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Beat the Heat
Holy smokes (pardon the pun), time flies! When I first decided to write this blog I said to myself just how much time can it take each week to create and write? Maybe four hours per week? No problem! I...
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Dreams Do Come True
This week my guest blogger is Carol MacDonald who works in our Canine Enrichment Centre as a Behavior Specialist and one of our trainers. She teaches group classes for puppies, dogs with mild behavior...
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Misha
One of the things I constantly have to remind myself and the staff is that we only have so many hours in the day and that we cannot make more time. It is the constant enemy in a shelter environment. We...
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The Magic Suitcase
Last week, on ‘This Week at the EHS’ we shared the story of six kittens abandoned in a backpack left in an alley. Guardian angels can come in many forms, and for these six kittens it came from an...
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Livin’ a Country Song
For the past 10 days I feel like I have been living in a country song. A song that is likely to be a huge hit since it follows the typical formula – it begins with sorrow and heartbreak and builds into...
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Date Night
I love volunteer orientation days. Welcoming a new group of dedicated individuals that want nothing more than to help our shelter animals with their unique skills, talent and personalities is a very...
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Another “Face” of Stephanie
Every once in a while I find myself in a position that I am bit uncomfortable with. Today is one of those days. I launched a new facebook page as a public figure. Launching the page has been a topic of...
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The ‘Disney Syndrome’
Like many of you I have my favourite TV shows that I make sure the PVR is set to record. One of my favourites is ‘America’s Got Talent’. The model of the show reminds me very much of The Ed Sullivan...
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Pushing Boundaries
Last week I heard on the news about this new “super car” that will drive itself. The concept of this car has been fodder for science fiction authors for decades, but the cool thing is that this car is...
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Common Sense – Pit Bull Style
Common sense needs to prevail – will it? This week the City of Edmonton Community Services Committee accepted the recommendation put forward by the City Administration to remove Breed Specific...
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A Lesson Learned in Responsible Pet Ownership
Ask anyone who has lost a pet and they’ll tell you it’s a frightening and emotional experience. We see it first hand nearly every week, as people come to the shelter looking for cats and dogs who’ve...
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Neighbour Series Part 3: Pets and Bylaws
Whether you’re a cat person, a dog person, or even a snake person, there are probably bylaws that apply to you. Cities across the country have turned to bylaws to regulate pet ownership, and in this...
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Pet project: Shelter proud of its work reuniting animals with Fort McMurray...
There has been many a wagging tail at the Edmonton Animal Care and Control Centre these past few days during joyful reunions of Fort McMurray animals and the humans they were separated from. City...
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More than two dozen dogs found in deplorable condition in shed north of Edmonton
More than two dozen cowering, semi-feral dogs have been seized by an animal rescue group from a rural property north of Edmonton. The dogs were found May 11 in “horrendous” conditions, said Jaimie...
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Edmonton Humane Society, firefighters unite to stop pets from being left in...
The Edmonton Humane Society has teamed up with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services to encourage pet owners to leave their furry friends at home instead of in their cars. “Pets are an important part of any...
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Edmonton veterinarian charged with mistreating dogs
A veterinarian has been charged with animal abuse after Edmonton Animal Care and Control seized two dogs from his clinic. Police allege that between August 2015 and April 2016 two dogs were mistreated...
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Woman warns of coyote killing pets in southwest Edmonton
An Edmonton woman says she is concerned that coyotes are travelling into residential areas after her cat was killed on her property. Julie Sime said a coyote killed the 14-year-old cat on her front...
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Remorseful killer of 'Terminator' cat sentenced to house arrest
An Edmonton man who protected his elderly cat from a hard-to-kill “Terminator” cat when he bashed the animal with a flashlight, shot it with a BB gun and stomped on its head avoided jail Wednesday....
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Edmonton postpones herbicide treatment for Terwillegar off-leash dog park
A standoff between the city and an irate dog owner last month has delayed the use of herbicides at the Terwillegar Park until next summer. The popular off-leash area will not be treated with herbicides...
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Dog owners should pay for fence at Edmonton's Grand Trunk dog park: city report
Edmonton officials have decided the city should pay for 331 trees and shrubs for the Grand Trunk dog park, but not the fence dog owners want. “We’re disappointed,” said Ken Zahara, chair of the Grand...
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