VICTORIA HUMANE SOCIETY

Your donations stay local. Your generosity makes rescue possible.

Donors are the lifeblood of the Victoria Humane Society, an independent animal rescue organization that receives no government funding. Know that when you choose to make a donation, your gift stays local, funding rescue and care.

Your support makes it possible to rescue, rehabilitate, and find loving homes for up to 1,000 dogs and cats each year—and sometimes other small animals.

Those animals come to us from remote communities, emergency medical situations, and families who can no longer care for them. Many have experienced neglect or abuse. Others just need a safe place to begin again.

Each arrives with different needs. Your generosity helps us respond.

Compassion when it matters most

Some calls come in the middle of the night. Some involve emergency medical treatment or animals who need months of care before they are ready for adoption.

As one veterinarian, Dr. Christie, told our team:

“I just wanted to thank you for always picking up your phone, even in the wee hours! I cannot express how grateful and appreciative I am of your dedication and willingness to take on some of the toughest cases.”

That willingness to help is at the heart of VHS—a small team led by a dedicated Executive Director, supported by volunteers, foster families, and veterinary professionals.

Your donation helps provide:

• Transportation to bring animals safely into care.
• Veterinary treatment, including emergency care, vaccinations, and spay and neuter surgeries.
• Food, supplies, and support for animals in foster homes.
• Rehabilitation and time to heal before finding an appropriate adoptive home.

For some animals, the journey is straightforward. For others, it takes surgery, ongoing treatment, behaviour rehabilitation, sometimes months of care. Your support helps them through every step.

Help say yes to more animals

Despite every effort by our team and foster families, VHS must sometimes wait-list or turn away dogs because we cannot immediately find a foster home equipped to meet their needs.

Some dogs need a quiet place to decompress and be evaluated, with rehabilitation provided as necessary, before they are ready for a foster or adoptive home. A mother and her puppies may need a safe place together when no suitable foster home is available.

Our small Glanford Avenue facility helps, but it cannot accommodate every animal who needs us. These gaps in care are why a dedicated Rescue & Adoption Centre matters.

Thanks to a major donation, VHS has secured a 38-acre property. Our Building Love capital campaign is raising funds to create a Centre where animals can settle, receive care and rehabilitation, and prepare for life in a loving home.

Community generosity has brought us this far. With your support, we can build the capacity to welcome more animals who would otherwise have to wait.

They need us today. You make it possible.

While we work toward that future, animals continue to need rescue and care now.

Please make a one-time donation or become a monthly donor. 

Your gift stays local and makes a difference to the animals in VHS’s care. Monthly donations provide dependable support, helping us continue their care and respond when the next urgent call comes.

Thank you for every gift you can give!

Let the Love Begin.

The Victoria Humane Society is located at #5 – 4217 Glanford Avenue in Victoria V8Z 4B9. Open from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm daily, excluding holidays.

778-265-0788