Aries: A fun guy hoping to hop into someone's heart

Current home: Ontario SPCA shelter
Best friend: Lettuce
Favourite activity: Eating lettuce
Quote: Crunch. Crunch. Munch. Munch.
Dorie: A timid girl rescued from abuse by Ontario SPCA investigators

Current home: Ontario SPCA shelter
Favourite friends: Tiggy and Roselyn, the animal care attendant
Quote: A safe place at last! Purrrr...
Tiggy: A cool cat on the exterior but a sweetie on the inside

Current home: Ontario SPCA shelter (until he finds his forever family!)
History: Abandoned by previous owner
Secret obsession: Playing with Dorie's squashy squirrel toy when no one is watching!
Quote: Hmmph!
Merry: A big girl with an even bigger heart

Current home: Ontario SPCA shelter
Biggest Dream: Finding an active family to explore the world with!
Obsession: People
Quote: I see you. I love you.
Slippers: A sweet senior in need of a home with her best friend Petey

Current home: Ontario SPCA shelter
History: Owners moved and left Slippers and Petey behind
Biggest dream: To find a home to share with Petey
Obsession: Sleeping and her slipper squeaky toy (a gift from staff)
Special talent: Finding a spot of sunshine to snooze in
Quote: I'll just take a quick nap...
Petey: A talkative boy in need of a home with his best friend Slippers

Current home: Ontario SPCA shelter
History: Owners moved and left Petey and Slippers behind
Biggest dream: To find a home to share with Slippers
Obsession: Getting scratched behind the ears
Quote: That's the spot!
Nickname: Thumper (his back leg thumps when he's scratched)
Sebastian: A bird who has befriended Miracle

Home: The great outdoors
Best friend: Miracle
Favourite activity: Serenading Miracle
Quote: I'm descended from pterodactyls, don't you know!?
Miracle: A sweet girl rescued from neglect

Current home: Ontario SPCA foster farm
Dreams of: Finding a home with a big field
Obsession: Oats
Favourite activity: Chatting with Sebastian
Quote: I think my legs need a stretch (to escape Sebastian's serenades!)
Panama: The great nighttime explorer

Current home: Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
Biggest dream: Being rehabilitated and released back to the wild
Favourite occupation: Looking for grubs - so tasty!
Quote: I spy with my little eye - a grub!!!
Roselyn: An animal care attendant at the Ontario SPCA

Best friend: All animals - especially cats and dogs!
Favourite activity: Spending time with the animals
Favourite music: The sound of a throaty purr or happy bark
Quote: Bursting with cuteness!
Gaille: An Ontario SPCA volunteer

Favourite activity: Helping others (especially animals!)
Special talent: Making people and animals feel better
Motto: A little kindness goes a long way.
Quote: The shelter staff and animals are like family!
Greg: An Ontario SPCA Inspector

Motto: Help wherever and whenever you can
Best friends: His adopted dog, Groucho, and adoped cat, Marvin
Favourite activity: Rescuing animals from neglect or abuse
Special talent: Calming frightened animals
Quote: We can't change the world, but we can change a life.
Russel: A happily adopted pooch

Home: With the Hilberts (Jacob, Kalan and parents Tom and Jill)
Best friend: Loves every one of his family members
Greatest joy: Going for walks
Quote: Cozy, cozy, cozy! (or any other word said repeatedly!)
Kalan: Proud pal of Russel

Best friend: Russel
Favourite activity: Helping dad bathe Russel
Favourite food: Peas and ketchup
Quote: Russel 'icked me!
Jacob: Big brother to Kalan and Russel's sidekick

Best friend: Russel
Favourite activity: Playing ball with Russel and skateboarding
Quote: Cool
J. Coles:

Cartoonist J. Coles and his family share their home with two fabulous felines (Merry and Pippen), a gregarious golden retriever (Mazzy), and a girl guinea pig named Stanley.

Welcome to the home of the Ontario SPCA's new comic strip Ontario SPCA Animal Tales – a cartoon highlighting shelter-life, Ontario SPCA activities, responsible animal care and the wonderful joy animals bring to our lives.

You can follow the loveable cast of characters in Animals’ Voice magazine, Newshound e-newsletter and through this site.

Be sure to click on the cast to learn more about their individual dreams, special talents and favourite activities – and visit this site monthly to view our growing collection of cartoons.

Enjoy the adventures!