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| - The Calgary Humane Society is a dedicated organization to protecting the welfare of animals within the city's jurisdiction. Being fairly informed about the Calgary Humane Society and its principles, I would like to write this review moreso to provide some important info to the general public:
-Do call the Calgary Humane Society, if you witness an act of animal cruelty. This could include an animal being abused, neglected (food/water/shelter), unethical breeders, abandoned, or otherwise. If you see a dog in a hot car, this could be addressed by either the Humane Society, or the Calgary Police Service. If you do so, I advise you gather as much information as possible; address of the property, names and contact info, vehicle and license plate number if relevant, etc.
If something falls out of city limits in Alberta, call the ASPCA.
Do not call the Calgary Humane Society for barking complaints. This is a bylaw issue with the City of Calgary (3-1-1)
-Do visit the Calgary Humane Society if you are choosing to adopt an animal. While some of you may take a look at the adoption fees and feel uneasy, keep in mind that these fees include the spay/neuter process (which is extremely pricey on its own), their first set of shots, tattoo/microchip, city license, and a vet visit to the clinic of your choice. For puppies, it also includes pup obedience classes. Additionally, many of these animals have come from compromising situations or been abandoned by their previous owners because they didn't match the new furniture. These animals would really appreciate your love and a new home. Consider adopting an adult dog even if you were hoping for a new puppy- they need homes too, and it is way better than supporting a skeezy breeder.
-I don't know where Dinah G. got the info of "21 days," but the Humane Society does not really have set dates of how long they try to "foster an animal out." Also, there is a difference between fostering an animal and adopting an animal. The Humane Society has a great fostering program you can volunteer for, where you would take an animal into your home (ie- a pregnant animal who may be stressed out by a shelter environment, animals who may need socialization, a cat with urv who needs to be isolated, etc) and care for it until it is ready to come back to the shelter. To adopt out, is to adopt an animal permanently and give it a forever home. Keep this in mind.
-As the Humane Society is unfortunately not a no-kill shelter, please educate yourselves and really think before you choose to surrender an animal. While they have an open door policy, they always have hundreds of animals to care for and adopt. When you bring an animal into your home, you are bringing it into your family. Would you move into an "adults only" building if you had a child, and just give it up? No. So why would you do this to your pet? If you can't fathom the idea of bringing your animal to a shelter, and the possibility of it being euthanized if it is not adoptable, then you should consult every possible option before electing to surrender it to an animal shelter.
-You can send your kids to the Calgary Humane Society for summer camps, birthday parties, and education problems so that they can learn to better understand and respect animals.
In a perfect world, there would be no such thing as animal shelters as all. People would be responsible pet owners, spaying and neutering their pets. They would not go to Petland and adopt an animal that has come from a disgusting puppy mill, or pay thousands for a certain breed from an unethical breeder and then refuse to have it fixed. They would not abandon their animals as if they were disposable or unimportant. In the mean time, until everyone smartens up, thank goodness we have resources like the Humane Society, MEOW, AARCS, ARF, and Pound Rescue in the city.
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