Kingston Animal Rescue

12/31/2025

UPDATE: driver secured thank you! Send Tippy well wishes!

We need someone to drive Tippy to Sydenham Vet Services at 3050 Rutledge Rd, Sydenham immediately as the clinic closes at noon! He’s at The Cat’s Pajamas, 4811 Perth Road. He seems to have developed an abscess that needs to be treated immediately. Please let us know if you can help!

12/12/2025

🎅📸 𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀! 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 & 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙨 📸🎅

This is it! ✨ One final opportunity to capture a magical holiday photo with Santa at his outdoor workshop just west of Kingston — all in support of rescue animals.

📅 Tomorrow, Dec 13
⏰ 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📸 Photographer: Garrett Elliott Photography
💲 $50 per family | By appointment only
📍 Santa’s Workshop, 4759 Taylor Kidd Blvd

🎁 100% of proceeds support Kingston Animal Rescue
📸 A beautiful keepsake + a meaningful cause ❤️

🎟 Book now before it’s gone!
➡ Website in bio! kingstonanimalrescue.com/content/santa-photos

Make memories. Save lives. 🎄🐾

11/30/2025

📣 Santa Photos Postponed Due to Unsafe Weather

Today’s icy, windy conditions mean we have to postpone. ❄️💨
If you were booked, please check your email for next steps and rebooking details. 💌

Thanks so much for your understanding and support. ❤️🐾

11/23/2025

🌲 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿 🌲
Deck your door and help save lives this holiday season!

We’re offering beautiful, handmade 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 $𝟰𝟬, crafted locally and perfect for porches, doors, and festive gifting. 💚 $15 from every wreath and planter helps provide life-saving care for rescue animals.

✨ 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭
✨ 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟟 • 𝟭𝟭𝟲𝟭 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱

📲 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆:
kingstonanimalrescue.com/content/shop

Thank you for supporting the animals this holiday season! 🌿💚

11/23/2025

📣 CANCELLED: Santa Photos today are postponed due to rain!
If you were booked for today, please check your email — we’ve sent an update with next steps and arrangements. 💌

The weather hasn’t cooperated, but we’re making sure everyone is taken care of. Please reply when you can so we can get you sorted!

Thank you so much for your understanding and support. ❤️🐾

11/14/2025

🎅🐾 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙬𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙥! 🐾🎅
Our Nov 13 Pet Photo Fundraiser was a hit! Huge thank you to Ben Myers Media for donating his incredible talent and capturing the cutest holiday moments. ❤️📸

Want your pet to shine with Santa too?
✨ More spots are open for Nov 20! ✨

📍 Pet Valu Midland Ave
📅 Thur, Nov 20 | 6–8:30 PM
💲 $25 per pet (high-res photo included!)
🎁 100% of proceeds support Kingston Animal Rescue
📸 Photographer: Lindsay Foster Photography

🎟 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙉𝙤𝙬 on our website! ➡ kingstonanimalrescue.com/santa
Help animals + get adorable holiday photos = the perfect combo. 🐶🐱❤️🎄

11/13/2025

Domestic bunny or Eastern Cottontail?

That’s been the question for us for the past few weeks. After hearing about an abandoned bunny outside, we moved quickly to locate and secure her the same day.

Once she was inside and we could see her up close, we began to question if she may be a leucistic Eastern Cottontail. Leucism is a condition that causes a partial loss of pigmentation, resulting in white or light colouring to the fur. This is different from albinism, which is a lack of melanin.

We kept her safe inside and limited interaction, monitoring her through a camera. Sometimes her behaviour pointed to domestic, sometimes she seemed very wild.

We consulted with many wildlife experts from local to across the world, as well as our own exotics vet. No one agreed and the decision to release her back outside weighed on us heavily even though we strongly suspected she was a cottontail. If we were wrong, we were abandoning a domestic bunny without the instinct to survive.

Through our outreach, we learned about the Natural Resources DNA Profiling and Forensic Centre at Trent University. Incredibly, we were able to send a sample of her fur for DNA analysis!

A week later, a Wildlife Forensic Scientist from the lab confirmed our suspicions: we had managed to “rescue” a very rare Eastern Cottontail. So rare that many wildlife experts have never seen one.

With her identity confirmed, this week we are releasing the rabbit back to her home territory. To ensure a safe and comfortable transition, she has been housed in an unheated and uninsulated garage for the past 10 days, allowing her to acclimatize to changing temperatures.

We are communicating with her neighbourhood to keep her safe and avoid any recapture attempts.

This was certainly one of the most perplexing rescues in our 15 years. We are relieved that she will be back home where she belongs.

11/07/2025

🎅📸 Capture the Magic of the Season with our 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 & 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧! 📸🎅

Step into the festive charm of Santa’s outdoor workshop 🎄 just west of Kingston for our beloved family photo sessions — all in support of rescue animals!

📅 Nov 15 & 16 - 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
📅 Nov 22 & 23 - 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
📅 Nov 29 & 30 - 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
💲 $50 per family. By appointment only- book today!
📍 Santa’s Workshop – private outdoor location west of Kingston

✨ Featuring our incredible volunteer photographers:
❤️ Lindsay Foster Photography
❤️ Sarah Rouleau Photography
❤️ Viara Mileva Photography
❤️ Garrett Elliott
❤️ Melissa Nicole Photography

🎟 Book now ➡ kingstonanimalrescue.com/content/santa-photos

📸 Create a beautiful holiday keepsake and help give every animal the gift of a forever home. ❤️

11/05/2025

🐾🎅 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙋𝙚𝙩 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧 – 𝙋𝙚𝙩 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙫𝙚

Bring your furry friend for a magical indoor photo with Santa — taken by our amazing volunteer photographers!

📍 Pet Valu Midland Ave
📅 Thur Nov 13 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM with Ben Myers Media
📅 Thur Nov 20 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM with Lindsay Foster Photography
💲 $25 per pet (includes a high-res digital photo — extra shots if your pet’s feeling photogenic!)
🎁 100% of proceeds support Kingston Animal Rescue

🎟 Book your spot now ➡ kingstonanimalrescue.com/santa

Make your pet’s Christmas wish come true — and help save lives! 🐶🐱✨

Foster homes needed for little friends such as rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters. We provide the start-up supplies/housing and medical care. You provide the love. Apply to foster.

11/05/2025

💛 A huge THANK YOU to Jason and the amazing Pet Valu Kingston & Gananoque teams! 💛

For over 15 years, these incredible stores have supported Kingston Animal Rescue through their annual PAWS Campaign — raising funds, awareness, and endless love for animals in need. 🐾

Every year, their staff work tirelessly to ask the community to donate to local rescues like ours (and others doing great work!), and this year their efforts raised an incredible $4,292.61 for Kingston Animal Rescue! 🙌

We’re beyond grateful for this long-standing partnership and for every Pet Valu team member and customer who gives so generously. You truly make a difference! ❤️

📍 Pet Valu Locations Supporting Us:
• Pet Valu Midland Ave, Kingston
• Pet Valu Bath Rd, Kingston
• Pet Valu Gardiners Rd, Kingston
• Pet Valu Princess St, Kingston
• Pet Valu Gananoque .gan

Thank you for being champions for animals — year after year! 🐶🐱🐰

07/30/2025

We have several bunnies in care, including Mandy & Santana, that need new foster homes ASAP.

We provide all the start-up supplies including housing (dog x-pen), bowls, litter box, food & hay. You provide the love.

Our bunnies are spayed/neutered.

Can you help? Please fill out a foster app and we'll be in touch.

Apply now: https://www.kingstonanimalrescue.com/fosterapplication

07/23/2025

It’s National Adoption Week at PetSmart. We’re proud to be adoption partners! Stop by all week to visit our bunnies in the adoption centre. Plus, we’ll have some cats visiting with us throughout the week. Maybe you’ll find your forever match. 🐇🐈