialize our pets in their own homes. We call it the "Rent a Cat" program.
Rent-a-Cat allows you to enjoy the company of a feline without the long-term commitment and costs of pet ownership. It’s also ideal for parents who want to teach their children responsibility and involve the whole family in nurturing a pet before they consider getting one of their own.
How Fostering Works
Virden Pet Network pays for all expenses: food, supplies, and veterinary care. Foster families provide loving care until a permanent home becomes available. This personal attention in a home environment is crucial to help train and socialize pets and greatly improves their chances for adoption.
Some prospective foster families worry about getting emotionally attached to the foster pet. They think they may find it hard to let go. But in the end, most find it very satisfying to give a formerly unwanted animal a second chance at life. Plus there’s always another kitten waiting in the wings to take its place!
Who Can Rent a Cat
The Rent-a-Cat Foster Program is open to all: families, singles, couples, students and retirees (age 18 and up, please). Experience with cats is helpful but not necessary. To apply, call Virden Pet Network at (204) 748-6677 or email virdenpetnet@yahoo.ca
Donate: Money or Supplies
We depend on financial assistance from our supporters in the community to help us pay for veterinary costs, food and other supplies (we receive no government funding). Your kind donations allow us to rescue more orphaned pets and give them the care they deserve.
Please support the strays of Virden and area with whatever financial aid you can offer. We also gratefully accept pet food, cat litter and other supplies that help us keep our costs down.
How to Donate
- Mail your cheque made out to "Virden Pet Network" to: Box 925, Virden, Man. R0M 2C0 or,
- Drop off your donation at the Virden Credit Union or,
- Call 748-6677 for donation pick up in the Virden area or,
- Click on the yellow "Donate" button on this page. PayPal processes online donations for Virden Pet Network safely and securely.
If you donate in the name of a loved one or in memory of a pet, we will send a special card notifying the person of your thoughtful gesture. Please provide the recipient's name and mailing address.
Virden Pet Network received official charity status from Revenue Canada in December 2008, so we can now provide income tax receipts for your donations.
Thank you from all of us at Virden Pet Network!
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Registered Charity number: 83840 8821 RR0001
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