Looking for help?
AVA has prepared a variety of resources, from helping community cat caretakers take care of feral cats, to new cat guardians who want to prepare to adopt a rescue cat or kitten, learn how to play with their cat, or provide guidance about providing the proper healthcare and nutrition for your cat.
Help for Cat Guardians
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Learn to Cat! Visit our Cat 101 page for resources about how to give your rescue cat a happy and healthy life
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Information on the costs of cat care, including affordable spay/neuter services
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Unfortunately AVA does not provide emergency or temporary fostering for owned cats. Temporary supports/services:
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Through Ruff Times (temporary care, pet food bank and grief support)​
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Toronto Humane Society Urgent Care Program
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Safe Pet Ontario (helping survivors with pets)
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Oakville-Milton Humane Families in Transition Program
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If you need to surrender your owned cat, you can complete our online surrender application form.
Help with Community Cats
Community cats are exactly that: they belong to all of us. We have a collective responsibility to help vulnerable animals in need. AVA is a 100% volunteer-run rescue with limited capacity to respond to all the requests we receive. We have prepared resources to help community members understand more about community cats and how you can be part of the solution!​
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Take the TNR workshop and get certified for only $10 to help spay/neuter feral cats in your neighbourhood
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​What else can you do? Open your home to be a foster parent. If you can't help - ask around! Friends and neighbours may be willing to help with temporary fostering or driving to spay/neuter clinics or vet appointments.
It takes a village to help homeless, stray and feral cats and we need your help!