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The Regina Humane Society says it’s facing an “urgent” space crisis.
The humane society explained that while its intake of dogs has increased, adoption rates have slowed down and placement options with some of its partner agencies have been exhausted.
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“This is an emergency,” said Bill Thorn, the humane society’s director of marketing and public relations, in a media release.
“We are doing everything in our power to avoid the worst-case scenario, but we can’t do it alone – we need the community’s help now. If you’ve been thinking about adopting a dog, or adding an additional canine to your family, now is the time to act.”
The humane society said it had lowered its adoption fees to $75 for puppies and $25 for dogs, and noted that the fee includes spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, tattoos, microchips and a post-adoption veterinary exam.
Adoption hours are being expanded to run from noon until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30 “to provide extra time for families to meet their new companion.”
“The community’s support is critical to saving lives,” the group added.
“Visit the Regina Humane Society and meet the amazing dogs who are ready to leave the shelter behind and start their next chapter— with you!”
The humane society moved into a new facility in Harbour Landing last year, which was described as “almost double the size of our former facility.”
On Thursday afternoon, Thorn told 980 CJME that if the issue isn’t addressed, the shelter will be forced to euthanize some dogs.
“It’s been years since we’ve euthanized a pet that was deemed to be treatable, but there’s what’s called capacity for care, and it’s a shelter’s ability to care effectively for the number of pets that it has in its care. And that includes not only space, but financial resources and staff resources and that kind of thing,” Thorn said.
Thorn said RHS had 65 dogs and puppies in its care as of Thursday, exceeding its capacity of 62.
“Regardless of how big a building you have, how many staff members you have, how big a bag of money you might have, there’s still going to be a point where you can’t effectively care for all the animals in a proper way,” he said.
