The Edmonton Humane Society (EHS) has launched a new adoption event to help deal with capacity challenges.
“We’ve been really busy,” said Liza Sunley, CEO of the Edmonton Humane Society.
“We are operating at capacity all the time, but we’ve really seen a surge in requests for intakes over the last little while.”
To help make room, adoption fees have been reduced for every animal, but for some there’s even more incentive to adopt.
“We’re always looking for ways that we can reduce barriers for people to adopt,” Sunley said.
Thanks to a community partnership, seven of the animals will get a lifetime supply of food.
“What we’re going to be doing is providing food for life for long-stay animals and older animals that have been here a long time,” said James Burns, director of marketing for Champion Pet Foods.
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The select animals that are part of the adoption campaign are specially marked on their profiles.
“We want to end pet homelessness,” Burns said.
“That’s really an initiative for Champion that we want to take on, so providing these coupons and support for these animals we feel we can really make a difference.”
Right now there are just under 90 animals for adoption at the EHS.
“Our numbers are really rebounding. They did slow down during COVID years, but we’ve seen those numbers start to rebound to pre COVID numbers,” Sunley said.
The campaign runs until July 28.