Name 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 crisis a few weeks ago, the community’s support has been incredible. We’ve seen an increase in foster families and adoptions, and this event aims to reduce barriers to create even more space for animals in need.   Price Doesn’t Affect Adoption Success We understand some may worry that waiving adoption fees could bring in adopters who lack the financial resources to care for an animal, or … Continued

Monthly 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 to Canada from war-torn Ukraine two years ago and has been volunteering at the WHS clinic since November 2023 as a surgery assistant. It’s a step on a path towards a career in veterinary medicine. She took her first year of university in Ukraine before coming to Canada with her mother. She recently began her third year in Animal Sciences at the University of Manitoba … Continued

Monthly 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 near-boundless energy. At the time this writer met with Jenna, she was fostering eight cats and kittens. Of those eight, there’s one bottle baby (that requires feeding every four hours or so). Three of the other kittens just ‘graduated’ from bottle baby status. They no longer require feeding as frequently but must be watched over, lest they get into trouble with one another. And just to … Continued

Winnipeg Humane Society to Help Care for 130+ Dogs After Mass Removal by the Province

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 closely with the OPV-AW by assisting in providing shelter and care to a large number of these dogs. While the OPV-AW continues to investigate, the WHS cannot release any further information, photographs, or videos pertaining to this case or the dogs involved.  This seizure comes only three months after more than 60 Maltese dogs were brought into the WHS’ care after being removed from a Winnipeg home by Animal … Continued

Monthly 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. Once a week he takes a few hours away from his online studies of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree to come to the WHS shelter. He spends a couple of hours walking the shelter grounds with dogs of all sizes, ages, and breeds. And after you talk to Jerzy, it’s hard to tell who enjoys it more – him, or the dogs. “When I started, I wondered … Continued

Four-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 arrival of therapy dogs is bringing inmates an unexpected sense of liberty. These four-legged furry companions aren’t there to just wag their tails; they’re helping to smooth away worries, stress, and loneliness. Thanks to the pet therapy program introduced by the Winnipeg Humane Society just over a year ago, staff have observed remarkable improvements in inmates coping with the mental and emotional strains of incarceration. Joshawa Elsner, an acting … Continued

Winnipeg 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 to have their dog, cat, or critter featured on a limited-edition Good Neighbour beer can. Bunsen, Too, Brewski, and Oslo were the top dogs (and cat) out of the 1,400+ entrants, who helped raise more than $114,000 for the animals in the WHS’ care. Each winner will have their very own can of Pet Pal Pilsner; a crisp, clean refreshing Pilsner crafted for the good times. Five per … Continued

Monthly 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 week she comes to Kitty Kat Way, giving the cats some affection and matching up interested visitors with their perfect feline companion. She came to Winnipeg from Minneapolis for schooling and stayed. She is now an Electrical Engineer (EIT), and works for the Rehabilitation Centre for Children, providing and designing assistive technologies for children with disabilities. This includes power wheelchairs, communication devices for children who … Continued

WHS 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 pleased to offer shelter tours and field trips for children, youth, and community groups to learn more about the work that makes the WHS what it is and how it helps. Only have an hour? A shelter tour is just for you! For $65 your group gets to experience a detailed shelter tour. Learn all about the different departments, facts about our animals, and … Continued

Monthly 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, unlike this writer and many of the MVPs I’ve profiled in this role over seven years, is neither retired nor a student. He works full time as an executive with Thor Plumbing and Heating Ltd. On Saturdays, he spends three hours volunteering in the WHS intake department, a position he’s held since last September. In his spare time, he coached soccer four times a week (until the season … Continued