Toronto Crime Stoppers

Stop Animal Cruelty Paw Tipsters & Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477
http://PawTipSters.ca

Media Advisory,
Monday, June 17, 2013, 11 a.m.,
Media Gallery, Headquarters,
Toronto Crime Stoppers Fetches Partnership with Paw Tipsters
Broadcast time: 05:00
Monday, June 17, 2013
Corporate Communications
416−808−7100

On Monday, June 17, 2013, at 11 a.m., Toronto Crime Stoppers will be announcing its new partnership with Paw Tipsters, a non−profit registered charitable organization where
individuals call in and report tips of animal abuse to Winnipeg Crime Stoppers.

The partnership will provide Toronto residents with a hotline to report anonymous tips about animal cruelty and will be treated with the same policies used with reports made to Toronto Crime Stoppers.

"This partnership sheds light on the fact that animal abuse and cruelty is a serious crime and will be investigated. We have had many people from Toronto and the surrounding area request to bring the Paw Tipsters program there, so this is where we will begin our national expansion," said Yvonne Russell, president of Paw Tipsters.

Yvonne Russell will share her knowledge on the abuse and mistreatment that helpless
animals endure everyday and what the community can do to help stop it. She will be joined by Gary Grant, Chair of Toronto Crime Stoppers. Gary and Yvonne will be available for media interviews after the conference. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Lorne Simon at 416−560−6441 or 416−785−5037

About Toronto Crime Stoppers:
Toronto Crime Stoppers is run by a group of citizen volunteers who serve on the Board of Directors to oversee the program. Board Members meet regularly to manage and promote the program, raise funds and authorize reward payments. Toronto Police Services provides a coordinator to manage the day−to−day operations, police officers to promote the School Crime Stoppers program and staff to take tips called into the Crime Stoppers 222tips hotline.

Cash rewards of up to $2,000 are offered to people who contact Crime Stoppers and their
information leads to an arrest. For more information visit www.222tips.com.
About Paw Tipsters:
Paw Tipsters is a non−profit registered charitable organization founded to put an end to
animal cruelty across Canada. With the partnership between Crime Stoppers programs, Paw Tipsters is able to provide a $2,000 cash reward to serious anonymous tips reported to the hotline. For more information visit www.pawtipsters.com.

Meaghan Gray, Corporate Communications, for Toronto Crime Stoppers. Video by Constable Scott Mills Toronto Police Corp Comm Social Media & Crime Stoppers Social Media Adviser.