Boo! 👻 – Dook in Peace 🐾👻🌈💕

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On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, we said goodbye to Boo.💔 For the last couple of months he had been battling a very aggressive lymphoma, and even after receiving a “rescue” shot of L-asparaginase last week, he continued to decline. To the very end, he was a stubborn, adorable floof, with a personality that was larger than life.🌟

We miss him terribly, but will always hold tight to our memories of his adventurous spirit, entitled personality, mayoral candidacy, “Resting Boo Face” (RBF), lady troubles, beard grooming, beautiful red eyes, and the serendipity that brought him back to us. 🏡

You see, we met Boo long before we adopted him. When we first visited the Ferret Aid Society in December of 2019, Boo 👻 (then Santa Paws 🎅) was there along with several others, including Wren 🐦 and Pabu 💚, our very first ferrets. That evening he was all huffy from having just had his ears cleaned by one of the volunteers , and had rewarded this indignity with a great big nip. This unfortunate first impression, paired with his red eyes, actually made him the ferret we were least interested in. Boo was the ferret we didn’t want. Crazy, right?

After Pabu passed from kidney disease 7 months later, we were looking to find Wren a companion to help her (and us) with his loss. Ferret Aid was not operating at this time, due to COVID, so we had a search saved on Kijiji. We almost didn’t contact the person looking to re-home a pair of male ferrets –a 1-year old and a 7-year old. However, once we did, they told us that they had adopted them from a local shelter, and their names were… Santa Paws and Gandalf! 😅 So yeah… serendipity. Wren got reunited with a shelter friend (you should have heard her dooks!), and we got both a beloved wizard, and the surprise that was the ferret we had initially not wanted… but soon could not imagine being without. “Boo!” indeed ❤

Thank you so much Boo, for the lessons you taught us, for the love you gave us, the memories you made with us, and for just being you.

There will never be another you.

There will never be another Boo! 👻

We love you forever. Rest well. And please, feel free to haunt us. 🐾👻🌈💕

❤ We will be forever grateful to Campus Estates Animal Hospital and VCA Canada 404, who did so much for him, and us. Thank you so much. ❤

Boo Congratulates Mimico Max!

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Boo! would like to congratulate his canine opponent, Mimico Max, upon his election to the position of the very first Mimico Pet Mayor. Max and his hooman ran a great campaign, and Boo knows he will be a fine representative for Mimico’s pets. Boo! is proud to have come second in what the Mimico Residents Association described as a close race. 

Mimico Max will serve a 2 year term, and Boo! will reassess another run for office in 2024.

Boo and his business partners will continue to be active in the community, and look forward to meeting more Mimicoans.

Voting Open!

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Voting for the first Mimico Pet Mayor is now open, and will remain so until 8:00 PM on Monday, October 24th.

While Boo! certainly hopes he has managed to stash your heart, and your vote, he wishes all the best to all the truly wonderful pets running in this historic contest. May the best pet win!

Voting is online, on the Mimico Residents Association website. Voting is open only to residents of Mimico.

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On the Campaign Trail

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Pet Candidates and Voters at Meet and Greet at Mimico Square
Pets and voters at the Meet and Greet at Mimico Square

Boo! and his campaign team have been hard at work in the community. On Wed., October 12th, Boo!, his business partner Wren, and his humans attended the All Candidates Meet and Greet at Mimico Square.

It was an honour to meet so many of the candidates, and their humans. Whatever the outcome, Boo! knows Mimico will be well represented by its first Pet Mayor.

Boo and Wren at the Meet and Greet
Boo, and his business partner, Wren, getting ready for the Meet and Greet
Boo! in front of the sign and display for the 2nd Annual Fall Community Pumpkin Event
Boo! at the 2nd Annual Fall Community Pumpkin Event at Plants and Planet

On Saturday, Oct. 15th, Boo! and his team stopped by the 2nd Annual Fall Community Pumpkin Event at Plants and Planet to meet the public, and look at the 60! amazing submissions to the colouring contest.

While there, Team Boo! also dropped off some non-perishable food items for Etobicoke Women’s Shelter.

Boo and a campaign team member in with the donations for the Etobicoke Women's Shelter.
Boo! donating non-perishable foods for the Etobicoke Women’s Shelter.

The Campaign is Underway!

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Boo! for Mimico Pet Mayor

Boo’s nomination has been accepted, and he is in the running, against a formidable field of 12 other pets, to be the first Mimico Pet Mayor.

The Mimico Residents’ Association, which is sponsoring the election, will be holding an All Candidates Meet and Greet at Mimico Square, and Boo is looking forward to meeting the voters, and his fellow candidates. His campaign team will post the date here, as soon as it has been chosen.

Online voting will open October 17th, with the polls closing at 8:00 PM Monday October 24th, the same day as the Ontario Municipal Elections. The winner will be announced at an online event that evening. Voting will be open to residents of Mimico.

Boo thanks you for your support, and looks forward to meeting you in person.