Cheers to a successful weekend of adoptions! 😻 Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first in-house adoption event of 2025 this past weekend. 🐾
We have GREAT NEWS coming out of the event:
🐶 1 dog found their forever home!
🐕 5 dogs have pending applications!
🐱 4 cats were adopted into loving families!
🐈 3 cats have pending applications!
✨ And MANY more animals moved into foster homes, giving them a safe and loving place to land while they wait for their forever families, and making space for more animals in need to come into our care.
Shout out to all of the incredible volunteers who spent their Saturday working hard to make this event possible, and to all of the supporters who showed up! ⭐ We’re so excited to host more events like this in the future to connect more animals with the homes and care they deserve. Stay tuned for what’s next! 🏡🐾
#AdoptionEvent #AARCS #ThankYou
Did you know your old bottles, cans, linens, clothing, shoes, and even electronics can help save lives? 💚 Through our amazing partnership with SkipTheDepot, you can recycle these items AND support animals at AARCS!
♻️ Book a pickup at app.skipthedepot.com/aarcs or drop off your items at our shelter locations in Calgary and Edmonton. We can take your bagged bottles and cans (perfect for cleaning up after the holiday parties!), linens including comforters, sheets, pillows and blankets, and even clothing and shoes.
Join us in recycling for a better world AND brighter futures for animals in need! 🌎🐶🐱🐹
#RecyclingForGood #SkipTheDepot #AARCS
The Dog. The Myth. The LEGEND! 🐾
It’s #FosterFriday and today we’d like you to meet Legend, the gentle giant! This Leonberger mix weighs in at a whopping 110lbs of pure love! 🦁😍 He ADORES people and is on the lookout for a foster home in the Calgary area where he can get some, including a dental and other medical care. Don’t worry: AARCS takes care of all of this. As a foster home, your job is just to get him to and from his appointments and see him through his recovery! 🐶❤️🩹
Legend would thrive as the only dog in the home. He prefers people over pups and is fully prepared to shower you with endless affection! A fenced backyard and some room to roam would make his dreams come true. 💕
If you’re ready to welcome this big, fluffy lovebug into your life, email [email protected] to learn more about fostering Legend. Let’s help this myth become someone’s reality! 🐕✨
#FosterMe #GentleGiant #LeonbergerLove
SAY CHEESE! 🧀
It’s #FosterFriday and we’ve got a familiar face here STILL looking for a foster home! 😥 Sweet miss Cheese has been at the shelter since mid-November, and as much as we love spending time with her, she deserves a loving home where she can thrive. 🏡
Cheese is a 1.5-year-old shepherd mix weighing in at around 80 pounds. She has finished raising her puppies and is ready to be the star of the show! 🤩 She’s great with other large dogs who can match her rowdy play style and would love to go to a home with a playful, confident companion – although she could also happily be your one and only! 🐶🥰
Cheese can be a little shy in new situations, so a home with kids 15+ would suit her best. She hasn’t met any cats yet, but she LOVES snacks, scritches, and being by your side. 🐾
⭐ To foster Cheese, email [email protected]
💚 To adopt Cheese, check out her profile at aarcs.ca/dogs
PLEASE SHARE to help Cheese find a foster OR forever home! 🙏 Let’s get this girl out of the shelter and onto the next step in her journey.
#AdoptMe #FosteringSavesLives #Cheese
It’s #FosterFriday and today we’d like to introduce you to Glenn, a 3-year-old, 65lb bundle of love looking for a foster home in the Calgary area! 🐶💚
This friendly and social boy came to us with a leg injury and is currently on crate rest as he heals. ❤️🩹 While he’s limited to short, on-leash bathroom breaks outside, Glenn still loves spending time with his people and soaking up all the affection he can get. 🥰
We’re looking for a foster family in Calgary who can bring Glenn to his follow-ups and help him through his recovery journey. 🏥🐾 Due to his injury, he hasn’t been tested with other dogs yet.
If you have a quiet space, a little patience, and lots of love to give, Glenn would love to be your foster buddy. 🏡💖 Let’s help this sweet boy get back on his paws so he can get ready to find a forever home!
⭐ Interested? Apply to foster at aarcs.ca/foster or send an email to [email protected]! ⭐
#YYCFoster #FosterLove #AARCS
It's #FosterFriday and time to get CHEESY! 🧀😁
That's right: this gorgeous mama is Cheese, and she is looking for a foster home! 🏡💚
Cheese can be a bit nervous of new people so she is looking for an adult-only foster home to settle into for the holidays. 🎄 She has been GRATE with the other dogs she has met at the shelter! 🐶✅ We'd like her to remain in the Calgary area at this time. 📍
What do you say, can you give Cheese a loving temporary home? 🥺🙏 Send an email to [email protected] for more on this gouda girl! 🐾
#FosterMe #MamaCheese #AARCS
It’s #FosterFriday, and we’ve got ‼️ 7 ‼️ ADORABLE PUPS looking for foster homes! 🏠🐶
Meet Thorn, Azura, Solstice, Freesia, Tansy, Juniper and Sable! These sweet pups have been at the shelter for A FULL MONTH with no one stepping up to take them home. 😢
These cuties are all larger breed pups and around 5-months old. They are INCREDIBLY SWEET, a tiny bit nervous, and soooo ready to get out of the shelter and start learning how to be spoiled house pets! 🐾
Can you help this wonderful litter of pups on their journey to finding their happily ever afters? 🙏💕 It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
1️⃣ Sign up as a foster home at aarcs.ca/foster
2️⃣ Send an email to [email protected] to arrange to bring one home
3️⃣ Help an animal in need connect with their perfect match!
⭐ PS: Most of them are already cleared for adoption and ready to accept applications for forever families! Check out their profiles at aarcs.ca/dogs.
#FosteringSavesLives #AARCS #HomeForTheHolidays
Come tour our Calgary shelter! 🐶🐱🐰🐹
To celebrate Giving Tuesday today, we’re giving you a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at what goes on at AARCS on a day-to-day basis. 👀 Come see our staff and volunteers in action, meet some of our animals in care, and get a sense for the impact you are making when you support AARCS! 💚🐾
Be a part of the action and help us reach our $120K Giving Tuesday goal at aarcs.ca/giving-tuesday. 🙏 Thanks to local realtor and long-time supporter Heather Waddell, your gifts today are MATCHED up to $20,000 – meaning your generosity goes twice as far! ✨
Thank you for changing lives through kindness with us! 😻
#ShelterTour #AARCS #GivingTuesdsayCA
Happy #FosterFriday – say hello to the adorable Grizz! 😍
This almost-4-month-old pup is all healed up from his fractured pelvis and READY TO PLAY! 🎾🎉 Grizz is full of puppy energy and we expect he will do well in most foster homes, including with dogs, cats, and kids since he's still young. 🐶🐱👣
We're searching for a loving foster home where Grizz can keep growing, learning and having fun while he waits to meet his forever family. 💕 Are YOU up for the task?!
🏡 Sign up at aarcs.ca/foster or send an email to [email protected] to learn more! Let's find this playful pup the perfect place to crash. 🛋️🐾
#FosteringSavesLives #BabyGrizz
It’s a snowy #FosterFriday, so how about a sweet and cozy dog to add a little warmth to your home? 🐶❤️🔥
Meet Barley! 🐾 This 60lb, 1-year-old girl has been at AARCS for about a month and she is SO ready to find a foster home! ✨
Barley can be a little nervous with new people at first, but she warms up quickly with snacks and gentle reassurance. 💕 Because of this, we recommend any kids in the home are 14+. She is good with other dogs and could go to a foster home with or without other dogs. ✅
Barley is waiting on a dental procedure before she will be cleared for adoption, so she should stay in the Calgary area for now. 🦷📍
Ready to make Barley’s holiday wishes come true? ⭐🏠 Sign up at aarcs.ca/foster or send an email to [email protected] to change her life and be a part of her journey!
#FosterMe #FosteringSavesLives #AARCS
Say hello and happy #FosterFriday to Wisp! 😍 This sweet 3-month-old pup is has some remaining treatments from a skin infection, but she is officially cleared for adoption! At her age, she should do well with other dogs, cats, and kids — she’s ready to bring love and tail wags wherever she goes! 🐶💖
Wisp’s mom and siblings have already found places to go, and now she’s waiting all alone at the shelter. 🥺 Can you help her out? Sign up at aarcs.ca/foster or email [email protected] to bring this playful bundle of sweetness into your life, or share to spread the word! 📢
Want to skip fostering and go straight to taking this cutie home forever? 💚 Head to aarcs.ca/dogs to find her profile. Right now, you can choose your own adoption fee (min. $350 for puppies!) Let’s find Wisp her happily ever after! 🌟
#FosterMe #FosteringSavesLives #FosterPuppy
It’s #FosterFriday and we’ve got a big bundle of adorable here! 🥹 Lab lovers, this guy is for you. 😍
Meet Stetson, a 70lb bundle of fun and energy! ⚡ This lovable lab-mix is ALSO our Dog of the Week – he’s looking for a foster OR forever home and has a reduced adoption fee of just $75 until Tuesday! 🏠⭐
Stetson is a social butterfly with other playful pups, and with a bit of practice, he’ll have his manners mastered in no time. 🐶 He’s best suited for families with older kids since he’s still learning to keep all four paws on the floor! 🐾
Don’t miss out on this sweet goofball!
🏠 Apply to foster at aarcs.ca/foster (or send an email to [email protected])
💚 Apply to adopt Stetson at aarcs.ca/animal/a2000200454!
#AdoptDontShop #DogOfTheWeek #FosteringSavesLives
