Impounded animals in Calgary will quickly be adoptable through the Calgary Humane Society.
The City of Calgary’s Animal Services will continue to offer pre-adoption treatment to animals, consisting of vaccination, spaying and neutering, prior to moving the animals to partner rescue companies.
The City said they will continue to offer animals for adoption through Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) and the MEOW Foundation, however that the addition of the Calgary Humane Society will help to get “more animals find their forever homes faster.”
“Our goal is to reduce the time that adoptable pets spend in a shelter for the overall welfare of the animals,” said Tara Lowes, Leader of Animal Care and Pet Licensing for The City of Calgary.
The City held a 3 month pilot program with AARCS, prior to formally embracing that organization as a long-term partner for the adoption of animals.
The success of that program caused the addition of the Calgary Humane Society, and other smaller sized partner companies when available to help in the adoption procedure.
In the very first half of 2022, the City of Calgary moved 595 cats and dogs to partner companies. During that very same duration, 52 animals were embraced straight from the City.
As of March 24, there were 27 dogs and 53 cats in the Animal Services seize. The longest remaining animals were a seven-year-old border collie mix having actually been there for a month and 16 days, and a one-year-old tabby cat that had actually been there for one month and 19 days.
Improved Humane Society center
The Calgary Humane Society said that they had actually just recently finished an overhaul of their 44,000-quare-foot center in order to offer an enhanced environment for animals prior to they are embraced.
“Studies have actually shown that when animals are offered with a more natural surroundings that provides them option and supplies the 5 flexibilities of animal well-being, they are much better able to handle the tension of a shift into a shelter setting,” said Carrie Fritz, Executive Director of Calgary Humane Society.
“Our groups will guarantee all adoptable animals get the appropriate care and advertising efforts they require to discover their next permanently home.”
Currently the society has 25 dogs, and 54 cats noted for adoption at www.calgaryhumane.ca/animals/animals-for-adoption.
Lowes said that groups like the Calgary Humane Society and AARCS were much better geared up to manage the adoption side of animal care.
“Working with partners permits us to concentrate on getting the animals healthy and all set to be embraced – while letting our partners concentrate on adoption, which they do so well.”
