A Hot Car Can Kill
A pet left in a hot vehicle isn’t safe. The high temperatures cause a risk of heat stroke, brain damage and in some cases death. The WHS is teaming up once again with River City Ford for another year...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Assiniboine Park Zoo: Please shut down your Stingray Beach exhibit
Being a friend sometimes means asking tough questions or telling unpleasant truths. The Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) has a lot of respect for the people who lead and work every day at the Assiniboine...
View ArticleMeatless Monday: Thai Red Curry
Since becoming vegan two years ago one of the things I’ve discovered that I absolutely love is curry. Would you believe I’d never had curry in my entire life before that? Actually, I think I might have...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Introducing the Undercover Boss (not really) Series – My quest to...
Have you ever been diagnosed with Ivory Tower Syndrome? Well, I have. This particular syndrome affects Managers working in an administrative position, removed from day-to-day operations and not dealing...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Undercover Boss (not really) Series – Episode 1: Intake and Foster
The first stop in my quest to do as many front-line jobs as possible took me to the Intake and Foster Department. This is the area where stray animals are dropped off and animals with human caretakers...
View ArticleHeat wave: Our Emergency Response Team needs your help
Summer has been a bit late to arrive, but is is here in full swing. And with that, the number of calls from concerned animal lovers has increased regarding pets being left outside in the heat, or being...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Undercover Boss (not really) Series – Episode 2: Investigations and...
The second stop in my quest to do as many behind-the-scenes jobs as possible was the Investigations and Emergency Response Team, known here as IER. This group is responsible for enforcing the Animal...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Undercover Boss (not really) Series – Episode 3: Clinic
“If you feel your legs getting wobbly or start to faint, just close your eyes for a moment” Welcome to the WHS clinic. Our clinic is a place of hope; and also a place that is not for the faint of...
View ArticleJune Volunteer Profile: Claudia Allen
Those of us who volunteer at the Winnipeg Humane Society have done so because of a love for, and enjoyment of, animals. For Claudia Allen, it’s more of a passion. She’s determined to help our feline...
View Article4 Sizzling Summer Pet Safety Tips
As the summer hits its peak season, the Investigations and Emergency Response Department begin to reach our highest call volume for concerns of dogs being left outside. While we understand that dogs...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Undercover Boss (not really) Series – Episode 4: Animal Care
Imagine that you are lost, all by yourself. You don’t have a cell phone, or a wallet. It is dark, and frankly quite scary. You are hungry, you are thirsty, and increasingly agitated. All of the sudden,...
View ArticleMeatless Monday: Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake
When I first started transitioning to a Plant Based lifestyle, I thought that I had to eliminate a lot of my favourite foods; including dessert! The truth is, all you have to do is make some...
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Waverley Underpass Temporary Weekend Closure – August 16-19
What is happening? In order to complete the final construction work to open the Waverley Underpass, a temporary weekend closure of the project area is necessary that will affect staff, volunteers and...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Undercover Boss (not really) Series – Episode 5: Adoptions
The next destination, as I do as many jobs as possible, was the Adoptions and Retail Department. In our shelter, every time we hear “Available adoption counsellor to the front desk, please; available...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Undercover Boss (not really) Series – Episode 6: Behaviour and...
Thanks to spending time working in each department this summer, I’m now able to receive animals and print their first information card. I can help with dental surgeries in our clinic without fainting...
View ArticleJuly MVP Volunteer Profile: David Blanchette
David Blanchette has a volunteer position at the Winnipeg Humane Society that’s not necessarily for the squeamish – assisting with surgeries at the WHS Clinic. “My journey to the WHS was quite long,”...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Undercover Boss (not really) Series – Episode 7: Dog Walking
As I was making my way through as many jobs as possible this summer, Gerry a 5-year dog walker volunteer, saw me in the hallway and said: “You should walk dogs with me”. I took her up on the spot, and...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Undercover Boss (not really) Series – Episode 8: Education
“All good things must come to an end”…wrote Chaucer many centuries ago. I could not help but think of his poem, as I completed my self-imposed challenge to do as many front-line jobs as possible...
View ArticleHow to Transport Cats Safely
With Summer being the busy season of stray animals coming into the Winnipeg Humane Society, the Investigations and Emergency Response department has noticed an alarming increase in animals being...
View ArticleCEO Blog: Animal Welfare and the Manitoba Election: Your voice matters
Dear WHS friends and supporters, With advanced voting concluded and the Manitoba election set to occur on Tuesday September 10th, we would like to share with you the results of our election platform...
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