Queen West Animal Hospital
Community Involvement
Committed to Our Community
We’re incredibly proud to be part of the Queen West community of Toronto, voted as the 3rd best by Vogue magazine of Europe in 2015! We regularly take part in presentations at local pet events and local schools promoting animal health and veterinary medicine and sponsor several of the local animal rescues (beyond our rescue work). Recently, however, we’ve made a commitment to the rich arts scene of Queen West, by sponsoring Editions at The Open Studio, ‘Plucked’ at SummerWorks, and ‘Thumped! (Ten Toes) at the Toronto Fringe Festival. It is our intention going forward to build Queen West’s presence in the local arts scene through ongoing and annual promotion and sponsorship.
Chalkware Collection
Even if you don’t have a pet, come check out our extensive collection of dog and cat chalkware, or ‘carnival chalk’. Our collection currently numbers around 60 pieces and we’re quite proud of the strange little creatures.
Chalkware Collection
Even if you don’t have a pet, come check out our extensive collection of dog and cat chalkware, or ‘carnival chalk’. Our collection currently numbers around 60 pieces and we’re quite proud of the strange little creatures.
The collection was the brainchild of our designer, Sarah Littlefield of Seattle Junk Love. She shipped in our originals from the flea markets and garage sales of the Pacific Northwest and we’ve run with it from there.
Carnival chalk refers to figurines either made of moulded plaster of Paris (usually) or sculpted gypsum and painted, typically with oils or watercolors. They were given out as carnival game prizes during the first half of the 20th century, especially during World War II, but were later replaced by stuffed animals.
