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Foster Homes Needed! It’s almost Kitten Season! We are looking for potential foster homes to help us through this busy time. What does being a foster look like? You might get a mama cat and her babies, or a motherless litter of kittens – they may be friendly or they may be feral and not […]

We are happy to announce a collaboration with Nish Tees to bring you LAWS t-shirts and hoodies just in time for holiday gift giving! Please note we are doing this as a limited edition fundraiser and they will be ready in mid-December – deadline for ordering is December 11th. If you choose “local pickup” under […]

LAWS is filled with stories. The reputation of the shelter and the kindnesses shown to people and animals has built a community partnership that has spanned more than twenty years. Our foster program places mother cats and their babies in homes to be raised by families and there are so many wonderful successful stories. Operation […]

Our staff and volunteers have been hard at work over the last few months to give the LAWS facility a much needed overhaul and “spring cleaning”. A plan was made and implemented to renovate to better serve our pets. Before DMS moved in for a week to clean, sanitize, and seal the pet rooms, much […]

We are happy to announce that we are open again, but in a different way. Unfortunately, we cannot allow people in to browse or play with cats as we did before Covid. You must make an appointment by calling (705) 652-0588. Only two family members will be permitted at a time, and masks are required. […]

While LAWS was closed from late March to early July, we took the opportunity of having an empty shelter to do a thorough cleaning, organizing, painting, and upgrading of the shelter. Along with our hardworking staff, we contracted DMS (Disaster Mitigation Services) to help us completely sanitize and seal all the pet areas. Jeff and […]

Our condolence go out to COCO’s mom and dad, Andy & Kim. Thank you so very much for giving our quirky boy a wonderful loving home. We are sure he will forever be in your hearts 💞

Global Pet Foods in Portage Place presented a cheque to Lakefield Animal Welfare Society for $2200. “Show us your heart” was a February fundraiser in which animal lovers purchased a paw print and Global Pet Foods’ head office matched the donation. Shown here from left to right are Jasmine, Mary Power from LAWS, Laurie and […]

Not only is our website getting a facelift, our building is as well!