For release September 21, 2021
Director of Operations for local charity, Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm, to step down
South Glengarry, ON – On September 6, founder of Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm announced to the charity’s board of directors that she will be stepping down as Director of Operations effective December 31, 2021. Following a board meeting on September 19, the decision was made to start the recruitment process immediately.
Angela Parker founded Roy and Cher’s July 2013. Since then, the animal rescue has assisted over 800 animals rescued from abuse, neglect and abandonment, including horses, rabbits, cats, dogs, goats, guinea pigs and domestic reptile. “I’m tired,” explained Parker. “Not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally. I’ve voluntarily dedicated so much of my time to this charity, it’s time for me to shift my commitment to my own well-being.”
In 2016, while running the Rescue and working full-time hours, Parker completed her master’s degree in geography, urban & environmental studies. Her research focused on the interactions between humans and non-human animals within specific spaces. Her plan is to remain a board member of Roy and Cher’s and focus on animal welfare education and outreach, mapping feral cat colonies within the City of Cornwall, and reviving Roy and Cher’s barn cat and TNR programs. “I love researching and observing but because of all of the administration behind-the-scenes, and the coordinating of volunteers and the programs, I haven’t been able to do much of that.”
“I feel that right now, by not focusing on outreach, education, and spay and neuter services, we are only putting a band-aid on the feral cat overpopulation,” she added. “If I am going to stay a board member, those are the areas I want to focus on. I want to see results. I want to see change. I don’t want to be the one to worry about all the government documents, and volunteer recruitment, and all of that administrative stuff. It’s someone else’s turn.” Parker is hoping that other local animal rescue organizations will join together to spay and neuter Cornwall’s stray and feral cats. “Dedicated team-work is needed if we are going to be able to help these cats, and the community.”
Sean Herridge-Berry, Treasurer with Roy and Cher’s since 2014, supports Parker’s decision. “Her well-being is important. She has done so much and I understand her need to step back and re-evaluate her role in animal rescue. She’s exhausted.”
Herridge-Berry acknowledges that it will be a difficult process recruiting a new Director of Operations for the charity, especially since it is a volunteer position. “This role is best suited for someone who is not only passionate about animal rescue, but who is also knowledgeable with the operations of registered charities, and who also has incredible people skills. Sometimes I think we deal more with people, than with animals!” Herridge-Berry adds that the new Director of Operations will need to be 100% committed, extremely responsible, and ready to tackle the challenge for several years. “I know that Angie has tried to step down several times over the years because of exhaustion, but the public encouraged her to continue on. This time, I know she’s done.”
Interested in the Director of Operations position for Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm? Serious inquiries can be directed to 613-662-7162 or RoyandCher@gmail.com. The board of directors is hoping that someone can start as early as mid-October so that there is plenty of time to make a smooth transition into the role. For all other Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm inquiries, please call 613-334-7115 or email RoyandCher.Info@gmail.com.
Director of Operations for local charity, Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm, to step down
South Glengarry, ON – On September 6, founder of Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm announced to the charity’s board of directors that she will be stepping down as Director of Operations effective December 31, 2021. Following a board meeting on September 19, the decision was made to start the recruitment process immediately.
Angela Parker founded Roy and Cher’s July 2013. Since then, the animal rescue has assisted over 800 animals rescued from abuse, neglect and abandonment, including horses, rabbits, cats, dogs, goats, guinea pigs and domestic reptile. “I’m tired,” explained Parker. “Not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally. I’ve voluntarily dedicated so much of my time to this charity, it’s time for me to shift my commitment to my own well-being.”
In 2016, while running the Rescue and working full-time hours, Parker completed her master’s degree in geography, urban & environmental studies. Her research focused on the interactions between humans and non-human animals within specific spaces. Her plan is to remain a board member of Roy and Cher’s and focus on animal welfare education and outreach, mapping feral cat colonies within the City of Cornwall, and reviving Roy and Cher’s barn cat and TNR programs. “I love researching and observing but because of all of the administration behind-the-scenes, and the coordinating of volunteers and the programs, I haven’t been able to do much of that.”
“I feel that right now, by not focusing on outreach, education, and spay and neuter services, we are only putting a band-aid on the feral cat overpopulation,” she added. “If I am going to stay a board member, those are the areas I want to focus on. I want to see results. I want to see change. I don’t want to be the one to worry about all the government documents, and volunteer recruitment, and all of that administrative stuff. It’s someone else’s turn.” Parker is hoping that other local animal rescue organizations will join together to spay and neuter Cornwall’s stray and feral cats. “Dedicated team-work is needed if we are going to be able to help these cats, and the community.”
Sean Herridge-Berry, Treasurer with Roy and Cher’s since 2014, supports Parker’s decision. “Her well-being is important. She has done so much and I understand her need to step back and re-evaluate her role in animal rescue. She’s exhausted.”
Herridge-Berry acknowledges that it will be a difficult process recruiting a new Director of Operations for the charity, especially since it is a volunteer position. “This role is best suited for someone who is not only passionate about animal rescue, but who is also knowledgeable with the operations of registered charities, and who also has incredible people skills. Sometimes I think we deal more with people, than with animals!” Herridge-Berry adds that the new Director of Operations will need to be 100% committed, extremely responsible, and ready to tackle the challenge for several years. “I know that Angie has tried to step down several times over the years because of exhaustion, but the public encouraged her to continue on. This time, I know she’s done.”
Interested in the Director of Operations position for Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm? Serious inquiries can be directed to 613-662-7162 or RoyandCher@gmail.com. The board of directors is hoping that someone can start as early as mid-October so that there is plenty of time to make a smooth transition into the role. For all other Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm inquiries, please call 613-334-7115 or email RoyandCher.Info@gmail.com.
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Pro-cat protest outside City Hall
Seaway News, September 24, 2018
By Nick Seebruch
CORNWALL, Ontario - Protesters demanding money from the City of Cornwall to deal with the feral cat problem in the city protested outside of City Hall before the council meeting on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.
The protesters were from a variety of animal support groups from around the region including Roy & Cher's Animal Rescue.
Angie Parker, one of the founders of Roy & Cher's said that this year, her organization has spent $15, 000 on spay and neutering stray cats, of that $5,000 was spent in the month of July alone.
Mary Jane Proulx, who also works for Roy & Cher's and is running for Cornwall City Council said that this was an issue that the City should be funding.
"They spent money on the arts building, $400,000 and $5 million to renovate," she said. "Let's get our priorities straight. People tell me they wouldn't move to Cornwall and that's the problem. We want to new Council to know that this is a problem.
Parker said she hoped that the City would contribute $20,000 toward the spay and neutering of stray cats and put some of that money towards foster families in the City
"I believe that Trap, Release and Return, TNR, is the solution to helping a community over populated by cats," said Parker
Seaway News, September 24, 2018
By Nick Seebruch
CORNWALL, Ontario - Protesters demanding money from the City of Cornwall to deal with the feral cat problem in the city protested outside of City Hall before the council meeting on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.
The protesters were from a variety of animal support groups from around the region including Roy & Cher's Animal Rescue.
Angie Parker, one of the founders of Roy & Cher's said that this year, her organization has spent $15, 000 on spay and neutering stray cats, of that $5,000 was spent in the month of July alone.
Mary Jane Proulx, who also works for Roy & Cher's and is running for Cornwall City Council said that this was an issue that the City should be funding.
"They spent money on the arts building, $400,000 and $5 million to renovate," she said. "Let's get our priorities straight. People tell me they wouldn't move to Cornwall and that's the problem. We want to new Council to know that this is a problem.
Parker said she hoped that the City would contribute $20,000 toward the spay and neutering of stray cats and put some of that money towards foster families in the City
"I believe that Trap, Release and Return, TNR, is the solution to helping a community over populated by cats," said Parker
‘Just an abundance of cats’: feral, stray and breeding felines overwhelm small Ontario city
Global News, August 18th 2018
By: Abigail Bimman
One third of all SPCA cats in the province of Ontario reside in the city, which has fewer than 50,000 people. The Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry SPCA cares for 2,000 cats a year.
Most people you ask, though, don’t know why their city has this problem. The OSCPA animal centre manager doesn’t know, nor did any city councilors offer a clue.
“It’s maddening, said Mary Jane Proulx, a volunteer with Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm.
“The problem is, many years ago the city of Cornwall dropped the ball,” said Proulx, who is also running for city council on a single-issue cat platform.
Rescue Farm founder Angie Parker has some ideas as to the root problem.
“Cornwall has a lot of low-income residents, and spaying and neutering your animal costs a lot,” she said.
“I also feel that people are viewing these animals more as objects instead of family members. … You don’t see very many stray dogs.”
Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm practices TNR — that’s trap, neuter and release. They’ve spayed or neutered 140 cats since 2014, working with a vet who’s been patient with payment. They currently owe $5,000.
For the Full story: Ontario city overrun with feral felines
Global News, August 18th 2018
By: Abigail Bimman
One third of all SPCA cats in the province of Ontario reside in the city, which has fewer than 50,000 people. The Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry SPCA cares for 2,000 cats a year.
Most people you ask, though, don’t know why their city has this problem. The OSCPA animal centre manager doesn’t know, nor did any city councilors offer a clue.
“It’s maddening, said Mary Jane Proulx, a volunteer with Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm.
“The problem is, many years ago the city of Cornwall dropped the ball,” said Proulx, who is also running for city council on a single-issue cat platform.
Rescue Farm founder Angie Parker has some ideas as to the root problem.
“Cornwall has a lot of low-income residents, and spaying and neutering your animal costs a lot,” she said.
“I also feel that people are viewing these animals more as objects instead of family members. … You don’t see very many stray dogs.”
Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm practices TNR — that’s trap, neuter and release. They’ve spayed or neutered 140 cats since 2014, working with a vet who’s been patient with payment. They currently owe $5,000.
For the Full story: Ontario city overrun with feral felines
OSPCA's spay and neuter clinic coming to Cornwall in October
Cornwall Standard Freeholder, July 11, 2018
By: Alan Hale
Residents worried about Cornwall’s ongoing cat crisis have been diligently keeping the pressure on the city council to do something about the issue.
Mary Jane Hill from Roy and Cher’s Rescue Far and Mellissa Alepins of Tiny But Mighty Kitten Rescue have been diligently showing up at city council meetings with signs calling on the city to help feral cats by funding trap-neuter-return programs like the ones that they run. This past Monday, more supporters came along for their vigil in the public gallery.
The placards have to wait out in the hall during the council meeting itself, but councillors have heard their message and the subject was raised at Monday’s meeting.
The OSPCA’s head office has confirmed that it is planning to come to Cornwall on Oct. 4 and 5.
But it doesn’t appear that it will be a trap-neuter-return program, where feral cats are caught spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and then returned to their colonies to live out the remainder of their lives. Instead, the OSPCA is offering a low-income spay and neuter clinic where people are being encouraged to bring in both cats and dogs.
For the Full Story: OSPCA's spay and neuter clinic coming to Cornwall in October
Mobile cat clinic coming to Cornwall
Seaway News, July 10th, 2018
By Nick Seebruch
At the end of Cornwall City Council's July 9 meeting, Mayor Leslie O'Shaughnessy mentioned that there were plans to have the OSPCA's mobile cat clinic to come to Cornwall.
The clinic would be focused on spaying and neutering cats that are brought in, stray or otherwise. The Mayor guessed that the clinic would be in Cornwall in October but said that there were no definitive dates or definitive costs for having the clinic come to visit.
Last November, the OSPCA in SD&G announced that they had taken in 700 cats up to that point in 2017. Each cat costs the OSPCA $514 to house. That cost does not include spay or neutering, vaccinations, and medical care.
At the Council meeting there were representatives from Roy & Cher's Animal Rescue, who have tried to help with the local feral cat problem by trapping cats and having them spayed/ neutered. Mary Jane Hill of Roy & Cher's appeared delighted at the announcement but said that the City was not investing enough in solving this problem.
For Full Story: Mobile cat cllinic coming to Cornwall
Seaway News, July 10th, 2018
By Nick Seebruch
At the end of Cornwall City Council's July 9 meeting, Mayor Leslie O'Shaughnessy mentioned that there were plans to have the OSPCA's mobile cat clinic to come to Cornwall.
The clinic would be focused on spaying and neutering cats that are brought in, stray or otherwise. The Mayor guessed that the clinic would be in Cornwall in October but said that there were no definitive dates or definitive costs for having the clinic come to visit.
Last November, the OSPCA in SD&G announced that they had taken in 700 cats up to that point in 2017. Each cat costs the OSPCA $514 to house. That cost does not include spay or neutering, vaccinations, and medical care.
At the Council meeting there were representatives from Roy & Cher's Animal Rescue, who have tried to help with the local feral cat problem by trapping cats and having them spayed/ neutered. Mary Jane Hill of Roy & Cher's appeared delighted at the announcement but said that the City was not investing enough in solving this problem.
For Full Story: Mobile cat cllinic coming to Cornwall
Loyalist graduate runs rescue farm
The Belleville Intelligencer, June 29th, 2018
By Holly Marshall
When Angela Dawn Parker adopted two adorable kittens named Roy and Cher from the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, she never imagined she would one day open her own rescue.
Flash forward nine years, and that’s exactly what she’s doing. These days Parker has her hands full running Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm, a vegan-inspired organization in Bainsville, Ontario, which is named after the now full-grown cats who captured her heart.
“Roy has a bit of anxiety, so by having him I learned how to be more patient and understanding,” said Parker, a 2001 Loyalist College television broadcasting (now Film & TV Production) graduate.
“In 2013, when I decided to start the rescue, I chose to name it after Roy and Cher because they were one of the reasons why I decided to do it. I wanted to use patience and compassion to assist other animals.” After Loyalist, Parker worked in the film industry for many years. She was an assistant editor on Kink (Showcase, Paperny Films, 2002) and a production coordinator/editor/sound recordist on Scooter Trash (OLN, WhistleStop Productions, 2003).
For Full Story: On Campus: Loyalist graduate runs rescue farm
Letter to the Editor: No euthanasia for roaming cats!
Seaway News, June 4th, 2018
By: Mary Jane Proulx
"Euthanasia is not the answer for the feral cat problem. You would be opening up a can of worms.
First find out the facts what Roy and Chers Rescue Farm have been doing in Cornwall about the feral cats. And find out what the people of Cornwall are telling us. "
"It's not the cats fault that they are on our streets. We are the ones that have failed them. And we have to figure out as a community what is the solution. With a positive approach. And that means no name calling Mr. Wells."
For Full story: LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Seaway News, June 4th, 2018
By: Mary Jane Proulx
"Euthanasia is not the answer for the feral cat problem. You would be opening up a can of worms.
First find out the facts what Roy and Chers Rescue Farm have been doing in Cornwall about the feral cats. And find out what the people of Cornwall are telling us. "
"It's not the cats fault that they are on our streets. We are the ones that have failed them. And we have to figure out as a community what is the solution. With a positive approach. And that means no name calling Mr. Wells."
For Full story: LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Groups willing to keep working on cat problem, with Cornwall cash
The Cornwall Standard Freeholder, May 30th, 2018
By: Alan. S. Hale
The operators of two different catch-and-return spay and neutering operations to control feral cat populations in Cornwall came with their own signs as part of an effort to convince the city to provide them with financial support.
Mellissa Alepins of Tiny But Mighty Kitten Rescue and Mary Jane Hill from Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm were are making the case that spay and neutering Cornwall’s large population of feral and wandering cats is the only sure way to fix the crisis. Since they are already doing that work, they’re arguing the city should help support them.
“We are not giving up, we are going to keep pushing and pushing until we get some money,” said Hill. “The only way to deal with this is with spay and neuter programs.
Cornwall has such a large cat problem the city was the source of 30 per cent of all felines taken in by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) in 2017
For Full Story: Groups willing to keep working on cat problem
The Cornwall Standard Freeholder, May 30th, 2018
By: Alan. S. Hale
The operators of two different catch-and-return spay and neutering operations to control feral cat populations in Cornwall came with their own signs as part of an effort to convince the city to provide them with financial support.
Mellissa Alepins of Tiny But Mighty Kitten Rescue and Mary Jane Hill from Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm were are making the case that spay and neutering Cornwall’s large population of feral and wandering cats is the only sure way to fix the crisis. Since they are already doing that work, they’re arguing the city should help support them.
“We are not giving up, we are going to keep pushing and pushing until we get some money,” said Hill. “The only way to deal with this is with spay and neuter programs.
Cornwall has such a large cat problem the city was the source of 30 per cent of all felines taken in by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) in 2017
For Full Story: Groups willing to keep working on cat problem
Cornwall needs a trap, neuter and release program for cats, according to bylaw critics
Global News Canada, May 15th, 2018
By: Alexandra Mazur
Cornwall’s city council met on Monday to discuss the report, presented by the city’s bylaw department with consultation with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry branch of the OSPCA, in the hope of addressing the large number of cats roaming the city streets. According to the OSPCA, about one third surrendered cats in Ontario come from the Cornwall area.
Some of the most notable suggestions in the report were to prohibit the feeding of roaming cats without ownership, keeping all cats indoors at all times, and mandatory registration and spaying or neutering of all cats
According to Mary Jane Hill, a volunteer cat trapper for Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm, it’s the city’s lack of continuous funding for a trap, neuter and release program that has led to Cornwall’s fever pitch cat crisis.
For Full Story: Cornwall needs a trap, neuter and release program (...)
Global News Canada, May 15th, 2018
By: Alexandra Mazur
Cornwall’s city council met on Monday to discuss the report, presented by the city’s bylaw department with consultation with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry branch of the OSPCA, in the hope of addressing the large number of cats roaming the city streets. According to the OSPCA, about one third surrendered cats in Ontario come from the Cornwall area.
Some of the most notable suggestions in the report were to prohibit the feeding of roaming cats without ownership, keeping all cats indoors at all times, and mandatory registration and spaying or neutering of all cats
According to Mary Jane Hill, a volunteer cat trapper for Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm, it’s the city’s lack of continuous funding for a trap, neuter and release program that has led to Cornwall’s fever pitch cat crisis.
For Full Story: Cornwall needs a trap, neuter and release program (...)
Rescue groups: Cornwall cat law a ‘mess’, TNR the solution
Cornwall Newswatch, May 15th, 2018
By: Bill Kingston
Two cat rescue groups call Cornwall’s proposed cat control bylaw “a mess” and the solution to the cat problem is reinstating a 2008 OSPCA program.
“It’s (the bylaw) not going to work,” said Mary Jane Proulx of Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm, outside the council chambers Monday night, shortly after council discussed the proposed law.
“Trap and return (TNR), we have to get that back,” Proulx said, referring to the OSPCA’s 2008 program which was funded entirely by the society.
“That’s why we’re in this problem right now is because they haven’t been doing it for years.”
The rescue farm, which relies on donations, takes the cats to St. Zotique, Que. where the cost of spaying and neutering is cheaper than local options. The rescue group is dealing with 70 per cent of the feral cats in Cornwall, she said.
For Full Story: Rescue groups: Cornwall cat law a 'mess', TNR the solution
Cornwall Newswatch, May 15th, 2018
By: Bill Kingston
Two cat rescue groups call Cornwall’s proposed cat control bylaw “a mess” and the solution to the cat problem is reinstating a 2008 OSPCA program.
“It’s (the bylaw) not going to work,” said Mary Jane Proulx of Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm, outside the council chambers Monday night, shortly after council discussed the proposed law.
“Trap and return (TNR), we have to get that back,” Proulx said, referring to the OSPCA’s 2008 program which was funded entirely by the society.
“That’s why we’re in this problem right now is because they haven’t been doing it for years.”
The rescue farm, which relies on donations, takes the cats to St. Zotique, Que. where the cost of spaying and neutering is cheaper than local options. The rescue group is dealing with 70 per cent of the feral cats in Cornwall, she said.
For Full Story: Rescue groups: Cornwall cat law a 'mess', TNR the solution
Proposed cat by-law: You feed it, you own it
Seaway News, May 14th, 2018
By: Nick Seebruch
Cornwall City Council reviewed a proposed cat by-law at their meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018.The by-law would also outline strict rules around cat ownership. The law states that if someone is found to be feeding a stray cat, that they will then be considered to be the owners of the cat, and responsible for registering and spaying/ neutering the cat.
In addition to strict laws around ownership, the proposed by-law would also restrict cats being allowed outdoors. If the by-law were enacted, all cats would have to remain indoors unless on a leash or in a secure enclosure.
Mary-Jane Proulx of Roy & Cher's Rescue was skeptical about the proposed release."It will never work," she said. "They need to go back to trap and return." Under trap and return, cats are trapped, spayed/ neutered and then released back into the wild.
For Full Story: Proposed cat by-law: You feed it, you own it
Seaway News, May 14th, 2018
By: Nick Seebruch
Cornwall City Council reviewed a proposed cat by-law at their meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018.The by-law would also outline strict rules around cat ownership. The law states that if someone is found to be feeding a stray cat, that they will then be considered to be the owners of the cat, and responsible for registering and spaying/ neutering the cat.
In addition to strict laws around ownership, the proposed by-law would also restrict cats being allowed outdoors. If the by-law were enacted, all cats would have to remain indoors unless on a leash or in a secure enclosure.
Mary-Jane Proulx of Roy & Cher's Rescue was skeptical about the proposed release."It will never work," she said. "They need to go back to trap and return." Under trap and return, cats are trapped, spayed/ neutered and then released back into the wild.
For Full Story: Proposed cat by-law: You feed it, you own it
Roy and Cher's Rescue Farm to hold charity auction
Seaway News, March 11, 2018
By: Nick Seebruch
Roy and Cher's Rescue Farm will be holding a bachelor and bachelorette charity auction on April 21 at the Ramada Inn in Cornwall.
Doors for the event open at 7 p.m. and will see 10 men and 10 women auctioned off for a sponsored date.
The date activities will be sponsored by Simply Jennifer, Rainbow Farms, Heritage Golf, the Cornwall Golf and Country Club and more. Some possible dates include picnics, horseback riding, picnics, and golf.
Tickets are $25 each or $40 for a couple and are available at Stacey's Pet Depot, O'Neill's Pub, and the South Glengarry Restaurant in Lancaster.
Money raised by the event will go to support Roy and Cher's Animal Rescue, Bee Meadow Farms, and Stable Foundations Equine Assisted Therapy.
For Full Story: Roy and Cher's Rescue Farm to hold charity auction
Seaway News, March 11, 2018
By: Nick Seebruch
Roy and Cher's Rescue Farm will be holding a bachelor and bachelorette charity auction on April 21 at the Ramada Inn in Cornwall.
Doors for the event open at 7 p.m. and will see 10 men and 10 women auctioned off for a sponsored date.
The date activities will be sponsored by Simply Jennifer, Rainbow Farms, Heritage Golf, the Cornwall Golf and Country Club and more. Some possible dates include picnics, horseback riding, picnics, and golf.
Tickets are $25 each or $40 for a couple and are available at Stacey's Pet Depot, O'Neill's Pub, and the South Glengarry Restaurant in Lancaster.
Money raised by the event will go to support Roy and Cher's Animal Rescue, Bee Meadow Farms, and Stable Foundations Equine Assisted Therapy.
For Full Story: Roy and Cher's Rescue Farm to hold charity auction
Animal rescue holds adoption event in Cornwall
Cornwall Standard Freeholder, March 26th, 2017
By: Alan S. Hale
Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm once again partnered with Stacy’s Pet Depot over the weekend to try and find homes for the animals in the farm’s care.
“What we do is rescue feral cats, and other strays people find, we have them fixed and try to find homes for them,” explained Bernadette Wylie, a volunteer with the animal rescue farm.
If the cats can be socialized, she explained, they try to adopt them out to families as pets. Those who are a bit too wild to be house pets are given to farmers so they can be barn cats, which are used control pests like mice and rats.
“We’re also trying to raise awareness about our adoption service,” said Wylie.
For Full Story: Animal rescue holds adoption event in Cornwall
Cornwall Standard Freeholder, March 26th, 2017
By: Alan S. Hale
Roy and Cher’s Rescue Farm once again partnered with Stacy’s Pet Depot over the weekend to try and find homes for the animals in the farm’s care.
“What we do is rescue feral cats, and other strays people find, we have them fixed and try to find homes for them,” explained Bernadette Wylie, a volunteer with the animal rescue farm.
If the cats can be socialized, she explained, they try to adopt them out to families as pets. Those who are a bit too wild to be house pets are given to farmers so they can be barn cats, which are used control pests like mice and rats.
“We’re also trying to raise awareness about our adoption service,” said Wylie.
For Full Story: Animal rescue holds adoption event in Cornwall
Helping our feral feline friends in Cornwall and SDG
The Standard Freeholder, May 1, 2016
By Lois Ann Baker
By Lois Ann Baker
Roy & Cher's Animal Rescue is starting a feral cat relocation program and is looking for some help.
"Relocating cats is actually the last resort," said founder and director of operations Angela Dawn Parker. "Feral cats are domesticated cats who have never had any contact with humans or they have but have been outdoors on their own for so long, their trust has diminished."
Parker said feral cats would never be a good indoor-animal companion.
"However, that does not mean that feral cats aren't our responsibility," she said. "All humans should be responsible for caring for feral cats since ferals exist due to human error."
For full story: Helping our feral feline friends in Cornwall and SDG
"Relocating cats is actually the last resort," said founder and director of operations Angela Dawn Parker. "Feral cats are domesticated cats who have never had any contact with humans or they have but have been outdoors on their own for so long, their trust has diminished."
Parker said feral cats would never be a good indoor-animal companion.
"However, that does not mean that feral cats aren't our responsibility," she said. "All humans should be responsible for caring for feral cats since ferals exist due to human error."
For full story: Helping our feral feline friends in Cornwall and SDG
Roy and Cher's adoption weekend
The Standard Freeholder, February 4, 2016
By Todd Hambleton
By Todd Hambleton
It's a fairly regular occurrence, but always a special occasion. Roy and Cher's Animal Rescue will partner with the Pet Valu store at the Eastcourt Mall in Cornwall for an adoption weekend on Feb. 12-14. The last event late in the fall was a big success and even included a guinea pig that was adopted. This time, it's a cats-only event.
"We'll have (several) cats available," said Chantal Comtois, Roy and Cher's Animal Rescue vice-president.
For full story: Roy and Cher's Adoption Weekend
"We'll have (several) cats available," said Chantal Comtois, Roy and Cher's Animal Rescue vice-president.
For full story: Roy and Cher's Adoption Weekend
Fosters needed for rescued animals
The Standard Freeholder, October 29, 2015
By Todd Hambleton
By Todd Hambleton
With several jobs on the go, and while studying for a Masters degree, Angie Parker is still finding time to help animals.
"I need a lot of help and volunteers, (and) we have a great board of directors," said Parker, of Bainsville, who in 2013 founded Roy and Cher's Animal Rescue, a registered not-for-profit organization that assists animals suffering from abuse, neglect and abandonment, operating as a network of fosters throughout Eastern Ontario and Southern Quebec.
Currently, there's a need for cat fosters, and for horse fosters, with the horse fosters required to be located in Glengarry, or the Dalhousie/Riviere Beaudette area in Quebec.
"Volunteering with rescued animals can be a very rewarding experience," said Parker, who grew up in Lancaster.
For full story: Fosters needed for rescued animals
"I need a lot of help and volunteers, (and) we have a great board of directors," said Parker, of Bainsville, who in 2013 founded Roy and Cher's Animal Rescue, a registered not-for-profit organization that assists animals suffering from abuse, neglect and abandonment, operating as a network of fosters throughout Eastern Ontario and Southern Quebec.
Currently, there's a need for cat fosters, and for horse fosters, with the horse fosters required to be located in Glengarry, or the Dalhousie/Riviere Beaudette area in Quebec.
"Volunteering with rescued animals can be a very rewarding experience," said Parker, who grew up in Lancaster.
For full story: Fosters needed for rescued animals
Fundraising for Furry Friends
Cornwall Seaway News, August 16, 2015
By Adam Brazeau
By Adam Brazeau
CORNWALL, Ontario - From homemade catnip to used books and board games, Roy & Cher's Animal Rescue offered dedicated yard sale
shoppers a bargain for a good cause.
Organizers of the not-for-profit organization’s second annual yard sale, held in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 parking lot on Sunday (August 16), expect to raise about $1,000. The first edition collected $900.
"People were helping unpack boxes before we even opened at 7 a.m.,” said Angela Parker, founder and director of operations. "All fundraisers we have assist animals from abuse, neglect and abandonment."
For full story: Fundraising for Furry Friends
shoppers a bargain for a good cause.
Organizers of the not-for-profit organization’s second annual yard sale, held in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 parking lot on Sunday (August 16), expect to raise about $1,000. The first edition collected $900.
"People were helping unpack boxes before we even opened at 7 a.m.,” said Angela Parker, founder and director of operations. "All fundraisers we have assist animals from abuse, neglect and abandonment."
For full story: Fundraising for Furry Friends
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Pictured from left are Roy & Cher's Animal Rescue volunteers Yulia Selivanova, Anastasia Nikolakakis, Bernadette Wiley, Melanie Landry, and the rescue group's vice-president Chantal Contois and founder Angela Parker at their second annual yard sale fundraiser held in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 parking lot in Cornwall on Sunday, August 16, 2015.
Pictured from left are Roy & Cher's Animal Rescue volunteers Yulia Selivanova, Anastasia Nikolakakis, Bernadette Wiley, Melanie Landry, and the rescue group's vice-president Chantal Contois and founder Angela Parker at their second annual yard sale fundraiser held in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 parking lot in Cornwall on Sunday, August 16, 2015.
Locals 'get down' at Aultsville fundraiser
CORNWALL, Ontario - Retro music fans “got down” during a recent fundraiser, at Aultsville Theatre, featuring tributes to Neil Diamond, Cher, The Bee Gees and ABBA.
Benefiting Roy and Cher’s Animal Rescue, the event raised approximately $4000 for the group which works to foster surrendered and abandoned animals, as well as the implementation of a spay and release program for stray cats.
For full story: Locals 'get down' at Aultsville fundraiser
Benefiting Roy and Cher’s Animal Rescue, the event raised approximately $4000 for the group which works to foster surrendered and abandoned animals, as well as the implementation of a spay and release program for stray cats.
For full story: Locals 'get down' at Aultsville fundraiser
Pictured are event organizers Chantal Contois and Angie Parker with members of the cast of ABBAMANIA.