Parachutes For Pets

• Calgary charity’s efforts to help homeless pet owners hit by funding loss

  With the first blast of winter arriving in Calgary, homeless pet owners struggled to find warmth. Parachutes for Pets says while the need is growing, their resources are dwindling.

  Features

  Nov 19
  
• Calgarians band together to help Jasper residents seeking refuge from wildfire

  Calgary organizations are working day and night to help Jasper residents who have been displaced by a fast-moving wildfire that is threatening their homes.

  Fire

  Jul 25
  
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• Coughs and sore paws: How rescue organizations are saving pets from wildfires

  Pet rescue organizations are working day and night to ensure the safety of pets whose owners had to follow wildfire evacuation orders in B.C. and the N.W.T.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2023
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• Animal surrenders on the rise amid Calgary rental crisis

  Local advocacy groups say they're seeing an unprecedented number of people looking to give up their pets -- mostly dogs -- because they can't find housing.

  Economy

  Aug 3, 2023
• Calgary is in ‘pet crisis’ like never before, according to animal charity

  The Calgary-based group Parachutes for Pets is hoping to ease the burden of expensive vet bills that lead to animal surrenders and full shelters.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2023
• New Calgary pet advocacy centre to offer support to owners facing hardship

  A new Calgary facility promises to help struggling pet owners get access to supplies and care for their beloved pets. The Parachutes for Pets Advocacy Centre opens in September.

  Canada

  May 17, 2023
• Calgary pet charity says demand for food nearly doubled in 2022

  A spokesperson for Parachutes for Pets said the demand is ballooning as the cost of living skyrockets. Last year, they gave out 3,000 hampers, this year, there will be over 5,000.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
• Calgary animal non-profits report surge of harassment: ‘It’s been quite stressful, scary’

  "They’re being yelled at... verbal abuse. Sometimes we've had stuff thrown at our volunteers."

  Features

  Jun 9, 2022
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• Large number of cats seized from northeast Calgary home

  The Calgary Humane Society continued to investigate a case of animal hoarding in the community of Monterey Park after being called to a home on Tuesday. 

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2022
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• Calgary women help abandoned pets in Ukraine as need for food and medicine grows

  A Calgary thrift store has teamed up with a local animal welfare organization to help raise funds for pets left behind in Ukraine

  Features

  Apr 16, 2022