Etobicoke Humane Society

We are excited to have Etobicoke Humane Society (EHS) as our charity partner for Polar Paws this year. 

Small Shelter, Big Heart

Our shelter might be small, but our heart is big!

EHS is an independent, all-volunteer, federally registered charity serving the Greater Toronto Area since 1987. EHS is an independent shelter. Their operations are not administered by nor funded by the OSPCA, the Toronto Humane Society, the City of Toronto Animal Services nor any other organization. EHS operations are overseen by a volunteer board of directors. Everyone involved at EHS is a volunteer, including their board of directors, shelter volunteers, office volunteers and program coordinators. EHS has no paid employees. Their services are available for cats and dogs. They are a no-kill shelter and don't euthanize for lack of space. They provide cats and dogs with an individulaized high standard of quality care, including:

• Volunteers spend hours each day individually socializing each animal
• Animals are housed in large enclosures, including climbing structures for cats
• Dogs spend approximately five hours out of their enclosures each day and usually go on walks three times daily

They moved into their new, rented facility in April 2012 on Six Point Avenue, allowing them to offer on-site sheltering and adoption. Off-site fostering is also used to further expand their services for special needs animals.