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WINTER 2016
RY 29
FEBRUA AL
N
IS NATIO AY!
NEWS
ED
CUPCAK 6…
SEE PAGE
Nelson the cat arrived at The Winnipeg Humane Society
full of fear. But because of your help, he is now a loving and
affectionate cat with a forever home. Nelson is a little dif
ferent from the ordinary cat. The first thing people notice is
that he has no hind feet. The WHS Clinic staff also learned
that Nelson was a very reserved and shy cat.
foster family. He emerged from hiding
to visit and has since become a cat full
of confidence, affection, and personality!
Nelson’s foster family couldn’t resist and
adopted him.
The WHS supplied Nelson with a cat
wheelchair to get around, but his foster
family thought the device scared him
Toby
more than it helped. Instead, Nelson Toby was surrendered to
has been using a Drag Bag. It goes over The WHS, which was the
When they attempted examining him, his back legs and body, and protects
Nelson would hide under a blanket or Nelson’s limbs from getting scratched beginning of his journey
wherever he could find cover. He was while he roams around. Nelson has to find a forever home.
frightened by the sights and sounds gotten so comfortable that he’s turned
of the shelter, so our team thought he into a bit of a daredevil! He likes scaling
Toby was a reactive dog
would be best suited to a foster home the heights of the bed and couch in his and required training and
where he could settle and relax. home...but still needs help from his support from WHS staff
Little did Nelson know, his foster home family to get back down!
would soon become his forever home. You gave Nelson his new beginning. and volunteers to work
Nelson was still in hiding and certainly Your donations helped cover Nelson’s on his impulses.
frightened when he arrived at his treatment at The WHS Clinic, and his
foster home with Stacey and Rob. But supplies while in foster care.
Learn how your donations
his foster family showed patience and helped Toby reach his full
Just as importantly, your
let him adjust to his new surroundings. potential by visiting:
They would spend a few hours every donations helped a deserving
winnipeghumanesociety.ca
day sitting quietly in his room (he’d cat with a disability have the
occasionally come out for a treat!).
Curiosity got the best of this cat about opportunity to live a fulfilling
one week into Nelson’s stay with his life with a forever family.
Every Cent Helps
WHS Animals supports The WHS when she uses her
RBC or BMO card for every day pur-
Laura feels good chases. The ChangeIt Program rounds
Laura’s purchases up to the next dollar
because she supports and donates the difference to The WHS
The WHS when she uses – her charity of choice.
Your next coffee or grocery transac-
her RBC or BMO card tion can also keep pets like York fed,
for everyday purchases. cared for, and sheltered. Sign up for the
ChangeIt program and make a difference
Laura likes to help the animals at The for a deserving animal in care.
WHS any way she can. While she can’t
spend every minute of the day at The
WHS cuddling and socializing with cats
To sign up, visit:
like York, she can still make a difference
for animals when she is out and about.
ca.changeit.com
Laura feels good because she
YOU Help Cats Find Homes
Working with Winnipeg Lost Cat Alert to reduce overpopulation
The WHS, along with Winnipeg Lost controlling cat overpopulation requires obedience programs.
Cat Alert (WLCA), and a group of a team effort. In 2015, The WHS spayed • We actively pursued hundreds of animal
committed animal welfare leaders and neutered over 5,900 cats, dogs, cruelty complaints, saving animals that
are working together to combat over- and rabbits. You help The WHS control were suffering or being mistreated.
population of cats in Winnipeg’s hot overpopulation with your donations and • We opened the Joyce Gauthier Behaviour
spots. The new program will educate by having your pet spayed/neutered! and Training Centre, which gives new
owners on the importance of spaying/ opportunity for both shelter dogs and
neutering their cat, perform surgeries This is what else you helped us dogs in the community with increased
at a reduced cost, and help license cats accomplish in 2015: obedience training and classes.
through the City of Winnipeg’s Animal • We saved over 4,000 lives through our To learn more about what you
Services Agency which improves their adoptions program, and helped thousands helped us accomplish in 2015, come
chances of going back home if lost. of WHS shelter pets and owned pets to our Annual General Meeting on
The program is important because through our outstanding behaviour and May 4, 2016 in The WHS Classroom.
1001 Donations The broadcasts on Shaw TV and QX104/
Join us on March 20 for a day FAB 94.3, will give you a chance to see
that is all about supporting the important work that happens behind
the scenes at The WHS for the thou-
and focusing on the animals. sands of dogs, cats, and critters who
The 1001 Donations telethon/radio- come through our doors each year.
thon is a wonderful day full of energy, Thank you Liberty Tax for sponsoring
excitement, and adorable WHS animals! 1001 Donations!
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Clinic Rosie
Stories Rosie and her nine puppies were surren-
dered to The WHS. The three-year-old
Shepherd mix, was in a lot of pain and
Your Support it was clear The WHS needed to do
something to help her. Our clinic staff
Mends Bones determined Rosie had kidney worms
that destroyed her right kidney. Your
and Hearts donations and support allowed The
WHS to remove Rosie’s kidney and the
three worms that damaged it.
Roco After some recovery time and training
Roco was brought to The WHS clinic from The WHS Behaviour staff and vol-
with a hind leg broken in two spots. unteers, Rosie was ready for adoption
Our clinic team assessed his injuries and found a new home in no time! She
and needed to amputate his left hind was licking her chops at the opportunity
leg. Despite the pain he was feeling, to thank you for the donations that gave
Roco was still a calm cat and very brave. her a new start.
The amputation was performed by
veterinarian student Kaitlin, who was
under the supervision of veterinarian Your support
Dr. MacDonald. Your generous dona- allows dogs like
tions not only help support Roco’s
treatment, but also allow future vet- Bear the chance
erinarians the opportunity to practise to be saved
Bear
saving animals’ lives.
There might not be anything cuter than him the best opportunity to find a happy
Your generous a puppy playing with children, but it’s and fulfilling life.
important to remember that safety Dr. Anseeuw mended Bear’s tiny leg and
donations…allow future must come first. Bear, a three-month- allowed him some time to recover in
veterinarians the oppor old Pomeranian, arrived at The WHS foster care. Now, Bear is adopted! Your
tunity to practise saving Clinic with a broken hind leg. A child support allows dogs like Bear the chance
in the home had played too rough with to receive medical treatment and ease
animals’ lives. the tiny puppy, which caused the injury. his pain. Because of you, Bear is a happy
However, the family did the right thing puppy with a forever home.
by surrendering Bear to The WHS, giving
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Your
Creative
Events ▲ AMBER’S LEMONADE STAND DONATION
Lemonade Stands
Bake Sales
Lucas, Tori, Caleigh
Impact Jonathan Friedman-Dalgliesh Rowan, Reese & Lincoln
& Talia Gabor Johanna Barkman
Animals’ Rylee, Rae, Aidan, Jacob & Rico
Kisae & Daryn Other Events
Lives ▲ AMBER
Hannah & Colter Dixon • The staff at Manitoba Public Insurance
Eva Kozielec held corporate Denim Days and raised
Thank Danika Hainey $1,168.50. This is truly remarkable and
Jennifer Decoroot we are grateful for their support!
You! Braydon Fredette
▲ HUDSON
• Thank you to the staff at Gateway Service
TYRONE ▲ Kids Inc., Reece O. Centre for donating their casual Friday
Faith Sidlowski proceeds to The WHS.
• We have the best supporters in the world!
Isabella held a bake sale to raise money for
the animals - and raised over $70! That’s
Help The WHS a LOT of cookies.
• Skybridge Social Committee held a Pet
You can use The WHS Air Photo Contest and raised $381! Thanks
Miles Card when you shop to all who participated.
for items on our Wish List • The Moran Family held a golf tournament
to help the animals at The WHS – what a
and help our animals!
great idea!
Request a hard copy WHS Air
• Sophie put on a tomato sale fundraiser for
Miles Card by emailing donations@
the animals at the shelter. Thanks Sophie!
winnipeghumanesociety.ca or call
• Thank you to Madalaina Wiebe, who made
204-982-2041
$42.55 by selling her handmade bracelets!
For the Animals • The Investors Group hosted a Charity Jean
•Canned cat and dog food Day for The WHS and raised $233.30! This
•Newspapers will make a big difference for the animals
For the Office in our care, thank you!
•Laminating • Sheets Scotch tape •Renee Yamniuk (age 12); Ilyana Roberts
Behaviour (age 10); and Alejandro Roberts (age 8)
• Gentle Leader headcollars, size M raised over $200 for The WHS.
• Kongs and Kong Wobblers • Rebecca Flemin held a ‘Pumpkins for Pets’
Adoption Foster sale in October and made $120! Thank you
•Yarn for our volunteers who knit the ani- • Heating pads and Starfrit kitchen scales so much Rebecca!
mals blankets. If you would like to knit Kenneling Staff/General Duties • The Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club and
blankets, the ideal size is 2x2 feet. • Liquid laundry soap the Winnipeg Pet Show put on the first
•Durable dog toys • Heavy duty garbage bags ever ‘Bark in the Park’ at Shaw Park this
Clinic Animal Protection year, raising over $1,300 for The WHS.
• Used medical equipment • Duct tape Fans were able to buy tickets to a special
• Towels (bath size preferred) • Sticky notepads dog-friendly baseball game where they
could bring their dogs to watch the game!
Thank you to everyone who came out!
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THANK YOU!
The 22 nd Annual
BOW WOW BALL
▲ LEMONADE STAND DONATION ▲ SYDNEY DONATED $321.25 TO THE WHS!
• A garage sale is a great way to help the Critter Caretakers
animals! The Matheson family had Here are just some of the people who
a garage sale and made over $588! raised money on their Birthdays for The
Thank you! Winnipeg Humane Society!
• Samantha also had a garage sale! She Makeda Davis Riley Harynuk
raised over $300, plus brought in toys and Aubrie Miller Brooklyn Niven
food for the animals! Aliya Wong Ian Playter
• Noah Russo (age 6) asked family and Delaney Giesbrecht Anna & Pearl
friends for donations to The WHS. Thank Isabelle Buisson Kaelyn MacRae
you so much Noah! Jyoti Jhass Keegan Bencharski
• Sydney Deneka is an amazing young Avery Carter Nicholas Lamontagne
individual! She started her own business Holland Wazny Matthew Koop
called ‘Kozy Kritters by Sydney’ where she Sofia Bieber Emma Lemke
makes fleece blankets for pets and babies.
Sydney donates $1.00 from the sale of Cars for Critters
each blanket to a variety of pet shelters Thank you to everyone who has
and rescues. She generously donated participated in our Cars for Critters
$321.25 to The WHS. Thanks Sydney! program. If you would also like to donate
• Portsmouth Retirement Community and your old ‘clunker’ to The Winnipeg
The Waverley Retirement Residence held Humane Society, call Associated Auto
H ELD O N N OVEM BER 14 T H AT
Dog Days of Summer parties and made Auction at (204) 895-9790 to let them
TH E FAIRMONT WINNIPEG
over $550 together! know you have a vehicle you want to
WAS A SU CC ESS!
donate to The WHS.
CONGRATULATIONS Kelly Van Camp Janet McCormick
Jennifer Lukovich Bohdan Kozoris
Thank you to everyone who helped
TO KENDRA! SHE WON
A WHS GIFT BASKET BY Wendy Pendulak Claudette
us raise essential funds needed
VISITING OUR BOOTH
AT THE WINNIPEG
Shayla Waruk Lagimodiere
Darryl Kay Robert Leishman
to care for WHS animals!
PET SHOW!
▲
Shelby Land KS Jolicoeur-Clarke
Arthur Belanger Gloria D’Argis
Joan & Keith Steven Loptson A big THANK YOU goes out to our
McCharles Bradley Lenk generous sponsors, extremely helpful
Simone Carriere John Paksec volunteers, dedicated committee
Angela Peloquin Jonathan Crocker members, and all of our Live and Silent
Steve Axworthy Catharine Trann Auction donors! Catsablanca would not have
Lois Mowat Joyce Warrener been possible without all of your support!
Paul Korpesho Enrique Fernandez
Reta Andrews
Allison Vokey
Reynaldo Ocampo
David Niziol
Murray Palay
▲ LYNEAH’S BIRTHDAY PARTY!
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Lost & Found
The Winnipeg Humane Society is not only determined to
help you find a new forever friend. We’re also here to make
sure you keep them. Lost animals are brought to The WHS
every week. Your donations aide our staff in reuniting lost
animals with their happy owners.
Cash Sadie
Cash the cat went on quite the journey Sadie is a five-month-old Terrier mix
before being reunited with his owners. who went missing on October 22,
Cash was found in the Whyte Ridge 2015. Her family filed a lost report for
area of Winnipeg in late October and Sadie and hoped for the best. Nine days
brought to The WHS. Our intake staff later, Sadie arrived under the care of
noticed Cash’s tattoo and used it to The WHS. Our staff traced her City of
notify his owners. It turned out Cash’s Winnipeg dog license to her owners and
home is in Petersfield, Manitoba and he reunited the pup with her family just in
was missing for three months! Some of time for Halloween night!
his family made the trip to Winnipeg to
pick Cash up and bring him back to his
rural Manitoba home. We’re happy they
could be reunited!
Gently
Used
Books
and Movie
Sale National • Host or attend a Cupcake
Cupcake Day is Day Party on February 29
in support of The WHS.
a great way to • Get creative and make
support The the best cupcakes
Come to The WHS on Feb. 13 from
WHS and enjoy possible!
• National Cupcake Day
10AM–6PM and Feb. 14 from 12PM–
6PM for the Book & Movie Sale in
a treat at the parties are a great for the
support of the animals in our care.
There’s nothing better than snuggling
same time. office or at school.
up to your pet and watching a movie
or reading a good book. Stock up on Learn how you can support The WHS by
books you’ve been excited to read taking part in National Cupcake Day at
and the movies you’ve been waiting
to see, and help an animal in need! nationalcupcakeday.ca
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Adoption Max
Success
Pets come with a variety of benefits and
Max, a Labrador Retriever mix, is no
exception. One year after being adopted,
his family shared an update on Max’s
Stories progress in his new home.
Max especially loves when visitors
come by the house. When he hears a
knock on the door, he starts barking
Bear ferociously. But he’s instantly their best
friend as soon as they walk in the door.
Bear is a two-year-old Shepherd/Boxer Max knows a thing or two about com-
mix with a ton of energy and friendli- passion. Max and his family were visited
ness. Bear was a reactive dog and our by someone whose grandmother had Your support helped these
Behaviour staff and volunteers spent a just passed away. Max could sense her pets find forever homes. In
lot of time with him. They taught him grief and put his head on her lap in an
how to walk well on a leash, how to effort to comfort her. return, the animals make a
keep focused, and become a good dog You help connect dogs like Max with difference in their family’s
that any family would love to have as a forever homes. Your donations make a
forever friend. After three months at The difference in an animal’s life.
every day life.
WHS, Bear had some visitors that fell in
love with him.
Adrienne and Michael noticed a volun-
teer walking Bear and they were instantly
attracted to his energy! They adopted
Bear and introduced him to his new
Shop The WHS Gift Shop!
home with a full acreage to roam and
explore. But once it’s evening his adven- 1199–2499
turous ways taper off. Bear looks big and Jolly Pets Tug N Toss
tough, but he isn’t a fan of the dark! In This toy requires no inflation as it floats
the evening, the 83 pound dog prefers through the air and darts wildly around
spending time indoors and cuddling up the ground upon impact.
with his family any chance he gets!
Your donations support Bear’s behaviour
training at The WHS. Because of you, 1999–2299
Bear is living in a happy home with loving Kyjen Hide and Seek Dog Toys
people, and a full acreage to roam and The puzzles exercise a dog’s natural instinct
call his own. to search, stalk and capture its prey, as well
as strengthen eye-paw coordination.
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The WHS has great day
Sign-up camps coming up! Camp
participants will receive
for Spring
an in-depth tour of our
shelter and learn how we
help animals find new and
Day Camp happy homes. For more
information call 204-982-2046 or
visit: winnipeghumanesociety.ca
Your time helps our animals
You can make a difference in an animal’s life by volunteering.
Call 204-982-2043 to learn about becoming a WHS volunteer.
The WHS would not be able to function without hardworking volunteers
like Marcy. Marcy has dedicated over 1,000 hours of her time cuddling cats
like Argyle. Thank you to Marcy, and the 700+ volunteers who take on a
variety of tasks at The WHS. From spending time with the animals to
assisting at community events, our volunteers can do it all!
Sunday,
You help our animals by
helping your own!
June 26th,
When you sign up for Petplan Pet
Insurance, The WHS receives $30
2016
for every adopter who signs up! at
You can help protect your own furry
family members while donating to
Assiniboine
our animals at the same time. Park
WINNIPEG HUMANE SOCIETY
ADDRESS: 45 Hurst Way, Wpg, MB., R3T 0R3
BE AN EARLY BIRD!
WEB SITE: winnipeghumanesociety.ca
EMAIL: reception@winnipeghumanesociety.ca
GENERAL DIRECTORY: 204-982-2021
Register before April 1st
ANIMAL RECEIVING, LOST & FOUND: 204-982-2025
BEHAVIOUR YELP LINE: 204-988-8808 and receive $10 off!
CRUELTY AND ABUSE COMPLAINTS: 204-982-2028
DONATIONS & TAX RECEIPTS: 204-982-2041
EMERGENCY (animals in distress): 204-982-2020
For more information, please visit winnipeghumanesociety.ca
GENERAL FAX: 204-663-9401 or call us at (204) 982-2041.
PET LOSS SUPPORT: 204-988-8804
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