10 Reasons to Adopt a Shelter Pet
If you are considering adding a member to your family, a shelter animal could be the perfect fit! Our shelter is at capacity, and we need your help to find our animals homes to make room for new ones....
View ArticleWinnipeg Humane Society Collaborates with Bear Clan Patrol and Feed the Fur...
May 9, 2024 For Immediate Release Winnipeg, Manitoba – Tomorrow (Friday, May 10), the Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS), Bear Clan Patrol, and Feed the Furbabies Canada will host a second mobile pet food...
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Justin Marucci
The old adage says, “Moss don’t grow on a rolling stone.” The author of this could easily be talking about Winnipeg Humane Society volunteer Justin Marucci, who certainly keeps himself busy. Justin,...
View ArticleWHS Tours and Field Trips
DYK: The Winnipeg Humane Society is not just a shelter. From a full clinic to a pet shop, so much more goes into supporting the animals in our care and community. Our Community Outreach Department is...
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Rowen Guncheon
Rowen Guncheon is perhaps not your typical Winnipeg Humane Society volunteer. Unlike many of us (this writer included), she is neither a retiree nor a student. She has a full-time job and one evening a...
View ArticleWinnipeg Humane Society and Good Neighbour Brewing Co. Launch Pet Pals Pilsner
The Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) and Good Neighbour Brewing Company are launching Pet Pal Pilsner, featuring the winners of Pets on Pints, June’s WHS fundraiser which offered a chance for pet owners...
View ArticleFour-legged Unconditional Support: Pet Therapy in Stony Mountain’s SIU
Within the four walls of Stony Mountain Institution in Manitoba, a unique kind of rehabilitation is taking place. Here in the structured intervention unit (SIU), where freedom is limited, the weekly...
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Jerzy Wiebe
Volunteer Jerzy Wiebe’s family has enjoyed pet dogs all their lives, and Jerzy has translated this love into a position of a Canine Enrichment volunteer, walking dogs for the Winnipeg Humane Society....
View ArticleWinnipeg Humane Society to Help Care for 130+ Dogs After Mass Removal by the...
The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian-Animal Welfare (OPV-AW) has removed more than 130 small dogs from a residence north of the City of Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) is working...
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Jenna Caron
Winnipeg Humane Society volunteer Jenna Caron should find an Olympic sport to take part in. If she did, she’d likely win gold. Perhaps an endurance sport like the marathon or triathlon? Jenna must have...
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Liubava Hlavati
Winnipeg Humane Society volunteer Liubava Hlavati feels so passionate about animals that she intends to make them a huge part of her life in the very near future. Liubava (who says ‘call me Liu’) came...
View ArticleName Your Adoption Fee Event
The Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) is hosting a one-day Name Your Adoption Fee event. When: Friday, November 1, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: 45 Hurst Way What: Since announcing our capacity...
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Celia Rodd
Celia Rodd began her Winnipeg Humane Society volunteer experience four years ago with a very benevolent purpose—she’s doing it for the kids. A retired pediatric endocrinologist, she spent her career...
View ArticleWinnipeg Humane Society and Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association Launch...
The Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) and Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) are launching a joint campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of spay/neuter, not just for pets, but for...
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Hayley Stillwell
Coming from a life-long love of pets and growing up with dogs, volunteering at the Winnipeg Humane Society came naturally for Canine Behaviour Assistant Hayley Stillwell. “I’ve always had pets. Always...
View ArticleWinnipeg Humane Society Statement Regarding the Charges Through Project Artemis
*The statement and links contain details that may be disturbing to readers.* The Winnipeg Humane Society is deeply heartbroken and outraged by the findings of Project Artemis, which have led to...
View ArticleWinnipeg Humane Society Receives Grant from PEDIGREE Foundation
The Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the PEDIGREE Foundation to support the organization’s behaviour department, focusing on training for both dogs and new owners....
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Aisha Mahmood
Everyone who volunteers at the Winnipeg Humane Society does so because of a deep connection to animals, and we show that passion in the way each of us deals with dogs, cats, rabbits, and other...
View ArticleShhh… our dogs are sleeping
Do you know that dogs sleep anywhere from 14 to 16 hours a day? With all the lights, sounds, and smells in the shelter, it’s often hard for the dogs in our care to get those much-needed z’s. This can...
View ArticleMonthly Volunteer Profile: Maurice Toutant
Canine Enrichment Volunteer Maurice Toutant has fond memories of his family dog as a youngster. He developed his feelings for dogs at an early age. Before his parents agreed to adopting a dog for him...
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