{"id":37873,"date":"2026-04-02T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=37873"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:01:38","slug":"pet-food-bank-launched-by-animal-services-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/pet-food-bank-launched-by-animal-services-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet food bank launched by Animal Services department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aurora\u2019s Animal Services has launched a new initiative for pet owners struggling to make ends meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Aurora Pet Food Bank, an initiative of the Town\u2019s Animal Services Department, was announced by the Town on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is described as a \u201ccommunity-driven\u201d initiative to keep pets and their families together in challenging times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecognizing that many families may face financial challenges, Aurora\u2019s Animal Services has launched a new initiative to ensure that no one must make the heartbreaking decision of surrendering their pet due to the inability to afford food,\u201d said the Town in a statement. \u201cThe new Aurora Pet Food Bank provides critical support to pet owners in need, supplying them with one week to one month of essential pet supplies based on availability and demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAurora\u2019s Animal Services encourages residents and businesses to donate sealed, dry or canned pet food for cats, dogs, and other small animals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Town encourages donations to be dropped off at the Joint Operations Centre at 229 Industrial Parkway North during regular business hours, while businesses with larger donations may arrange a pickup by reaching out to animalservices@aurora.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donations, the Town notes, will also benefit the Georgina Animal Shelter, Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge, and other local animal resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new service will be available to pet owners not just in Aurora, but East Gwillimbury and Georgina as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those interested in receiving food from the service are invited to fill out an online application form. From there, Animal Services will package what\u2019s needed and arrange pick-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested pet owners will be asked about their pets, age, food requirements, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe understand that pets are cherished members of many families,\u201d said Mayor Tom Mrakas in a statement. \u201cThe Pet Food Bank is a way for our community to come together and support one another, ensuring pets can stay in their loving homes where they belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more, visit aurora.ca\/PetFoodBank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aurora\u2019s Animal Services has launched a new initiative for pet owners struggling to make ends meet. The new Aurora Pet Food Bank, an initiative of the Town\u2019s Animal Services Department, was announced by the Town on Tuesday morning. It is described as a \u201ccommunity-driven\u201d initiative to keep pets and their families together in challenging times. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-9QR","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-05 21:01:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37874,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37873\/revisions\/37874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}