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Spay Neuter Kingston Initiative

To facilitate ways to reduce and eventually eradicate pet overpopulation. S.N.K.I.
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was formed to facilitate the opening of a high-volume, spay/neuter clinic in the Kingston and surrounding area based on the self-sustaining model used by the Humane Alliance, open to all members of the public regardless of demographics or monetary income. OBJECTS:

To improve the welfare of cats and dogs in the Greater Kingston Area by:

a. promoting and supporting the establishment and operation

of a non-profit high volume spay and neuter service for dogs and cats using qualified veterinarian partners;

b. implementing education programs to make the public aware of the problem of pet overpopulation, the benefits of spaying and neutering their pets, the procedure, and the availability of the spay-neuter service;

c. assisting area animal shelters and rescue groups by providing reduced cost surgeries;

d. promoting the return of lost pets to their owners by sponsoring microchip clinics and other events designed to improve pet identification and the chance of owner and stray animal being reunited;

e. raising funds to spay and neuter the pets of low income owners, based on the provincial standards of poverty;

f. promoting and facilitating Trap/Neuter/Vaccinate/Return programs for managed feral cat colonies through the Region, including reduced costs on surgeries.

16/11/2024

Have you met Coal, Onyx and Pouffe yet?
😻😻😻 ( pictured Coal).

They are being showcased at Urban Paws and would love to meet you! ❤️

They are all so friendly, very outgoing, and are looking for a loving home to call their own.

If you are interested in adoption- please fill out an adoption agreement below, and one of our volunteers will be back to you.

https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/

- Team SNKI 🐾

15/11/2024

Happy Friday! 😍♥️

We have a wonderful update about SNKI alumni ‘Gronk’ or lovingly now known as our Oakie Bear (Oak).

Oakie Bear’s forever family celebrated his first birthday in September. Boston (his doggie sibling) and him are BFFS!
Oak may think he’s a small dog - he drinks out of Boston’s bowl and runs to the door when company has arrived to greet them..

Oakie Bear is the perfect kitty for his family. 😻

- Team SNKI 🐾

14/11/2024

Say hello to Spot who was neutered through TNVR. No chances for you to add kittens to this colony, Spot!

- Team SNKI 🐾

12/11/2024

📣CALLING ALL CRAFTERS!📣

We are in need of homemade cat toys! Our recent supplies are being quickly scooped up, which is so great!! BUT it means we are low in stock again.

We hope to find some help to keep up with demand, especially with the holidays around the corner! 🧶🎄

Our handcrafted toys help us raise money to help the kitties in our programs. If you are able to help please send us a PM. We may be able help with some start up supplies and patterns or catnip.

If you already make toys and want to donate now, they can be dropped off in a bag labelled SNKI to the following locations:
🧶Pet Valu - Kingston Centre or Gardiners Road locations
🧶Urban Paws

Please share with fellow crafters!

- Team SNKI 🐾

11/11/2024

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

Let we forget. 🤍

11/11/2024

It's always time to eat in a cats world. 🕰

Happy Monday! 🐈

- Team SNKI 🐾

08/11/2024

Twinning in two pics! 👯

We have Archie and Oliver pictured in both pictures, but can you guess which pic has Sweetpea and which one has Star?
It’s double, double trouble litter and so much shared by all! 😹😹

We have some exciting news about a few of these kittens - stay tuned!

- Team SNKI 🐾

06/11/2024

Kiya and Kasey have been in our care for over a year now. These two cuties are in search of a very special, quiet home, with a dedicated family who will take the much needed time for adjustment and trust building. We know that family is out there!

Kasey, orange tabby, has the best cuddles and purrs, once he lets down his guard. Kiya is a playful and sweet girl who loves her brother and to be by your side. They have been neutered and spayed, are up to date on vaccinations and are microchipped. They are approximately 1.5 years old.

These two have a special bond and would need to find a home together.

If you’re interested in adopting, please fill out an application and a volunteer will be in touch: https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/

- Team SNKI 🐾

05/11/2024

Remember Romeo - one of the most absolute sweetest and most charming cats we have had in our care! He was in a foster to adopt placement and we’d like to announce he is officially forever home! No surprises there 😻🏡😻

Congratulations to Romeo and his now FURever family!!

- Team SNKI 🐾

04/11/2024

What’s your choice for today after the time change? 😹

Happy Monday!

- Team SNKI 🐾

02/11/2024

Looking for something to do today? Why not stop by Urban Paws and give a little psppsppsp to Coal, Onyx and Pouffe!!

- Team SNKI 🐾

31/10/2024

Kiki is a magical girl who will put a spell on you. Once she does, you will never want to let her go.🪄✨️

Help this gentle soul find her coven, aka people! 🦇

Happy Meowloween Kiki! 🧡

We hope you find the great pumpkin this Halloween. 🎃🎃🎃
https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/

- Team SNKI 🐾

31/10/2024

Kiki is looking for a quiet, fantastic home full of hocus pocus. 🧙🧙🧙

She is ready to fly away on her broomstick to a new adventure. 🧹

Could it be you? 🌟🌟🌟
https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/

- Team SNKI 🐾

31/10/2024

All of Kiki's adorable globbins have been adopted. It's time for her to receive the best gift of all, a boo-tiful family!
👻👻👻👻👻
https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/

- Team SNKI 🐾

31/10/2024

Kiki is a wonderful mummy, but her delivery service is officially closed. 🙌

Kiki's days of working hard over the cauldron, making sure many mouths were fed is over, too.

It's Kiki turn to shine in the moonlight. 🌜
https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/

- Team SNKI 🐾

31/10/2024

Kiki has taken over social media accounts this Halloween! 🎃

She has enjoyed the spooky season and wants to share it in the festivities today!

She hopes that by sharing, she will find a haunted home to call her own.

Let the ghosting begin! 👻

https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/

- Team SNKI 🐾

30/10/2024

We have exciting news for our siblings Bao and Croquette.. these two beautiful girls have been adopted, together! We are SO happy for them and their new family! 😻

- Team SNKI 🐾

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Today is National Feral Cat Day. 🐱 Feral cats were domestic cats that have either been abandoned or have descended from abandoned or stray cats. These cats can reproduce at an alarming rate. It is estimated that one female cat could have 5 litters within a year. Most of these litters will produce four to six kittens, which is an astounding 20-30 new feral or homeless cats each year. Over generations, these kittens will become increasingly wild and less socialized to humans. Unlike newly stray cats, which may be more comfortable to human interaction, feral cats have reverted to a wild state and avoid close contact with humans. They adapted to living by themselves, forming colonies in our cites and more often in our rural environments. Our mission since 2009 is to facilitate ways to reduce and eventually eradicate pet overpopulation. Pet overpopulation is a key factor of feral colonies in our community. Spaying and neutering your pet's, can help stop this relentless cycle. Our community still has a long way to go to help the stray and feral cat populations in our city and surrounding areas. We do our best to help feral colonies, but sadly, there are so many that need help and don't make it. Our SNKI alumni, Nevell, came from a feral mom in a rural colony. He was rescued when he was 5 weeks old and brought into our foster program. Because of our foster program we are able to make a difference in his life and kittens like him. Without foster care he would still be out there making more kittens and fending for himself. If you want to help us to help them, consider making a donation to our cause. 🙏 - Team SNKI 🐾 #nevell #snkialumni #feralcatday #feral #feralprogram #TNVR #TNVRSavesLives #TNVRworks #foster #fosterprogram #fosterkitten #rescue #foreverhomefound #alumniupdate #adopted #teamsnki #snki #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #adoptdontshop

Our very playful and beautiful black kittens are headed to Urban Paws today!! Be sure to stop by Urban Paws this week to give a little pssp pssp pssp to Pouffe (long haired), Onyx (pink collar) and Coal (blue collar) 😻 If you fall in love while you’re there, please fill out an adoption application: https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/ - Team SNKI 🐾 #pouffe #onyx #coal #fosteringsaveslives #adoptionprogram #fureverfamily #teamsnki #rescue #snki #adoption #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #fosterprogram #fostercare

Happy Caturday to Samosa and Pierogi. Looks like we have some bakers! #makingbiscuits 🥖 Samosa and Pierogi have an adoption pending but we are excited to announce their siblings are ready to find their forever home too! Stay tuned for pics and videos of the rest of the crew! 😻😻😻😻😻 If you are looking for a sweet, friendly, and outgoing kitten(s), this adorable crew has it all that and so much more. ❤️ Please fill out an adoption application, and a volunteer will be in touch! https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/ - Team SNKI 🐾 #fostercare #fosterprogram #adoptionprogram #adoption #adoptme #bakers #biscuits #Bao #Croquette #Momo #Pierogi #Samosa #Kiki #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #adoption #snki #rescue #teamsnki #fureverfamily #adoptionprogram

It's always a lovely day when Romeo gets a lap the cuddle in. 😻❤️ If you are looking for a loving, lap cat, Romeo is your guy. 👌 Head over to @urban_paws and meet our special guy. Fill out an application for adoption, and a volunteer will be in touch. https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/ - Team SNKI 🐾 #fostercare #fosterprogram #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #adoption #snki #rescue #teamsnki #fureverfamily #adoptionprogram #fosteringsaveslives

It’s your turn to meet our sweetest and most charming boy, Romeo! Romeo is headed to Urban Paws today! Stop by to be swooned by our Romeo!

It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for (and heck so have they!) - Juno and Opal have been adopted, together!! 😻 We are SO excited for these two to have found such an amazing family to call their own! We want to give a HUGE shoutout to their foster home, Caitlin and her adorable cat, Pinot who has been their family for a long time now and treated them as if they were their own. 🏡😽 Congrats Juno and Opal! - Team SNKI 🐾 #junoandopal #fureverhome #adoptdontshop #SNKI #adopted #teamsnki #foreverhome #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #snkialumni

"Romeo aka Mr. Man" arrived at one of our stabilized colonies injured and very hungry. Our amazing colony caretaker took him in when an owner was not found. Romeo was scheduled for a neuter as a part of our TNVR program. It was quickly discovered on recovery that this kitty was far from feral and had the BIGGEST heart once his guard came down. #Romeo He is now in our foster care, receiving some extra TLC and showing off what a loving boy he truly is. He will be available for adoption soon, so keep an eye out for this lover boy. 😻❣️ https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/ -Team SNKI 🐾 #fostercare #fosterprogram #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #adoption #snki #rescue #teamsnki #fureverfamily #adoptionprogram #fosteringsaveslives

Cat, got your toes? #happycaturday 😸 Our sweet boy Juno has been named "The duvet devil" by his wonderful foster mom as he loves to play this game! This loving, playful boy and his sweet sister from another mister Opal are still available for adoption. 🐱❤️🐱 If you are looking to help an older bonded pair, please consider them. They will love you forever. 🤞 PLEASE share this post and help us find their purrfect home. #shareforJUNOandOpal 🐱❤️🐱 If you’re interested in meeting them, please fill out an adoption application: https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/ - Team SNKI 🐾 #bondedpair #inneed #foreverhome #fostercare #fosterprogram #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #adoption #snki #rescue #teamsnki #fureverfamily #adoptionprogram #fosteringsaveslives

Happy Valentines Day to our little lover's Basil & Buttercup. 💘💘 #professionalbiscuitmaker Both have been adopted and are going to spread all their love to their new families. Wishing everyone a day full of love and biscuits! 😻 ❣️ - Team SNKI 🐾 #snkialumni #Basil #Buttercup #littlelovers #urbanpaws #adopted #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #foreverhome #teamsnki #SNKI #adoptdontshop #fureverhome

Happy Caturday with Opal & Juno! #shareforOpalandJuno 😻❤️😻 This bonded pair are STILL waiting to find their furever family. It's been over a year since they came into our care. We have seen them thrive and grow into well-rounded (a bit to round) lovable, sweet gentle cats. All of Opal’s kittens (and Juno’s “step kittens”) have been adopted, and now they need their happily ever after together. As you can see from this video. They love and find comfort with each other, hence why they need to be adopted together! We are asking our supporters to PLEASE share this post and help us find their purrfect home. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 If you’re interested in meeting them, please fill out an adoption application: https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/ These two have had all their vaccinations, are microchipped, negative for FelV/FIV and are spayed/neutered. We have reduced the adoption fee to $150 for the pair. ❤️❤️ - Team SNKI 🐾 #junoandopal #lookingforaforeverhome #bondedpair #fosteringsaveslives #adoptionprogram #fureverfamily #teamsnki #rescue #snki #adoption #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #fosterprogram #fostercare

Another exciting adoption! 🏡🐾 Frankie, a charming kitty who was in a foster-to-adopt home, was embraced by his new family and is now officially home! Frankie’s new big sister, SNKI alumni Rosie, is learning the ins and outs for playtime still. However as you can see from the video, Frankie is settling in seamlessly, forming a special connection with his new brother, SNKI alumni, George. 😻 We are so happy for you, Frankie! - Team SNKI 🐾 #frankie #fureverhome #adoptdontshop #SNKI #adopted #teamsnki #foreverhome #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #snkialumni

🌟 Exciting News! Tango, Smokey, and Cici will be strutting their stuff at Urban Paws soon! These sweet kitties are ready to steal your heart and become your new furry family members. Don't miss out on the chance to bring joy and love into your home! 🏡❤️ If you fall in love while you’re there and are interested in adopting one (or more 😹😻) please fill out an adoption application: https://snki.org/programs/adoption/adoption-application/ These three have been spayed/neutered, are negative for FelV/FIV, microchipped and are fully vaccinated. Each adoption is $150. - Team SNKI 🐾 #KittenAdoption #UrbanPawsShowcase #ForeverHomeNeeded #fosteringsaveslives #adoptionprogram #fureverfamily #teamsnki #rescue #snki #adoption #spayneuterkingstoninitiative #fosterprogram #fostercare

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Spay Neuter Kingston Initiative was founded in 2009:

Primary goal is to facilitate the opening of a high-volume, reduced cost, spay/neuter clinic (based on the Humane Alliance Model) open to all members of the public regardless of monetary income or demographics;

Not-for-Profit Status was received in November of 2011;

Registered Charity Status was received in January of 2012;

T/N/V/R (Trap/Neuter/Vaccinate/Return) Program was not one of the original goal(s) of S.N.K.I. This program started in 2010 with the Bath Institution Feral Cat Colony which was slated to be euthanized. Due to a successful and intense media campaign, this colony was saved, is now completely stabilized (all cats spayed/neutered) and is being “managed” by one of the inmates. T/N/V/R continues to be on of the mainstay program of S.N.K.I due to an overwhelming need for this service.

Spay Neuter Kingston Initiative continues to grow, branching out into different areas as the need arises.

“Managed” Feral Cat Colonies: All colonies accepted into our T/N/V/R Program must have a caretaker committed to providing food, water and adequate shelter for the duration of the lifetime of the colony. Food is supplemented by S.N.K.I. as donations permit;

Cat Foster/Adoption Program: “Friendly” cats and kittens born into our “managed” feral cat colonies are brought into foster homes where they are socialized to people. Each cat or kitten is vetted, vaccinated, treated for internal and external parasites, spayed or neutered and microchipped prior to adoption. All homes are carefully screened and every effort is made to find the best possible “match” based on the needs of the animals in our care and those of the potential adoptive homes. To date we have placed over 350 cats and kittens from our colonies into their forever homes.

K-9 Connections: Originally a Dog Foster Adoption Program, K-9 Connections has now been separated into two programs: "Meet Your Match", working with reputable rescue groups to match available dogs with potential adopters, and "Keep Your Match" which will focus on keeping dogs in their homes utilizing available resources.

Kingston Community Lost and Found Pets: Developed as a means of assisting lost and found pets unite with their owners, this program is growing in popularity among members of the community. Kijiji ads are cross-posted, an email is sent to the person who placed the ad and information on areas of highest concentrations of lost and found pets, as well as success rates, are being kept for statistical analysis.

S.N.K.I. was part of the City of Kingston’s Responsible Pet Ownership Program Committee. A voucher system is being implemented in 2014, providing $25,000 ($250.00 vouchers) towards the cost of spaying/neutering pets of low-income individuals.

The City of Kingston approached S.N.K.I. in February of 2014 and asked us to implement the TNVR (Trap/Neuter/Vaccinate/Return) portion of the R.P.O.P. A total amount of $25,000 has been budgeted for the first year (2014) with funding available for spay/neuter and vaccinations only. As S.N.K.I. is already running an effective T/N/V/R Program, we are very much aware that there are other costs associated with optimal colony health. To that end, S.N.K.I. is covering all costs for flea treatment, treatment of minor injuries and major injuries (based on vet recommendation and as our funding permits) as well as any necessary testing.

Following the success of the 2014 City of Kingston T/N/V/R Program, S.N.K.I. will again be running this program in 2015 and 2016. This program continues into 2017 and onwards.

The City of Kingston has committed to explore the long-term vision of establishing a cost efficient, dedicated low-cost spay/neuter clinic operated in partnership with animal welfare stakeholders

To date SNKI has fixed over 1,880 cats/kittens while keeping these "at risk" kitties out of the shelter system. Feral cats and kittens do not do well in the shelter environment and are generally euthanized.

Governing Body

Our governing body is our Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for setting long-term policy, establishing the strategic direction of S.N.K.I. and ensuring the effective use of overall resources. Ultimate responsibility for control and direction of S.N.K.I. is vested in and taken by the Board of Directors.

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