Welcome to Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions!

We are a non-profit organization and a registered charity. We are a small, Montreal-based animal rescue group devoted to finding homes for abandoned and homeless cats and dogs. Please check the About Us section to learn more. You can also download the PDF version of our pamphlet by clicking here.

Bienvenue aux Rescapés de Gerdy!

Nous sommes un petit groupe de personnes bénévoles, basé à Montréal, dont la mission est d’offrir une nouvelle vie, par l’adoption, à bon nombre de chats et de chiens perdus, abandonnés ou maltraités. Nous sommes un organisme à but non lucratif et une oeuvre de bienfaisance enregistrée. Pour savoir plus, consultez la section Qui sommes-nous? Ou téléchargez notre brochure en cliquant sur ce lien.

Gerdy will be taking a leave of absence from the running of Gerdy’s Rescues for about 2 months, effective immediately.  To ensure continuity of the running of Gerdy’s Rescues, her trusted Gerdy’s team will be happy to help you with your animal needs as usual during this period. 

Please contact us by email info@gerdysrescue.org to meet a Gerdy’s dog or cat, etc.  We will be happy to help you find that perfect new animal companion.  Gerdy will not be available by pager, but every effort will be made by us to return all inquiries as soon as possible by email or phone.

Please check the Adoptions section to learn more about the cats and dogs in need of a new home or click directly on the photo for the most recent arrivals.

Pour plus d'informations sur les chats et chiens qui ont besoin d'un foyer, veuillez vous référer à la section Adoptions ou cliquez sur la photo.

You can read about our most recent adoptions by clicking on the photos below. To view others who've been adopted since this site was created, please visit the Happy Endings section.

Vous pouvez lire à propos des autres animaux adoptés à la section Dénouements heureux ou cliquez sur la photo.

We like nothing better than to receive photos and updates on how our many adoptees are doing and share the news with you. You can read the most recent Tales to Tell by clicking on any of the the photos below or read them all by clicking here.

Il n'y a rien qui nous fait plus plaisir que lorsque vous partagez avec nous vos  nouvelles en nous envoyant des photos et des lettres des animaux adoptés. Vous pouvez les lire en cliquant sur ce lien.

We are looking for short-term and long-term foster homes. Would you be willing and able to house a cat or a dog on short notice? All animals would be vet-checked, vaccinated and sterilized. Food and all required veterinary care would also be provided. To learn more about what's involved, click here. If you can help, please contact us. Thank you.

Nous sommes à la recherche de foyers d’accueil de courte durée et de longue durée. Seriez-vous prêt(e) et disposé(e) à accueillir chez vous, avec un avis de dernière minute, un chat ou un chien? Tous les animaux auront, au préalable, été vérifiés par un vétérinaire, castrés et vaccinés. La nourriture, ainsi que les soins chez le vétérinaire, seront fournis. Veuillez communiquer avec nous si vous pouvez nous venir en aide. Merci.

Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions Tyler Fund

This fund was founded in memory of our beloved dog Tyler and dear friend Cecily Davies in order to bring hope and comfort to both animals and people in their time of need.

– Tyler's family

Please check the Donations section to learn more.

Fonds Tyler des Rescapés de Gerdy

Nous avons créé ce fonds à la mémoire de Tyler, notre chien adoré, et de Cecily Davies, notre chère amie, pour donner de l’espoir et du réconfort aux animaux et aux gens dans le besoin.

– La famille de Tyler

Vous trouverez plus de détails à la section DONS.

Hi, I am Daisy

I was very sick a while ago with a mass in my throat, I couldn’t breathe and bark and my people tried to help me but made a few wrong choices in my vet care. They love me very much, and I was getting worse. They didn’t want me to leave, so after praying for help, they found Gerdy’s Animal Rescue and pleaded for help to find a way to save me.

Now because Gerty found it in her heart to help me and because of donations from kind people to THE TYLER FUND, I had an operation by a wonderful Vet named Dr. Christine Carle at the Victoria Veterinary Hospital in St-Lambert also with the support of their Foundation. I can now breathe and I have my energy back. I even bark again after a year of silence!

Please people, do your research of Veterinarians before putting your pet’s lives in their hands or get a second opinion. Thank you Gerdy, THE TYLER FUND and Dr. Carle for giving me more time to be with the people I love.

Thanks Gerdy from Jeannette Ettinger

We have been touched by the story of a brave dog who gave up her life to save her master.  The family misses Kisha greatly and is so grateful to her sacrifice, they want to do something in Kisha’s honour.  They and Averil Robinson of Pet Friends, are encouraging support for Gerdy’s Rescues so Kisha can save other animal lives as well. You can read about Kisha's sacrifice here.

We are pleased to announce  GOLDENS AT GERDYS which will be a small umbrella group of specialty volunteers within Gerdy’s Rescues,  who support the rescue of Golden Retrievers.  They will raise funds so Goldens can be rescued, vetted, and kept  by Gerdy’s Rescues until adoption through Gerdy’s Rescues in the usual manner.  Thus we can help Goldens without financial detriment to our usual rescues of dogs and cats, which will be unaffected.

Donations will be accepted within our general fund designation on CanadaHelps and PayPal. Please note ”For Goldens” when donating.

A BIG THANK-YOU to John Rennie High School who had a "STOP THE PUPPYMILLS FUNDRAISER" and donated all the proceeds $400 to Gerdy's Rescues. 

A special thanks to Elisabeth Farkas who organized the fundraiser with the help of Lucie Gagnon, Kathleen Gardner, April Rehel and Margo Edwards.  Monies were raised by selling class made dog and cat treats and bandanas plus selling tickets for a prize.  The students also did their own marketing. 

There was a tremendous amount of work involved by the Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and Special Needs Resource students which produced a very successful fundraiser.

For all occasions and special holidays, enjoy delicious human treats while supporting Gerdy's Rescues!

Proceeds go to the Molly Iny Fund at Gerdys to help animals in need of surgeries before adoption.

Large gift packages: $15.00 (includes 3 enclosures of chocolate, dried fruit & nuts)

Small gift packages: $6.00 (includes 1 enclosure of  chocolate)

CALL Marilyn at (514) 733-3625 or (514) 983-0118

Can also be purchased at BAKER'S VET. CLINIC at 8310 Mayrand, Montreal (514) 739-1935

Despite our best efforts, Gerdy's Rescues is sad to announce the passing of Puppy, whose injuries were just too severe. Please click here to read his Memorial.

Gerdy's Rescues very sad to announce the passing of one of our Adoptees, Carbone. Please click here to read his Memorial.

Gerdy's Rescues is sad to announce the passing of Tubby. Please click here to read his Memorial.

Gerdy's Rescues is sad to announce the passing of Butsko. Please click here to read his Memorial.

Please join us at our Christmas Brunch Fundraiser in St. Lazare, Quebec to benefit Gerdy's Rescues on Saturday, December 17th! Please click here for more details.

Gerdy's has a special FUNDRAISER cookbook titled "DAWG GONE Good Recipes (For Dawgs)" available now for $10.  It is a good quality cookbook with dog treat recipes in English and French.  

There are lots of cute pictures for the people who don't cook. Great gift idea! Books can be purchased at:

Laurie Price Dog Grooming: 3212 Harwood, (close to Centre d'Achat Hudson) Vaudreuil-Dorion

Pitou Minou & Compagnons Global: 3100 Harwood, (Centre d'Achat Hudson) Vaudreuil-Dorion

Pitou Minou & Compagnons Global: 585 St Charles Avenue, Vaudreuil-Dorion

Pitou Minou & Compagnons Global: 475 Grand Boulevard, L'Ile Perrot

Ye Auld Curiosite Shoppe: 448b Main Street, Hudson

We will also have  the cookbooks available at the upcoming Pet Fair & Adoption Day on December 3rd in Hudson.  If you would like to purchase a cookbook but can not get to any of the locations please send a cheque to Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions for $14.

Each book is $10 plus $4 for shipping (CANADA ONLY!)  Make sure you include your name and address so we know where to send the book.  If you are looking for that unique Christmas gift this is it!

Hospital Veterinaire St-Lazare is having a nail clipping fundraiser with all proceeds to benefit Gerdy's Rescues on:

Saturday, November 26, 2011

From 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

$10 per animal by vet tec volunteers

YOUR PET WILL THANK YOU!

A full-size bilingual poster can be viewed here.

CTV Montreal - Power of One

Tireless animal rescuer finds good homes for cats and dogs.

Our sincere thanks to CTV Montreal for having Gerdy appear on Power of One on Sunday, October 9th. Please click here to read the story.

A donation by the Iny family has been received by Gerdy’s Rescues in loving memory of MOLLY INY, a beloved white Portuguese water dog who recently passed away from cancer  just short of her 8th birthday.

We will be honouring their request  to  start an informal MOLLY INY FUND specifically intended to help our dogs who need surgeries other than sterilization. 

If you want to help such a dog, just specify on your donation  “for the Molly Iny Fund”  and it will be used for that purpose.  The family of Molly wish her memory to live on by her being able to inspire people to support Gerdy’s efforts to help the animals we take in who need surgeries because of injury, abuse, neglect, or abandonment. 

If you wish to have your donation go for this purpose, please mark your donations “For the MOLLY INY FUND”,  thank you!

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU from Gerdy’s Rescues & Adoptions to Jenna, Lauren & Emma (L to R in photo)! 

They presented Gerdy with their lemonade stand profit of $102 and change in order to enable Gerdy to look after our dogs and cats who need veterinary care so they can go on to be adopted. 

We are deeply grateful for the girls efforts on our behalf to make a difference in the life of an animal in need.  You have set a wonderful example that children can play an important role in rescue, you will be the animal rescuers of the future and we are very proud of you girls!

We are happy to announce that the French & English versions of the 2010 Fall/Winter Newsletter has arrived! Please click here to view them as we celebrate 1700 Rescues!

See what we have done in 2010 and will be continuing in 2011. We thank all who supported us this past year and enabled us to continue in our work. 

You are deeply appreciated because without your support, we could not do the effort we do to save lives, end misery by helping the sick and injured, find homes, do needed vet care, and provide safe lodging for animals in our care. 

You make us what we are. You are saving lives along with us. Thank you for your financial and moral support.    

Gerdy

A devastated cat owner emailed us about her experience after their pet licked off a small amount of pure basil essential oil that had accidently been spilt on his fur.

In phoning a vet’s office about her cat, the message was relayed to the vet by the phone person, the vet assured the phone person to tell the client that the cat would be okay. The vet did not take the call, instead the phone person had put her own interpretation to the call when talking to the vet, and obviously missed some vital details, and the cat died after the client was told it would be ok without treatment.

This cat would likely be alive today if the vet had taken up the phone and had not gone through an intermediary where detail was lost. Even a simple “bring the cat right in” would have sufficed to bring immediate action to get the cat cared for. People who answer the phone are not vets. Direction to an emergency vet could have been done if the vet was too busy—ANYTHING to get the cat seen. A diagnosis was made without talking to the client and a beloved animal died just two and a half days later as a result.

To be consumed with grief and guilt—yes, guilt—because realizing now they should have not listened to the advice given by a vet when he never spoke to them about what happened and therefore did not have the essential details to indicate a true emergency—they play this in their minds constantly. They were so relieved to hear what they wanted to hear, that he would be ok as is, they never thought to question what the vet said and have him seen elsewhere right away.

To those who use ESSENTIAL OILS -BEWARE- THIS COULD BE YOU!!

PLEASE INFORM YOUR VET THIS IS A TOXIC SUBSTANCE!!!

Missing outdoor roaming cats are increasingly more likely to have become prey for an ever–increasing number of predators.  In the last few years, the Fisher (member of the Weasel family) and Coyote populations are increasing and when food gets scarce, especially in the colder months, cats can make an easy meal.  The risk is even greater at night for cats outside.  Small dogs are also targeted as prey, and are more endangered in neighbourhoods surrounded by woods.

People seem to be spotting more of these wild animals each year.  Bobcat numbers are up in some areas, along with Fishers, Coyotes, and in some areas, Great-Horned Owls.  The population of these animals is greatest in the spring when the animals are giving birth and in the fall, when they have a lot of young to feed and take foods they wouldn’t ordinarily seek, such as cats.  In the last 10 years, Fishers have expanded their range.  Fishers have been spotted in Laval and Hudson areas of Quebec in particular.  In fact we hear stories of them being spotted around  both on and off-island in the Montreal region.  A good reason to convert beloved cats into indoor inhabitants only!

Providing a window with a cat tree to look out over a bird feeder in the yard provides them with safe entertainment and helps the bird population as well.  Everyone wins — most of all the cats who will be saved.

We've now added the extra convenience of making secure online donations via CanadaHelps.org. Please check the Donations Section to learn more.

Pour faciliter vos transactions de dons életroniques sécurisés en ligne nous vous offrons maintenant la possibilité de faire vos dons via CanadaHelps.org. Veuillez visiter notre section DONS pour en savoir plus.

Gerdy wishes to thank everyone who's made use of our secure PayPal account to make a donation. The number of people who've contributed in such a short period of time has already made it a resounding success! Please check the Donations Section to learn more.

Gerdy aimerait remercier tous ceux et celles qui ont choisi d'utiliser notre compte électronique sécurisé Paypal pour faire un don. Ce fut un succès retentissant grâce au nombre de personnes qui ont contribué dans un si court lapse de temps. Veuillez visiter la section DONS pour en savoir plus.

Every effort is made to respond to your e-mails within 24 hours and to keep our web site as up to date as possible. However, some of the cats and dogs you see on our Adoptions page may already be adopted or adoption pending when you contact us. Or, we may have just got a cat or dog in that isn't yet featured on our web site. We therefore suggest you also check out a smaller listing we have on www.petfinder.com; click on Shelters & Rescue Groups at the top of the page, then enter Quebec in the box marked' State'.

Nous mettons tout en oeuvre pour répondre à vos courriels dans les 24 heures et effectuer une mise à jour régulière de notre site Web. Toutefois, il se peut que certains chats et chiens que vous voyez à la page Adoptions soient déjà adoptés ou sur le point de l'être au moment où vous communiquez avec nous. Ou encore que nous venions tout juste d'accueillir un chat ou chien qui ne paraît pas encore sur notre site Web. Par conséquent, nous vous suggérons de vérifier une liste abrégée de nos animaux offerts en adoption à l'adresse www.petfinder.com; cliquez sur Shelters & Rescue Groups au haut de la page, puis inscrivez Quebec dans la case sous "State".