This Valentine’s Day, choose to send an e-card to someone you love when you donate to the VHS on their behalf! Your thoughtful donation will go towards improving the lives of animals, while letting someone special know you’re thinking of them.
When you donate below, choose to make a donation in honour of someone special and pick a thoughtful e-card that will be sent directly to their inbox. Simply tick the “Yes, I want to dedicate my donation”boxin the “Want to dedicate your gift to someone special?” section of the online donation form.
UPDATE: Help us reach out $12,000 goal for animals!
With just 12 hours left to bid, the Vancouver Humane Society’s online auction has raised $6,200 toward our $12,000 goal. Your generous bids are making a real difference for animals in need. Thank you!
You can help us reach our goal by:
• Bidding (and setting up autobids to stay on top!)
• Sharing the auction link with friends and family
Bonus: If your winning bid is 125% or more of the item’s value, you’ll receive a tax receipt for the amount above that value!
Every action helps create a kinder future for all animals.
With gratitude,
The VHS team
Join the VHS for an exciting online auction this fall!
There are more than 100 items available to bid on in the online auction, all generously donated by local businesses.
Some of the incredible gifts donated by local businesses
The auction will run from October 16-26.
There’s something for everyone in the auction, including: exciting experiences, cruelty-free clothing and accessories, and delicious plant-based food and treats! The silent auction is the perfect place to purchase unique holiday gifts for loved ones or to treat yourself to something special, and all for a good cause.
New items are being added each day so be sure to check back!
This year’s auction aims to raise more than $12,000 and we can’t do it without you! All proceeds from the auction will go towards the VHS’ work to advocate for animals.
On Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day we remember and honour the beloved pets we’ve lost. While their absence can feel heavy, this day reminds us of their love, humour and comfort and the joy it was to share our lives with them. Today, in observance of Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, we invite you to give a special gift in memory of a pet who touched your heart and changed your life.
When you donate below, you can choose to give in memory of a beloved companion who has passed on. Your thoughtful gift will honour their life and bring hope and healing to animals in need today. 🌈
This Valentine’s Day, choose to send an e-card to someone you love when you donate to the VHS on their behalf! Your thoughtful donation will go towards improving the lives of animals, while letting someone special know you’re thinking of them.
When you donate below, choose to make a donation in honour of someone special and pick a thoughtful e-card that will be sent directly to their inbox. Simply click on the “in honour of” button in the “Dedication” section of the online donation form.
When Paula’s beloved dog Winnie faced a life-threatening pregnancy complication, she turned to the VHS’s McVitie Fund for help. Thanks to donors like you, Winnie received an emergency C-section and spay just in time, delivering eight healthy puppies.
Paula is overjoyed to be able to continue life with her best friend by her side, and is giving Winnie all the love in the world as she recovers and cares for her new family.
When you make a gift to the McVitie Fund, you can also send a thoughtful e-card featuring Winnie and her puppies to someone you love. Your donation will help more animals like Winnie receive life-saving veterinary care when they need it most.
Simply click on the “in honour of” button in the “Dedication” section of the online donation form.
Your love will keep families like Paula’s healthy and together.
Can you grant a wish for animals before the end of the year?
Learn how your gift makes a difference for animals
This year, allies like you called for compassionate changes for farmed animals, animals used in entertainment, animals in captivity, and wild animals.
As 2024 wraps up, your gift to animals in need today will create a more peaceful tomorrow.
Your gift today can help achieve our ultimate wish: a kinder future for all animals!
Your gift of $45 = 100 copies of PlantUniversity brochures
Brochures like the “Beginner’s Guide to Plant-Based Eating” are distributed to libraries, immigration centres, community and culture centres and more. Your gift allows the VHS to create helpful content on shifting towards a plant-based diet in multiple languages.
Your gift of $50 = Veterinary exam for one pet in need
The VHS’s McVitie program helps fund life-saving veterinary care for pets of low-income families. Helping a pet get the urgent care they need begins with a veterinary examination.
Your gift of $100.24 = 8,000 animal allies reached
You can amplify your advocacy by supporting wide-reaching online messaging, which connects more people with calls for meaningful actions to protect animals during critical policy-making periods.
Your gift of $741 = Bus ad for one month
Bus ads in the Metro Vancouver area can be viewed upwards of a million times! Thought-provoking messages direct viewers to learn more about the many benefits of shifting towards a plant-based diet over at PlantUniversity.ca.
Your gift of $1,000 = Pet first aid training for 10 service workers
Pet first aid training for service workers helps address the urgent needs of pets in the Downtown Eastside and other communities where people face barriers to accessing care. After attending a pet first aid training, workers have tools to treat and monitor minor injuries in the communities they service.
Your gift of $1,600 = Say no to rodeo billboard for 12 weeks
Billboards have a huge impact on showcasing messages to many different people. A billboard that shares the realities of rodeo helps build on the momentum of the public’s increasing opposition to inhumane rodeo events.
Thank you so much for your generosity this season!
Vancouver Humane Society is partnering with The Happy Herd Farm Sanctuary this Giving Tuesday to make life better for animals!
Between now and December 3, you can donate directly to our joint campaign. We are also looking for businesses and individuals to support this campaign through matched giving donations. Check out our sponsorship package for more details.
Every supporter that donates towards the Giving Tuesday campaign will be entered into a prize draw for the chance to win a $25 gift card to Vegan Supply.
Happy Herd cares for 60 animals including pigs, cows, goats, chickens, sheep, cats, and one dog! Each cherished animal has their own name and personality, and spends their days enjoying life with their fellow herd family members. Happy Herd is currently spending approximately $10,000 a month on food, shelter, and veterinary expenses for the animals.
Your generous support of this campaign will have a lasting impact on the lives of the animals who call The Happy Herd home.
Since 1984, the Vancouver Humane Society has been supporting individuals, organizations, and governments to take action for the welfare and rights of animals influenced by human activities. Whether advocating against rodeo cruelty, providing emergency vet funds for companion animals in low income homes, offering resources to help people and businesses choose plant-based options, or lobbying for policies that minimize harm to animals, VHS is dedicated to ending animal suffering in all forms. All donations to VHS will go directly toward vital programs and advocacy work in order to create a kinder world for all animals.
Thank you so much for your support of both of our organizations!
Panago – On Tuesday, December 3rd, Panago locations across BC will offer $10 large plant-based pizzas when you use the coupon code PLANT10. $1 from every plant-based pizza sold will be donated to the VHS Giving Tuesday Campaign. Panago has also committed to match donations made to the Giving Tuesday Campaign up to $2,000!
Plant Veda and Nora’s have committed to match donations made to the Giving Tuesday Campaign up to $1,000!
Vecado Plant-Based Pet Food has committed to match donations made to the Giving Tuesday Campaign up to $500! Nutritionally complete, protein-packed meals for cats and dogs. Delivered fast across Vancouver and Canada. First-time customers: Use code VHS10 for 10% off your first order! 🌱
Rambling Hound Media will be donating 10% of sales from purchases of the FILM YOUR DOG – Smartphone Method course from Nov. 29th – Dec 3rd.
Sprouted Oven – will be donating 3% of their sales on Giving Tuesday.
bettermoo(d) – has committed to match donations made to the Giving Tuesday Campaign up to $300!
Vegan Supply – will give customers the option to add a donation to the VHS and Happy Herd from December 1-3. All customers that donate $5 or more at Vegan Supply will be entered into a prize draw to win a $50 Vegan Supply gift card. Vegan Supply is also donating a gift card for a Giving Tuesday prize draw for all those that donate via the VHS.
Vegan Yarn – will be donating 25% of their sales on Giving Tuesday.
Down 2 Earth Plant Parlour – will be donating $1 from any drink purchased from their seasonal drink menu on Sunday, December 1st.
Veg Out– will give customers the option to add a donation to the VHS and Happy Herd the weekends of November 23 – 24 and November 30th – December 1st.
Your gift helps families like Finn and Ginny’s today
Finn’s terrifying tale turned happy ending
Curious puppy Finn, wound up in a life-threatening situation with some socks recently. Luckily, thanks to supporters like you, the McVitie Fund was there to help.
When Finn’s guardian, Ginny, left her room to take clothes to the laundry, Finn took the opportunity to investigate a few socks that had fallen out of Ginny’s laundry hamper.
When the pair left the house for Finn’s usually treasured walk, Finn stopped, sat down, and threw up two socks.
After they came back inside, Finn still appeared lethargic and could not drink water. Ginny rushed him to an emergency veterinary hospital where initial x-rays showed Finn’s intestines were obstructed with socks. To survive, Finn would need $2,500 to cover diagnostics, surgery to remove the obstruction, and a three day stay at the veterinary hospital.
Ginny was distraught. Since rescuing Finn she has delighted in caring for him and spending her days by his side. The pair have become inseperable, and Finn’s loss would be devastating.
Difficult circumstances mean Ginny is currently living in temporary housing and had no funds available for Finn’s surgery. A trusted worker at Ginny’s temporary housing helped connect her with the McVitie Fund and she quickly filled out an application for Finn.
Because of supporters like you, the McVitie Fund was able to provide funding to get Finn the life-saving care he needed.
Ginny was astonished and overwhelmed with gratitude when she heard this news. She wrote to us, “thank you so very much!!! I’m so grateful and relieved!!! I love my puppy very much, this is wonderful news.”
Finn’s surgery went well, and after his hospital stay, Ginny got to take her dear friend home to recover and get a good night’s sleep by her side.
“Due to your support, he is thriving, happy and healthy again. I keep all the socks in a closed basket and out of reach, as this was a terribly traumatic experience for him and I, but you got us through it,” Ginny wrote.
“I truly appreciate the generous funding support you provided and will give back to the Humane Society when I’m able to. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for your compassion and financial help in our time of need.”
Finn and Ginny are just one of hundreds of families helped thanks to thoughtful gifts from supporters like you this year. The McVitie Fund relies on your generosity to continue supporting low-income pet guardians across B.C. seeking emergency help for their beloved animal friends. Could you support families like Ginny’s with a donation today?
Several hundred residents of the Downtown Eastside community visited the Because They Matter table in Pigeon Park on Sunday, July 20, all eager to pick up high-quality supplies for their beloved pets. Event participants also spoke with many pet guardians about accessing the VHS’s free veterinary care assistance program.
Each person who connected with the team had a unique journey, and all had incredible bonds with their pets.
Here are some of the amazing people and pets who visited the Vancouver Humane Society’s table in Pigeon Park and shared their shared their stories of resilience and unconditional love. All photos by vencreative.ca.
In all, the VHS team and event participants handed out thousands of pet supplies and hundreds of pamphlets about the Vancouver Humane Society’s veterinary assistance program.
The VHS’s veterinary support program helps animals get the care they need while staying with their loving families. The need for this program is growing every year, and it is essential that this need is met to make sure loved animals get the care they require without having to be surrendered to the already overflowing shelter and rescue system. The VHS’s veterinary support program is only possible through the help of donations from animal lovers like you.
Can you make a donation towards the VHS’s $25,000 Because They Matter fundraising goal to help animals and the people who love them? Right now all donations to the Because They Matter fundraiser will be matched by a generous donor, up to $5,000!
Loui's guardian told us how much Louis loves to run around, but that sometimes the pavement can be hard on his paws. Louis was able to get some new boots, a rain jacket, and more!
Several hundred residents of the Downtown Eastside community visited the Because They Matter table in Pigeon Park on Sunday, July 21, all eager to pick up high-quality supplies for their beloved pets. Event participants also spoke with many pet guardians about accessing the VHS’s free veterinary care assistance program.
Each person who connected with the team had a unique journey, and all had incredible bonds with their pets.
Here are some of the amazing people and pets who visited the Vancouver Humane Society’s table in Pigeon Park and shared their shared their stories of resilience and unconditional love.
King Loui was excited about the treats and food available at the Because They Matter table this year.
The Because They Matter event participants helped table visitors find the pet supplies they needed for their beloved companions.
Bill told us that his cat Angel saved his life. He also said that Angel provides comfort to a lot of the folks on the DTES.
A sweet pup poses with their guardian after receiving a new harness from the Because They Matter table.
This beautiful dog was eager to make new friends at the Because They Matter table. She got a stylish new jacket, some treats and food, and a brand new collar.
This lovely dog's guardian carefully tried on different harnesses to make sure they found the perfect fit.
Loui's guardian told us how much Louis loves to run around, but that sometimes the pavement can be hard on his paws. Louis was able to get some new boots, a rain jacket, and more!
Mr. Brady's guardian told us Mr. Brady has healed many people's souls. Him and Zelda are their guardian's pride and joy.
Some of the VHS team before the event wrapped up.
Angel the cat spent some time cuddling with Because They Matter volunteers while her guardian picked up some new cat toys for her!
Remy-Roo and her guardians.
There was a long line-up to get to the Because They Matter tables this year!
Many visitors to the Because They Matter table knew Chanel the dog and her guardian. She's a friendly and popular member of the community.
In all, the VHS team and event participants handed out thousands of pet supplies and hundreds of pamphlets about the Vancouver Humane Society’s veterinary assistance program.
The VHS’s veterinary support program helps animals get the care they need while staying with their loving families. The need for this program is growing every year, and it is essential that this need is met to make sure loved animals get the care they require without having to be surrendered to the already overflowing shelter and rescue system. The VHS’s veterinary support program is only possible through the help of donations from animal lovers like you.
Can you make a donation toward VHS’s $15,750 Because They Matter fundraising goal to help animals and the people who love them?
