Are you prepared if your pet gets suddenly sick or injured? Many dangers can present themselves in the changing seasons, and we want to remind pet parents to keep supplies on hand in case their animal experiences a sudden illness, injury, or poisoning. It’s easy to put together your own pet first aid kit. Hopefully, […]
Fireworks might be cool to watch for humans, but for our pets, they can be terrifying. The loud and unexpected booms that come with fireworks displays can cause stress, health issues, and dogs can take off running from fright. Many animal shelters see an increase in stray dogs that have run away after holiday weekends. […]
This Information Could Save Your Pet's Life Many common indoor and outdoor household items that are safe for humans can be extremely harmful to our pets. Each year, thousands of cats and dogs accidentally ingest household poisons. March 20 to 26, 2022 is Pet Poison Prevention Week and we are sharing some of the most […]
Taking Care of Your Pet While Away Going on vacation this summer? As a member of your family, your pets need to be taken care of when you’re away so it’s important to have a plan in place before escaping to the cottage. First thing, think about whether or not you can take your pet […]
Get Your Move On and help raise funds for the Etobicoke Humane Society! Our Leashes by the Lake event was a staple for EHS, but since we can’t hold our annual walk-a-thon, we want you to join this virtual fundraising event and get active to support the care of our cats and dogs. It’s super […]
Have you ever wondered how we get dogs from far away locations? Our priority is always to assist dogs in our own city, but as there aren’t large numbers of dogs surrendered by their owners, and even fewer are found as strays in Toronto, we’re able to open our doors to dogs from other parts […]
EHS is a no-kill shelter, which means we will never euthanize a pet for lack of space. It also means we’re determined to go the extra mile to find homes for all of our pets, no matter how long that takes. Sometimes we have animals in our care that need to find a special home […]
Monthly donations are extremely important to us as we operate entirely from fundraising and donations. We receive no government funding and we aren’t associated with any other large animal rescue groups (such as Toronto Humane Society or OSPCA). Knowing we can rely on a certain amount of money each month allows us to plan for […]
Sometimes we have dogs that come into our care that need some extra time before they’re ready to find their forever family. It’s often due to behaviour issues, possibly from a lack of training, or sometimes it’s due to having a bad experience in life. When we get these cases, we make sure we do […]
Declawing Cats Is Cruel Declawing cats is an outdated and unnecessary procedure that amputates the cat’s toe at the first joint - thus removing not only the claw but a portion of bone as well. Many provinces in Canada have banned the practice but it’s still allowed in Ontario. Declawing has been shown to cause […]
