Animal Welfare Projects Funded by the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada

Annual Grants
In keeping with its mandate to promote humane education, each year the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada provides a grant of $5,000 to the animal welfare program at the University of British Columbia to support the P.R.U. Stratton Memorial Lecture, and $5,000 to the animal welfare chair at the University of Guelph to support the Basil Capes Memorial Lecture. These grants allow each university to invite distinguished national and international speakers to make public presentations on topical animal welfare issues.
 
Grants Awarded in 2003

British Columbia SPCA, Vancouver, British Columbia
Preparation of a template that can be used by agricultural livestock producers in British Columbia and other jurisdiction to assess the viability of converting either partially or fully to animal production systems that conform to the BC SPCA farm animal welfare standards.
AWFC Grant: $3,000

Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Alberta
Preparation of a handbook, Flying Free, on humane rehabilitation, post-release survival and migratory ability of rehabilitated raptors, for distribution to wildlife rehabilitation facilities in Canada.
AWFC Grant: $5,400

Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, Ottawa, Ontario
Development of a national strategy to address the issue of barn fires, which result in significant loss of animal life every year in Canada.
AWFC Grant: $5,000

Naicatchewenin First Nations, Devlin, Ontario
Development of programs to protect stray and wild animals from inhumane methods of extermination, and for community animal welfare education.
AWFC Grant: $5,000

Precious Paw Pet Rescue Inc., Regina, Saskatchewan
Support for programs to spay/neuter and vaccinate feral cats for release to controlled feral cat colonies or relocation to responsible farm homes.
AWFC Grant: $1,000

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
Support for Dr. Gail Anderson, Associate Professor, School of Criminology, in her research in forensic entomology that will assist law enforcement and animal protection officials in prosecution of poaching and animal abuse cases.
AWFC Grant: $5,000

St. Mary's River Association, Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia
Construction of a permanent display to help educate the public on the Wood Turtle and to discourage collection of these turtles as pets.
AWFC Grant: $1,825