Our Mission
The Companion Animal Adoption Centres of Quebec (caacQ) was created so we can have a direct impact on reducing the number of companion animals killed in the Province of Quebec.
Our Goals
- Encourage municipal, provincial and federal governments to establish and enforce stricter animal welfare laws.
- Spaying and neutering: To educate the public on the importance of sterilization
- Adoption option: To facilitate and promote the adoption of homeless pets and responsible animal guardianship.
- Implement new policies and improve existing practices for members of the caacQ
Our History
The Companion Animal Adoption Centres of Québec (caacQ) was founded in 2008 by Johanne Tassé. After working for ten years as a volunteer in the marketing and adoption-promotion department for a dog adoption agency, Johanne Tassé realized that despite all the efforts made by similar organizations, the number of animals in shelters was consistently high. She created the caacQ in order to get to the source of the problem of animal overpopulation, and to implement cost-effective solutions for the well-being of animals. The caacQ also wants to change the Quebec general population’s mind-set to make a better ethical choice by adopting animals in need of a home and to sterilize their animals. A large number of healthy animals are killed every day; adoption is the solution.