Meet December!
A Confident, Affectionate, Cuddly Boy We’ve already featured December, but he’s still here! And, frankly, we're surprised. Since being in a home setting with his foster family, this tough street cat has developed into a confident, affectionate, cuddly boy. He loves attention and to be around his person/people and has actually become...(dare we suggest it?) […]
Read MoreA Very Generous Donation!
Dorothy McIntyre - Legacy Donation Recently, EHS was the recipient of an extremely generous legacy donation that came to us after a supporter of our shelter passed away. Dorothy McIntyre had the foresight to plan her estate and because of this, we’re now honouring her legacy by caring for more cats and dogs as they […]
Read MoreCoyotes In Etobicoke
Coyote Encounters on the Rise Coyote encounters have been on the rise across the GTA and southern Ontario over the last few years. While there have been several reports of human-coyote conflicts, only one bite has been confirmed in the city in the last decade, and it was a unique situation—the victim had been feeding […]
Read MoreCats Who Bite
What To Do About Aggressive Cat Behaviour As an animal shelter, we sometimes have cats in our care that act out, either because they’re overstimulated, scared or just not used to human interaction. We’ve seen cats surrendered to us because of biting or scratching, but we feel it’s important to work with a cat to […]
Read More2019 Holiday Fundraiser Support
Thank you for supporting our holiday fundraiser! We want to give a huge thank you to our supporters for making our holiday fundraiser a major success! We’re still confirming all the numbers, but between the launch of our Pawfect Gifts for the Holidays campaign on November 21 and when it ended on December 31, we […]
Read MoreHearts for the Humane Society!
Between now and February 14, show our shelter animals some love by buying a paper heart! Hearts be posted on a wall in our shelter and are available for $5, $10, $20 or more. Choose to put your name on the heart, or even the name of a beloved pet or an animal from our […]
Read MoreNew EHS Merchandise is Here
It’s even easier now to show your support for our Small Shelter with the Big Heart, as we’re selling EHS-branded tote bags, insulated mugs, notebooks, frisbees, and more. And our 2020 EHS calendar is here, filled with 12 months of our adorable shelter pets. We want to thank Jenelle Cameron with Hallmark RE/MAX Realty for […]
Read MorePawfect Gifts for the Holidays
Our annual holiday campaign is here! If you’re looking for a meaningful gift for the animal lover on your holiday shopping list, we have the Pawfect Gifts for the Holidays. Through this campaign, gift packages for pets in need can be purchased in honour of someone on your list. These packages will contribute directly to […]
Read MoreNew Digs for our Dogs
Transforming an Old Kennel At the end of September, our volunteers took on a major project at the shelter—a complete renovation of our dog area. We’ve always prided ourselves on giving our animals large and comfortable enclosures, but our dog kennels had seen better days and it was time we gave our pooches an upgrade. […]
Read More2019 Pet Photos with Santa
Come have your pet’s photo taken with Santa! For a minimum $10 donation, you’ll receive a professional photo with Santa, and all proceeds will go to the Etobicoke Humane Society. This year we have four different dates: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH - PET VALU 125 The Queensway (near Parklawn) 11 am - 3 pm SATURDAY, DECEMBER […]
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