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From rescuing ‘rez dogs’ to opening a shelter: How June Thomas changed 200 lives in Manitoba

In 2017, June Thomas began rescuing stray “rez dogs” from her own home on Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation in southern Manitoba, driven by concern for the many unvaccinated, unsterilised animals roaming the reserve. After surveying 200 homes, helping sterilise more than 65 dogs and cats and coordinating several on-reserve clinics, she has now opened what she believes is Manitoba’s first on-reserve animal shelter. The facility, run under her organisation Ginew Animal Care Services, aims to provide a sustainable, community-led solution to overpopulation and disease while reducing the need to transport pets off-reserve for basic care, according to IndigiNews.

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