We have a variety of services available to our partner Nations. Please contact us to inquire more about our offered programs!
Community days
Year round, our team is in our partner Nations on a regular basis.
Each day looks different, and could include:
- Visiting CAP alumni animals and families
- Hosting nail trim or animal grooming days
- Delivering printed info sheets or other resources
- Delivering pet food, animal shelters, or other supplies
- Completing surveys with community members
Pet Food
Our pet food bank aims to support families experiencing food insecurity, ensuring both humans and animals have access to proper nutrition. The pet food bank relies solely on donations of cat and dog food, which is then distributed throughout our partner Nations.
Since 2011, we have distributed over 120,000 pounds of pet food, and this number keeps rising!
If you would like to donate pet food, please contact us.
Community Dinners
Community dinners offer an opportunity for community members in our partner Nations to come learn about our programs and meet members of our team. Dinners also provide a valuable opportunity for people to share their concerns or successes with us related to their Nation’s animal population. This provides us with ideas of what they would like to see for successful programming in the future.
Community animal demographics
We conduct community-wide animal demographic surveys in our partner Nations. This helps us and Nation leadership gather information related to dog ownership, how animals are acquired by families, and provides our team an opportunity to speak to community members one-on-one to hear what individuals would like to see for programming and supports moving forward.
This data can be used to see dog population trends overtime and between Nations, and to reunite animals with families should the animal be lost!
Data is gathered with consent from our partner Nation leadership, and adheres to the First Nations Principles of ownership, control, access, and possession – more commonly known as OCAP.
Animal first aid and safety workshops
Our team is trained through Canine Health Canada to facilitate pet first aid workshops on a variety of topics, including canine first aid, disaster and evacuation response, and first aid classes for youth!
Participants gain valuable knowledge and a certificate upon completing workshops!
Microchips
Microchips are a form of permanent identification, and is a valuable tool to reunite animals with their families should they go missing.
Microchips are approximately the size of an uncooked grain of rice. They are inserted into a cat or dog most often between their shoulder blades at the base of their neck. The microchip is inserted under the animal’s skin through a needle, like a vaccine. Each microchip has a unique code that can be scanned and identified; the owner’s information is connected to this code on an online database that can be accessed by veterinary and animal welfare organizations.
Microchip availability is limited, and are offered to animals in our partner Nations for a small fee.
Dog house workshops
Workshop participants learn how to build a dog house, and get to take one home at the end of the day!
We accept donations of supplies and tools for this program. We also accept pre-built donated dog houses. If you have a dog house, supplies, or tools you wish to donate, please contact us.
Support to surrender & rehome animals
If it is the best interest of the animal and family, an animal may be surrendered by the owner into our care. We do not remove animals from our partner Nations without consent.
In the case of a stray animal, consent is received from Nation leadership prior to the animal being removed. We work closely with a number of Humane Societies, SPCAs, and animal rescues across Western Canada to transfer ownership of surrendered animals from Canine Action Project into their care so animals can be vetted and adopted out.
We do not facilitate adoptions and we do not operate an animal shelter.
Please note the animal welfare industry is currently at capacity across Canada.
If you wish to surrender an animal, we may not be able to facilitate this request immediately.
Isolation & Animal Holding Facility
We have an isolation and animal holding facility equipped with power, heat, air exchange, air conditioning, a security monitoring system and 5 kennel runs. The purpose of this facility is to provide a safe, clean and warm interim space for animals for two reasons:
- Animals receiving medical care that we are supporting between medical appointments until they can be returned to their family in our partner Nations.
- Animals who have been surrendered into our care. Our team cares for the animals while they wait to be placed with and transported to other animal organizations.
We do not adopt out animals. All animals that are surrendered into our care are transferred to SPCAs, Humane Societies, and animal rescue organizations where they will be fully vetted and then placed up for adoption. This is not a publicly accessible facility.
Transportation
We recognize that geographic distance and transportation can be a barrier for some wishing to access veterinary care or other resources for their animals. Because of this, we want programs to be accessible by transporting animals to and from medical appointments if required, deliver supplies to our partner Nations as needed, among other travel needs! Our team travels thousands of kilometers each year!