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Lotus & Bonsai

Posted on by Rachel Shen
Lotus and Bonsai are 3 month old boys (as of June 2015) who were surrendered with their litter-mates in April. These sweet and beautiful boys enjoy human company, are very social, easy to handle, friendly and are adorable! Lotus and Bonsai are available for adoption with their cagemates Snapdragon & Bebop. To adopt or foster these boys, please fill out the adoption/foster application under > Get Involved > Adopt.
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Marigold & Inka

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Marigold and Inka are a wonderful pair of rats available for adoption. Marigold and Inka are not sisters but they were raised together since they were very young and are very bonded now. They are social rats who love to explore and receive lots of attention! Marigold & Inka are available for adoption or fostering along with their cagemates Toohart & Poppy and Noir & Lilac. To adopt or foster this lovely trio, please fill our the adoption application under > Get Involved > Adopt! ...
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Stanley & Brando

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Both boys were rescued by a kind lady in Kingston right before they were to become snake food. Stanley is much larger and very outgoing where as Brando is smaller and takes a little longer to warm up to you. Both boys are oh so sweet and really bask in any attention they get. Please do not let the fact that these boys are albino put you off. Fur-colour and eye-color are not an indication of temperament or personality. Just like other rats, these brothers are looking for a loving home of their...
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Update: Spirit

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
On September 25, 2014 we took in a frail, thin, and very sick little girl. Quite honestly, we had fears that she wouldn't make it to October - but had resolved to make whatever time she had left with us as positive, loving, and nurturing as possible. This is Spirit today. She has exceeded all our expectations and has overcome so many obstacles. In the last two months and a bit we've watched her put on healthy weight and learn to trust humans, under the loving and devoted hands of Anita...
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Spirit

Posted on by Rachel Shen
As a rescue we spend a notable amount of time on Kijiji. This is for a variety of reasons – to intercept people looking into pet rats in order to encourage them to adopt, to identify breeders, and, of course, to identify and rescue rats that are put on Kijiji as a way of discarding them when children have lost interest or the rat has gotten sick. We can’t always save them all. It comes down to operational needs and we are often put in a position where we are at capacity and unable to take in ra...
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Alvin, Simon & Theodore

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
These three boys are from the the two resulting litters from the Mascouche Breeder. They've just reached six weeks old as of Sept 14, and are now ready to find forever homes. They have lived their entire lives at the rescue and are therefore extremely well socialized and friendly. Alvin, who always stands out, is the handsome tan boy, Simon is the adorable black boy with dumbo ears, and Theodore is black with standard ears. The three of them enjoy getting up to antics just like their namesakes. ...
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Maple & Ash

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Maple is a gorgeous agouti Berkshire and Ash is black, with a perfectly heart-shaped white spot on her chest. These two girls are members of the group of rats and babies we took in from the SPCA. They are originally from a pet store that dumped 66 rats (including some pregnant adults) on the SPCA - who is simply not equipped to handle that many rats. We stepped in, taking 29 of the rats - including these two loves. As of November 10th, 2014, they will be available for adoption as a pair or...
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Kirby & Yoshi

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Kirby and Yoshi, formerly Hunter and Marlow, have been adopted into a wonderful home where they will be lavished with the cuddles and attention they deserve. These two boys are members of the group of rats and babies we took in from the SPCA. They are originally from a pet store that dumped 66 rats (including some pregnant adults) on the SPCA - who is simply not equipped to handle that many rats. We stepped in, taking 29 of the rats - including these two loves. These boys will be avai...
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Charlie & Bear

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Bear (black) and Charlie are looking for a forever home together! These two boys are members of the group of rats and babies we took in from the SPCA. They are originally from a pet store that dumped 66 rats (including some pregnant adults) on the SPCA - who is simply not equipped to handle that many rats. We stepped in, taking 29 of the rats - including these two loves. These boys will be available for adoption as of November 10, 2014. Please note, they are being fostered in Montreal.
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Rosemary & Thyme

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Rosemary (agouti) and Thyme (black) have found their forever home together! These two girls are members of the group of rats and babies we took in from the SPCA. They are originally from a pet store that dumped 66 rats (including some pregnant adults) on the SPCA - who is simply not equipped to handle that many rats. We stepped in, taking 29 of the rats - including these two loves. They have been adopted into a wonderful home where they will have older siblings to play and grow with! Were ...
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SPCA Rescue Group

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Over this last weekend a pet store went out of business. The pet store had rats - mostly as feeders, but also sold them as pets. When they closed their doors they had 66 rats - including many who were very, very young. The rats were all together - males and females. The store owner took all these rats and dumped them at the SPCA in Outaouais. They contacted us as they are not equipped to deal with the sheer quantity of small animals. As a result, we have taken in 29 rats - many of which are extr...
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Harriet & Selma

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Harriet and Selma were rescued from a situation where they were used to produce more rats in Masouche, Quebec. Both girls were timid and scared of hands. However, with the time and love their foster mom has invested in them, both girls slowly but surely came out of their shells. Harriet and Selma are curious and friendly and are quickly learning that humans are quite awesome. They are a tightly bonded pair and have been adopted together into a wonderful young home that will be able to give them ...
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Ben & Rupert

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Rupert was found running around outside and was rescued initially by Lisa. Unfortunately, one of her boys is a bit of a bully and did not accept Rupert. Ben is a tiny albino boy who was dumped along with his sister at a pet store just outside of Alexandria and was rescued by a woman named Adele right before the pet store owner was going to feed him to a snake. She realized very quickly that rats need a friend. She asked us for help. We took him in because we knew Rupert and he would be similar i...
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Caleese

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
This little darling came to us from an intake pound called Auberg Zen in Laval QC. They give them 30 days at the pound. If they are not picked up by an adopter or another shelter, they are euthanized... She is so friendly, energetic, and brave! She loves exploring and getting into mischief - as well as visiting all the other rats in the rescue. She is also here to stay - she's managed to wriggle her cute little face deep into Rachel's heart, so has been given her forever home permanently with Ra...
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Cleo

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Cleo was one of 6 rats we were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to rescue from a Gatineau pound who was not properly set up to care for rats. She has since blossomed into one of the alpha rats at her adoptive mom Karen's home and is soaking in all the love and attention a rat could ask for along with her two other cage mates.
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Ivy & Rue

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
Sweet Ivy & Rue are a mother and daughter pair originally rescued from the Valleyfields SPCA. They are now living comfortably together with a family of animal-loving vets! These sweet girls are still a bit scared and unsure about people and our hands, but their new family will love them and work with them. Hooray for wonderful families!
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Elly & Ingrid

Posted on by Kaitlynne-Rae
It can be said that Elly (left) & Ingrid were a pair made in rattie heaven. Both of these older girls had lost their previous cage-mates and were lonely. They accepted each other almost immediately and now live in a spacial Critter Nation together. Their mom is a loving parent who not only dotes on them, but will go the extra mile to make sure her girls are healthy and happy. Elly was definitely one of the lucky ones - she lived to a ripe old age of 3.5 years!
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