Action Volunteers for Animals (AVA Cat Rescue) is a 100% volunteer-run, donation-based registered charity, operating in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) since the early 1970s.
Our Services
Adoption
Fostering
Volunteering
About Us
Action Volunteers for Animals (AVA) is an all-volunteer run charitable animal rescue dedicated to improving the lives of stray and feral animals. We have been a registered charity since 1981 and operate thanks to generous donations by individuals and pet charities.
We work predominantly in the GTA (Peel Region, York Region, Durham Region, Hamilton and Toronto) and are sometimes able to help cats in other areas of Ontario and Quebec. We partner with other smaller rescues in other, largely rural, regions to help transfer cats and kittens to the GTA for adoption.
Many animals are homeless until AVA comes to their aid. Rescued cats are vaccinated and spayed or neutered. Many of the rescued cats also require medical treatment; each year we pay for surgeries, x-rays, medications, blood tests, dental procedures and hospitalizations. Cats are then placed in foster homes until they are ready to be adopted to their forever homes.
