Alberta Animal Services - AAS.

12/01/2025

We wanted to share Pet Valu Stettler’s wonderful Animal Angel Tree, which features several beloved AAS alumni this year: Davey Crockett, Noodles, Brutus, Truman, Winnifred, Malcolm, Iggy, Ally, Susie, Catherine, and Catalina. 🐾❤️

Seeing these familiar faces on their tree is such a heartwarming reminder of the value of supporting local rescues. It truly takes a community — animal control working together with rescue organizations — to help cats and dogs move from our shelter into rescues that can provide fosters, rehabilitation, and ultimately loving forever homes.

Yesterday also marked three years since Brutus transferred from AAS to Feral Cat Network, and the progress he’s made is incredible. His journey shows just how important these partnerships are.

If you’re able to spread some holiday cheer this season, stop by Pet Valu Stettler to support their Angel Tree and pick up a few goodies for these beautiful animals. 🎁🐶🐱

Thank you for supporting local rescues and the animals who depend on all of us. 💙🐾

🐾 Make a Rescue Animal's Christmas Wish Come True! 🎄

This holiday season, you have the power to bring joy and comfort to the animals in our local rescues who are waiting for their forever homes.

The Pet Valu Stettler Giving Tree is back starting today until December 23rd!

🌟 What is the Giving Tree?
* Our tree is decorated with cards, each featuring an adorable animal from our local rescue partners.
* Each card lists specific items that animal would love and needs—from their favourite toys and treats to cozy bedding and essential supplies. It's their personal Christmas Wishlist!

🎁 How You Can Help:
* Stop by Pet Valu Stettler.
* Pick an animal from the Giving Tree.
* Shop for a gift from their unique wishlist.
* We'll make sure all donations get to their respective Rescue! 💚❤️

Your simple act of kindness ensures that even the animals still searching for a family have a magical Christmas morning filled with everything they wished for.

Let's work together to make this the most wonderful time of the year for all our furry friends! ❤️

The Rescue Collective Foundation
Feral Cat Network Foundation of Alberta
Saving Grace Animal Society

12/01/2025

A huge thank you to Bottoms Up Scrubs in Red Deer for their generous donation of boot covers to Alberta Animal Services today! 🐾💙

Your support helps keep our team safe and our work running smoothly as we continue caring for animals in our isolation units. We appreciate you so much!

11/30/2025

🎄 Another Weekend, Another Emergency🎄

Today, we have a tiny little fighter spending the night in the hospital. This sweet baby girl the vet staff have named Tinsel suddenly stopped eating and quickly became dehydrated, so our team acted fast. She’s had a SNAP test, full blood work, and X-rays to rule out a foreign body or panleukopenia. ❤️‍🩹

The vet team believes she’s battling a severe parasite load, so she’ll remain on IV fluids overnight to help flush her system and get her strength back. She’s in good hands, warm, safe, and getting every bit of care she needs at Animal Emergency Hospital.

✨ Donations toward her care are needed and deeply appreciated.✨

We know it feels like we’ve had many emergencies lately, and we’re truly sorry to ask again — but your support is what allows us to keep showing up for animals exactly like her. Every dollar helps us help them.

E-transfers can be sent to: [email protected]

Stay tuned for updates tomorrow. 🎁🐾

11/29/2025

🚨 Rescue Mission – 40 Cats Safe in Red Deer Today 🚨
November 28, 2025 (And one injured Magpie)

Today was a big day for animal welfare in our community. Our Animal Care Supervisor, Jennifer, organized a large-scale rescue involving 40 cats in Red Deer. She was joined by an incredible group of rescue partners who stepped up without hesitation:

🐾 Erin & Myah – Saving Grace
🐾 Dustin, Erica & Maggie – Companion Animal Outreach Services
🐾 Megan & Debbie – Megan’s Rescue Efforts
🐾 Kelsey – Paws Relief Rescue Society
🐾 Pause 4 Change
🐾 Sgt. Kristian & Ofc. Arseneault – Alberta Animal Services Animal Control Officers

After 4 hours, 40 cats were safely removed from the home and placed into care.

Among those 40 cats were several litters of kittens and many pregnant females — and almost all of the cats were under a year old. This is how quickly numbers grow and why early intervention and spay/neuter are so critical.

We want to extend our deepest appreciation to each rescue involved. We know everyone is operating at or beyond capacity, yet these organizations still showed up to help animals in need.

We typically do not attend calls like this, as they fall outside of bylaw enforcement. However, we received a direct call from someone inside the home asking for help — and we could not ignore that.

Please refrain from negative comments. These individuals kept the cats fed and housed and reached out when they realized they needed assistance. That takes honesty and care.

Cat Reproduction Facts – Why These Calls Matter
• A female cat can become pregnant as early as 4 months old.
• Cats can have 3 litters per year, often with 4–6 kittens per litter.
• One unspayed female and her offspring can theoretically produce up to 420,000 kittens in 7 years.
• Even two unfixed cats can lead to dozens of kittens within a single year.
• This is why situations can become overwhelming so quickly — even with good intentions and consistent feeding.

Spaying and neutering saves lives, reduces suffering, and prevents unmanageable situations like this one.

Support the Rescues Who Stepped Up Today!

Please consider supporting the teams who took these cats into their care.

➡️ Saving Grace Animal Society:
https://www.savinggracecanada.com/donate

➡️ Companion Animal Outreach Services:
https://caosab.ca/donations/

➡️ Megan's Rescue Efforts Society:
https://www.megansrescueefforts.com/donate

➡️ Paws Relief Rescue Society:
[email protected]

➡️ pause4change:
https://pause4change.com/help/donate/

and of course, a big thank you to Medicine River Wildlife for taking our magpie in to get looked at! It appears he was attacked and has a concussion and quite a large headache! He should recover.

Thank you to everyone who helped today — and to our community for continuing to support animal welfare. 🐾❤️

***Please note: none of these felines are stray cats, they were owned felines born in owners home and now surrendered into the care of rescues. None of the felines featured are currently available for adoption. Please follow the rescues above and keep an eye out for their adoption posts.***

11/25/2025

2 days left to purchase! Feel free to stop by between 11-5 Monday to Friday to place your order. Pick up will be Dec 13/14/15 at AAS. Delivery is possible within the City of Red Deer on those dates.

11/20/2025

🎄💚 Grinch Tree Fundraiser for Feral Cat Network Foundation of Alberta! 💚🎄

Get into the holiday spirit and support the cats of Feral Cat Network with our festive Grinch Tree Kits! Each kit is $65 and includes everything you need to make your own whimsical Grinch-style holiday tree.

📍 Pickup Location: Alberta Animal Services, Red Deer
📅 Pickup Dates: December 13, 14, or 15
💲 Payment Due: November 28

Your purchase helps provide food, shelter, and medical care for the vulnerable cats of Feral Cat Network. These make amazing gifts, fun family activities, and adorable holiday decor!

✨ To order your kit, please message the FCN page!

Thank you for supporting the kitties this holiday season.

11/19/2025

🐾✨ Lucy Update – Our Brave Little Swissy Hound Mix ✨🐾

We wanted to share an important update on the sweet Greater Swiss Mountain Dog cross we posted about over the weekend — now officially named Lucy. 💛

After her initial exam, it became clear that Lucy needed to see an orthopedic specialist.

Thanks to our friends at Saving Grace Animal Society, Lucy was able to be seen through the emergency side of Cedarwood. She received another full exam, another round of sedated x-rays, and ultimately a consult with their orthopedic surgeon.

It turns out her injuries are more extensive than we first thought, and Lucy is now scheduled for major surgery tomorrow, November 20.

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated to help us cover our portion of her vet care. In situations like this, we rely on donations or partner rescues to step in. We want to provide these animals with the care they so desperately need.

We’re incredibly grateful to Saving Grace Animal Society for taking Lucy under their wing. Even more amazing — the kind citizen who originally found Lucy has stepped up to foster her and possibly adopt her. How wonderful is that? ❤️

While our part in Lucy’s journey is complete, the largest portion of her medical bills now falls to Saving Grace. If you’re able, please consider donating to support Lucy’s surgery and recovery. Every bit helps this sweet girl get the chance she deserves.

💌 Donations can be sent to:
[email protected]

A huge thank you to Erin and the Saving Grace team for stepping in for Lucy, knowing this would be a significant undertaking. We appreciate you more than you know.
(Jenn apologizes for all the begging — but can’t promise it won’t happen again!)

Good luck tomorrow, Lucy. We love you and we’re cheering you on! 🐾

11/19/2025

Barn or Heated Shop Home Needed for a Family of 4 Semi-Feral Cats! (or hey, if you have a rescue and have space available until a barn home opens up let us know!)

Meet Mama Casserole and her three 6-month-old kittens — Green Bean, Figgy, and Pudding — our adorable Christmas Crew looking for a safe place to call home.

This sweet little family is semi-feral and would thrive best in a barn, heated shop, or sheltered outbuilding where they can live comfortably and safely. They’re very attached to one another, so we’re hoping to keep them together if possible.

Completely vetted
– Spayed/neutered
– Vaccinated
– Dewormed

Temperaments
– Figgy & Pudding: can be touched with caution
– Casserole & Green Bean: prefer their distance and can be a bit spicy

Requirements:
• A safe shelter (heated preferred, or insulated with straw)
• Ability to confine them for one month so they learn their new home is safe
• Fresh food and water provided daily
• Ability to pick them up from our facility with appropriate crates

Adoption fee: By donation only
Location: Red Deer
Email: [email protected] for an adoption application

Let’s find this Christmas Crew of mousers a cozy place to land for the holidays.

11/16/2025

🚨 EMERGENCY DONATION APPEAL 🚨
Sweet Hound x Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Puppy Needs Our Help

Two days ago, this gentle 7–8 month old puppy was found by a Good Samaritan, favouring her hind end. This afternoon, she was rushed to the vet by our officer— and the news was devastating.

She has three pelvic fractures and is now on heavy pain medication and strict crate rest as we work to stabilize her.

We are urgently hoping to raise enough funds for her to be seen by an orthopaedic surgeon for an initial consult, where we’ll learn whether she requires surgical repair. Despite everything she’s been through, she remains an incredibly kind, old soul — calm, sweet, and trusting.

We will continue doing everything we can to keep her comfortable, but she needs a community behind her now more than ever.

If you’re able to help, donations toward her care can be made to:
[email protected]

Every dollar brings her closer to the treatment she desperately needs.

11/11/2025

🇨🇦 Lest We Forget 🇨🇦

Today, Officers Banman and Arseneault proudly attended the Remembrance Day Service at the Red Deer Servus Arena to honour the brave men and women who have served — and continue to serve — our country.

Remembrance Day in Canada is a time to pause and reflect on the sacrifices made for the freedoms we enjoy every day. Their courage, dedication, and resilience will never be forgotten.

From all of us at Alberta Animal Services, we thank our veterans for their service and commitment to Canada.

11/11/2025

Alberta Animal Services will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Remembrance Day.

While our facility is closed, our on-call officer will be available for emergencies at 403-347-2388. Please leave a detailed message and a call back number.

We will reopen on Wednesday, November 12 at 11:00 AM.

11/10/2025

🐾 We’re Hosting a Christmas Cat Food & Litter Drive! 🐾

Alberta Animal Services is proud to support our friends at the Feral Cat Network by collecting donations to help feed and care for community cats in need this winter.

📍 Drop-off Location: Alberta Animal Services
🕓 Hours: Monday to Friday, 11 AM – 5 PM

We’re collecting:
Friskies wet food
Dry kibble (any brand — Purina One & Friskies preferred)
Pellet litter

Every donation makes a big difference in helping these cats stay fed, warm, and healthy. ❤️

Thank you for being part of the community that cares — your generosity keeps tails wagging and whiskers happy! 🐾