The Lakefield Animal Welfare Society is a non-profit organization with the goal of rescuing stray, injured and abused animals in the Lakefield Area. This organization specializes in dogs, cats and other pets.
How you can Help
Each of us have the power to make choices that affect animals and the natural environment.
What can I do to protect natural habitats and wildlife?
- Bring your refillable water bottle. Choose to use our water refill station and help reduce plastic waste from single use containers.
- Carpool, ride your bike, walk or take public transit to reduce the negative impact of your commute and travel.
- Plant native species in your garden and use a rain barrel to water your garden.
- Support pollinators by providing safe habitats like naturalized yards, bird feeders or a bat house and avoid using pesticides and herbicides.
- Protect our source water. Keep it clean, slow it down and soak it up to prevent run off from contaminating our shared watershed.
- Support your local wildlife rehabilitation centers and accredited zoos and aquariums in their conservation efforts.
- Be an informed shopper; choose product certified to protect people, wildlife and the environment.
Found an Injured or Orphaned Animal?
Unfortunately, the Park and Zoo cannot accept any injured or orphaned animals found outside of the zoo due to the potential health risk to the animals within the zoo.
Do not attempt to treat an injured or sick wild animal yourself. Always contact your nearest licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre for assistance.
Lakefield Animal Welfare Shelter (LAWS)
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Humane Society
The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and its network of animal welfare communities facilitate and provide leadership relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals and the promotion of animal well-being. Some of their many animal wellness services and programs include animal rescue.
The Park and Zoo has partnered with the SPCA when suitable for animal health care and temporary homing for sick, abandoned, injured pets or pets that can no longer be cared for by their owners.
Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre
The Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre protects and conserves Ontario's native turtles and their habitat. They operate a turtle hospital that treats, rehabilitates and releases injured turtles.
The original Turtle Trauma Centre in the Kawarthas began on the Park and Zoo grounds as an office with a few rescued injured turtles. To this day, partnership on care, rescue, education and rehabilitation continues for this species at risk.
How to help an injured turtle? An injured turtle needs medical attention as soon as possible; call 705-741-5000 immediately.
The primary goal of the Ontario Wildlife Rescue is to connect people who have found injured and orphaned animals with those who can look after them and get them back into the wild. Their site can help you locate the best and closest wildlife centre near you approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Contact Us
Riverview Park & Zoo
1300 Water Street North
Peterborough ON K9H 7G4
T: 705-748-9301 ext. 2305