Animals – Birds
- Barbara Heidenreich – Good Bird Inc. Parrot training and behaviour
- Budgerigar and Foreign Bird Society Bird club
- Exclusively Lories Lory breeding and information
- Feather Picking Bird behaviour information
- Liz Wilson, Bird Behavioralist Bird Behavioralist
- Parrot Enrichment Foraging Guidance
- Parrot Partner Education and adoption centre
- Parrot Resource Centre Bird behaviour information
- Sally Blanchard’s Companion Parrot Quarterly Parrot behaviour and information
- World Parrot Trust Parrot conservation
Animals – Ferrets
- Ferret Aid Society Ferret rescue
- Ferret Central Ferret information
Animals – Guinea Pigs
- Guinea Lynx Guinea Pig care and information
Animals – Hamsters
Animals – Hedgehogs
- Hedgehog Central Hedgehog information
- Hedgehog Ville Hedgehog breeder
Animals – Rabbits
- Blackjack’s Rabbit Rescue Sanctuary – Rabbit rescue and adoption
- Ontario Rabbit Education Organization – Rabbit information
- Rescue Angels Society – Rabbit rescue and adoption
- San Diego House Rabbit Society – Rabbit rescue and education
- Toronto Rabbit Rescue – Rabbit rescue and adoption
- Rabbit Rescue – Rabbit rescue and adoption
Animals – Rats & Mice
- The Rat Fan Club – Rat information
Animals – Reptiles (General)
- Herp and Green Iguana information – Herp care and information
- Reptiles Magazine – Information and fact sheets on reptile care
- Reptilia – Reptile zoo and education facility
Animals – Snakes
- Sciensational Sssnakes! Snake conservation and education
Animals – Sugar Gliders
- Sugar Gliders Sugar glider information
- Toronto Sugar Glider Sugar glider breeder
Animals – Turtles and Tortoises
Animals – Wildlife
- Earth’s Endangered Creatures Lists of endangered animals and plants
- Earthwatch Institute Scientific field research and education
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada Nature conservation
- The Owl Foundation Owl rescue and rehabilition
- Toronto Wildlife Centre Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation
- Earth Rangers
Animals — General
- MyPetED – Pet care information and app
- Pet Safety – Keeping your pet safe at home
- The Farley Foundation – Foundation helping people and pets in need
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Health tips and information on zoonotic conditions
- Peartree Impressions – Provides personalized keepsake clay impressions of your pet’s feet.
Associations
- American Animal Hospital Association
- Association of Avian Veterinarians
- Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
- Association of Reptile & Amphibian Veterinarians
- Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
- Ontario Veterinary College
- Ontario Veterinary Medical Association
- College of Veterinarians of Ontario
Food & Products
Pet Insurance & Financial Assistance
- 24PetWatch Pet Insurance, microchip identification and lost pet recovery
- Medicard financial aid
- Nationwide Pet Insurance
- Petplan Pet Insurance
Pet Loss
- Peartree Impressions – Ask our staff about memorializing your pet with Peartree.
- Chance’s Spot
- Everlife Memorials
- Gateway Pet Cemeteries
- HealGrief.org
- HelpGuide.org
- Letters To Pushkin
- Ontario Pet Loss
- OVC Pet Trust – Pet Loss Support
- Pets Above
- Pets At Peace
- Rainbows Bridge
- The Association For Pet Loss And Bereavement
- The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center
- Thistledown Pet Memorial
Prohibited Animals
Laws regarding which animals are illegal to keep as pets vary across the province of Ontario. Please find your municipality below to find out which animals are prohibited where you live.
- Ajax (Exotic pets bylaw available by download. Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “B.”)
- Aurora (Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “B”)
- Brampton (Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “A”)
- Brock
- Guelph
- Hamilton
- Markham
- Mississauga (Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “A”)
- Newmarket (Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “A”)
- Oakville (Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “A”)
- Oshawa
- Pickering (Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “3”)
- Toronto
- Vaughan (Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “B”)
- Whitby (Complete prohibited animal list can be found under Schedule “A”)
Travel
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Current information on exporting/importing animals
- CITES Regulations on movement of endangered animal and plant species
- International Air Transport Association (IATA) Information you need to know before traveling
- United States Department of Agriculture Animal and plant health inspection service
- Paws en route Pet transportation service
