Embedded Files
How Virden Pet Network Began
How Virden Pet Network Began
2007: Virden Pet Network was formed in 2007 by Virden neighbors Heather Reimer and Bev Bailey who were troubled by the high number of stray cats in town.
They were joined a few years later by rescue manager Kathy Heaman and fundraising manager Margaret James.
2008: Virden Pet Network became a registered charity under the Canada Revenue Agency. With this designation, we are accountable to the federal government and can provide tax receipts to donors.
Over the years, Kathy Heaman and Bev Bailey stepped away from their executive roles but stayed on the board of directors. Alicia Gooden joined as foster manager.
2025 Update: Loretta Black became our new intake and adoptions manager. Elena Roberts took over the Low Cost Spay Neuter program. Their assumption of those roles leaves Heather Reimer as President and financial manager.
CRA Charitable Registration Number: 83840 8821 RR0001
CRA Charitable Registration Number: 83840 8821 RR0001
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our mission is to help our community in southwestern Manitoba address the problem of feline overpopulation by taking stray cats and kittens into our care, placing them in temporary foster homes, having them treated for emergent conditions, vaccinating and altering, and adopting them into responsible homes. Also to conduct humane education in the community and provide programs to help prevent unwanted litters and provide a better quality of life for companion animals.
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
1. Low Cost Spay Neuter program. A collaboration with Virden Animal Hospital to share the costs of spay-neuter surgeries for dogs and cats owned by limited income individuals and families.
2. Barn Buddies program. Stray cats unsuitable as house pets are altered, vaccinated and offered at a reduced adoption fee to live as farm cats.
3. Alliance with Town of Virden Animal Control to prevent euthanasia of unclaimed animals at the pound by taking them into our care, rehabilitating, providing vet care including spay-neuter, and rehoming.
4. Reducing the incidence of viral feline diseases FIV and FelV in the region by taking infected strays off the streets, providing the specialized vet care they need, and placing them with owners/fosters who understand their health care needs.
5. Offering free lost and found pet listings on social media resulting in hundreds of pets being reunited with their families.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse