Victoria Humane Society

07/01/2025

06/01/2025

Looking for beauty and brains?
Meet Freya ♥️

She is a 5 month old Mixed Breed female pup, who shares many traits of a Dutch Shepherd. Loving, lively, and looking for mischief—Freya is fun with a capital F.
Her cheeky personality and intelligence mean that she will need to be stimulated to be her best self.
These same traits (and her striking brindle coat) make people swoon.
Freya is observant and mirrors other animals she greets, erring on the shy/submissive side at first before her true colours shine. We recommend building in extra time on walks for drive-by kisses and pats.
She is incredibly adaptable and excited to greet humans and dogs alike. Freya adores being right in the middle of chaos and she really enjoys being around kids.
Freya has charm in spades and she knows how to get what she wants. Friendly, loving, social, and smart—she adores kids, dogs, and being the life of the party.
She enjoys meeting new playmates; and jives really well with bigger dogs. In fact, she’d love to live with another dog in her home who can help show her the ropes. While she has not been cat-tested, she would likely find a new BFF in a cuddly, dog-savvy cat.
Freya is adorable, eager to please, and whip-smart, which makes teaching her new skills and tricks a true treat. She has learned basic house training within a few weeks and is communicative when she needs to go outside.
She will thrive in a home with a family, ideally kids aged 4+ as she’s currently
in the nippy phase of her “teenage” years. Though, adequate exercise and a yummy stuffed kong toy can help redirect her need to nibble on something. Plus, she’s responsive to praise or treats when training.
Freya would thrive with daily hikes, playtime with other dogs, and someone to take her to agility or do nose work. Her best life looks like 90+ minutes of exercise per day. She is a cuddly girl who loves couch snuggles, runs/walks, bike rides, and playtime.
It’s essential for Freya to experience regular companionship, and stimulation, as her busy brain is prone to boredom (and chewing/digging) if left to her own devices.
She is well-suited for a family that can give her lots of walks and ample indoor/outdoor space for her to frolic and play.
After a good day’s exercise, if you let her, she will curl up basically on top of you on the couch. She is crate-trained and happily goes for car rides—pretty much a go-anywhere kind of pup, so long as there’s exercise and fun in store.
Freya is a wonderful companion who’s happy to be around you, whether it’s for an adventure, car ride, nap, or play sesh, she will fit in with ease and make you fall for her from the moment you meet.
If interested in meeting Freya, please fill out an application here https://victoriahumanesociety.com/animals/freya/

06/01/2025

Today was a very cold and damp day for a Bottle Drive - but that didnt stop many of you from coming by with your empties!!

thanks so much for everyone who supported our Bottle Drive today! It was a quiet one - which we expected as our last one was only 3 weeks ago - but we still raised over $3000 and also received some wonderful donations for our animals!!!

And special thank you to our wonderful volunteers for giving up another Sunday - and standing out in the very cold, damp weather - to help us raise funds for our animals!

We loved meeting all of your dogs today - some were big & fluffy, others were funny, and a few loved posing for the camera! And we agree that you all have the "Best Boys" and "Best Girls" and we loved them all!! Thanks to the humans who brought their dogs out today! And for the lovely cat, Romeo, who also visited us!!! Such a delightful senior boy!!

Our next Bottle Drive is on Sunday, February 9th from 10;00 am til 2:00 p.m. at GFL Bottle Depot -1053 Dunford Avenue.

Please start saving your empties for us!!

thank you for your support!!!

05/01/2025

Miya, Kai, Henry and Tucker have already dropped off their empties this morning!! Are you coming?!

It’s our BOTTLE DRIVE today from 10:00 am til 2:00 pm at GFL Bottle Depot - 1053 Dunford avenue

Please bring us your empties!!

04/01/2025

03/01/2025

Its our first Bottle Drive in 2025 this weekend!! Are you coming?!

Its on Sunday, January 5th from 10:00 am til 2:00 p.m. at GFL Bottle Depot - 1053 Dunford Avenue

We hope to see you there!!

And please bring your dogs with you as we really enjoy visiting with them!!

Thank you for your support!!

03/01/2025

Thank you to everyone who added a decoration to the VHS Christmas Tree and helped raise nearly $4,000! Your generosity means so much to the dogs, cats, kittens and puppies. Wishing you all a wonderful year filled with happiness, pets, and love. ❤️🐾

02/01/2025

01/01/2025

🎉🎉🎉 Thank You!!!🎉🎉🎉

As we wrap up this year, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible foster families and the amazing community that supports us. This year has been challenging, filled with exhausting days, heartbreaking cases, and deeply sad stories. But through it all, there has been even more love, joy, and success.

Thanks to you, we’ve been able to say YES to more rescues, transform difficult stories into hopeful ones, and help heal countless hearts. And—excitingly—we’ve achieved a major milestone: purchasing our forever home! We are so grateful for everything.

It takes a village, there are no days off, but every moment is worth it.

Goodbye, 2024. We’re exhausted, but ready for everything 2025 has in store!

01/01/2025

31/12/2024

29/12/2024

29/12/2024

Mark your calendar with all of our Bottle Drive dates for 2025!!

And our first BOTTLE DRIVE in the New Year is coming up soon!! Its on Sunday, January 5th from 10:00 am til 2:00 p.m. at GFL Bottle Depot - 1053 Dunford Avenue

Thank you for your support!

We hope to see you there!!! And bring your dogs with you as we all love meeting them!!

27/12/2024

ADOPTED

27/12/2024

ADOPTED

26/12/2024

The Yellowstone puppies are here reminding you they are still looking for their forever homes and they will be joining us this weekend at our LAST Adoption Event of the year!

NOTE: this is the Yellowstone group and not one litter - hence the various sizes and breeds in the photos (ages vary between 8 - 10 weeks)

DETAILS on the Adoption Event:

It's on Saturday, December 28th from 10:00 am til 1:00 p.m.
This ADOPTION EVENT is for people who are actively looking to adopt a puppy / dog from us.
CAN GUESTS JUST COME TO MEET THE PUPPIES & CUDDLE? Unfortunately, NO –this event is specifically for people wanting to adopt.
WHO CAN COME?
In order of priority:
#1: Approved Applicants
#2 People with an active adoption application on file with us
DETAILS ON THIS EVENT:
WHEN: Saturday, December 28th
TIME: 10:00 am til 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: 4217 Glanford Avenue

Get your Adoption Applications in as it’s the first step in our Adoption Process and one step closer to attending an Adoption Event!

25/12/2024

🎄Merry Christmas 🎄
I would like to take a moment to reflect on this past year and how much we have accomplished and how NONE of it is possible without such dedicated supporters, donors, volunteers, fosters and adopters
It Takes A Village is not just a saying, it is the heart and soul of what we do
Working together with Veterinarians, Vet Techs, Vet Assistants, Front Line Staff and other Rescues
All our Volunteers that do Bottle Drives, Raffles, Manage Donations, man our Front Desk, volunteers that just come and clean!!! And sort through donations! (It is a huge job!) ….Volunteers who arrange other volunteers to keep things moving , Volunteers who run programs all on their own and nail it, Volunteers that show up for transfers in the wee hours and stay while we bathe, assess, deflea, deworm and vaccinate our new arrivals, …and then stay to clean the van!! The drivers who are quick to hop on a ferry to rescue some animals, driving through crazy ass weather and through the night so they can get them to safety as quickly as possible
Volunteers who show up every week for adoption events, clean pens and keep it all organized The volunteers who organize puppy cuddles during PECSF to help bring in more donations… who assist at our Spay/Neuter Clinics so we can work hard to make sure we end this crazy cycle of too many unwanted animals
Everything from maintaining our vehicles, maintaining our building, driving to vet appointments when our fosters can’t ….there is so many people volunteering crazy hours to make VHS work
And the Fosters.
I don’t even know where to begin
Taking in animals with no history and loving them Watching them pace for days as they are so stressed and not giving up on them Making sure they get to find out what a warm bed, a full tummy and love is.
And being brave enough to let them go to their forever homes so you can do it all again
Thank you
All of Victoria Humane Society depends on this Village of Volunteers to make it work
And the Donors and Supporters who never let us down
Every penny counts and you keep enabling us to do what we do best…Save Lives
The individual people and groups who fundraise on their own for us … thank you!
And a HUGE thank you to the Mearns Family Foundation who donated 2 million dollars this year so we were finally able to buy a piece of property to further our cause!!
The animals you have saved!
I want you all to know how much each and every one of you are all appreciated and the many animals each act of your kindness touches
It Takes A Village is more than a tag line……it is what we all live and breathe everyday and my heart is so full of my love and admiration for you all
I cannot thank you enough for helping the Dream of VHS come true everyday and helping save so many forgotten lives.
Please enjoy the Christmas season and your families and know you have all made a huge positive difference in this world

Thank you