For new pet owners, the options when it comes to caring for and preparing for your new pet can be daunting. Many people want to do right by their new family member but aren’t sure of the proper practices surrounding pets and their bodies. This rings true for long-time pet owners as well. We […]
In the dead of winter our eight-year-old house cat went missing. She had never been outside in her life. It was a pet nightmare - she was gone for six weeks and in the end we found her literally a stone’s throw from our house. I spent those six weeks ‘cat hunting’. Our neighbours were […]
Interested in becoming involved at EHS? Want to make an even greater difference in animals’ lives? Then consider becoming a member of the Etobicoke Humane Society. As a member, you are entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting and participate in members’ meetings to help shape the direction of the organization on matters related […]
Despite incredible hardship, illness and years of abuse, Phoenix’s spirit remains unbroken. She has love and joy for everyone she meets. We can’t imagine the misery she has suffered being used for breeding, but what we can imagine is the long list of issues she’s facing after a lifetime of neglect. When her foster Mom […]
When you decide to take that first step and bring a cat or dog into your home, the first thing that you should know - without a shadow of a doubt - is that you are prepared to love, feed and take care of all the needs for that cat or dog for the […]
A young kid stopped by the shelter on the weekend looking for a cat to adopt. He said Wylie's face scared him. Us too. Wylie's face scares us because it represents all the hardships he's had to endure. The scars on his nose, the oddly permanent lip curl, the torn ear. We cannot imagine what […]
Having a large chunk of memory available for photos on your phone is certainly not a requirement to foster for Etobicoke Humane Society – but trust me, it comes highly recommended. My family and I have been fostering cats and kittens for EHS for over a year, and as I scroll through my photo stream, […]
Friends Gizem and Sara are volunteers at Etobicoke Humane Society. They understand the value of life and what it means for an animal to be mistreated, abandoned or abused. Gizem was spending time at her uncle’s farm and came across a malnourished and lethargic kitten covered in mud and bleeding from her tail. The kitten was very […]
I got into fostering cats and kittens after I first adopted two sisters from a local shelter. I went in and saw two small kittens and I was interested in knowing more about where they had been raised. This is where I learned that cats with kittens or expecting kittens or even orphaned kittens go […]
Who wouldn't take a big, friendly, gorgeous and sweet FIV-positive cat home? This is what we at the EHS are waiting to find out. Not everyone is aware of what FIV really means, and it is important to have a discussion to help people comprehend the true nature of FIV and not the myths that […]
Weekdays| 10:00 am – 11:30 am & 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Weekends | 2 pm – 6 pm
*All other visits are by appointment only *No visitors permitted for Kittens from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
DOGS: Visits with dogs are by appointment only. Please fill out an application for the dog that you are interested in and an EHS representative will contact you.
