Community Safety and Wellness Programs
Indigenous SPCA is a project of Increased ACCESS, an Indigenous-led organization. Our emphasis is Safety for People, Communities and Animals.
We work alongside Nations on Community Animal Management: connecting public health, safety, animal wellbeing, land and governance. Each Nation defines their priorities. Our role is to support planning, local capacity and connections with appropriate partners.
We welcome inquiries from anywhere.
Indigenous SPCA is a project of Increased ACCESS.
While SPCA is commonly understood to mean “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,” Indigenous SPCA uses the term to emphasize safety for people, communities, and animals. This reflects a shift away from charity-based animal welfare models toward public health, governance, and infrastructure solutions.
Support community-led solutions to animal-related safety and health risks. Your contribution helps Indigenous Nations develop durable systems, not one-time interventions.
Indigenous SPCA is a project of Increased ACCESS.
Working with Us on Increased ACCESS: explore planning, youth and school programs, buildings or partnership opportunities.
We welcome inquiries from anywhere and agree on scope, timing and funding together.
Outcomes Financing 101 on Increased ACCESS: learn about the approach we are developing and testing.
We support lasting local capacity, infrastructure, evidence and sustained funding.
Explore reports and resources from Increased ACCESS.
Indigenous SPCA is not a traditional animal welfare charity, a rescue organization, or a rebranded version of a provincial SPCA model. It does not assume that volunteerism, donations, or short-term services can substitute for public infrastructure, local authority, or sustained capacity. Indigenous SPCA does not prescribe one model for all communities, nor does it seek to “Indigenize” existing animal welfare systems. Instead, it supports Indigenous Nations in defining and building animal management approaches that align with their own governance, priorities, and realities.