Author: Katrina Leppanen

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Find unique gifts & help animals at VHS’s online auction

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 16-23.

There’s something for everyone in the auction, including: treats for your furry companion, vegan beauty and skincare products, and delicious plant-based restaurant gift cards! 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.

Browse available items

Here’s how to register to start bidding!

1. Head to the VHS BiddingOwl auction site.

2. Select ‘Register’ in the top right of the page:

3. Enter your information and select ‘Sign up’

Get started

This year’s auction aims to raise $11,000 and we can’t do it without you! All proceeds from the auction will go towards the VHS’ work to advocate for animals.

Learn more about the VHS’s programs and advocacy work to see how your purchase at the auction helps animals.

The VHS is so grateful to the following businesses that are supporting the online auction:

  • annie ross
  • Arts Club Theatre Company
  • Ashley O’Mara Art
  • AspenClean
  • Barrington Brolly
  • Blue Jellyfish SUP
  • Blume
  • Bonus Bakery
  • brEAThe Kitchen
  • CARE Network
  • CHOMP Vegan Eatery
  • Cindy Whitehead
  • Clarity Apothecary
  • Coco Cake Land
  • Core Community
  • Cozy Kitty Crafts
  • Designs for You Baskets
  • Drby Pet Co.
  • Eleanor Boyle
  • Elena Markelova
  • Eva Taylor Art
  • Gabrielle Haynes Art
  • Give Your Dog A Bone
  • Goh Ballet
  • Grounded People
  • Homecoming Candles
  • Huha
  • Hustle
  • Infofit
  • Authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn
  • Jaybird
  • Jet Pet Resort
  • Jokes Please!
  • Karin Taylor
  • Karyn Hatt
  • Kate Metten Ceramics
  • Kevin Donahue Art
  • Kits Beach Beer
  • Kokomo
  • Level V
  • Line Spa
  • Little Vegan Treats
  • Londre
  • Meet
  • Meowbox
  • Mild Tofu Ceramics
  • Nam Vegan Express
  • Naturally Urban
  • Off The Record Counseling
  • Pacific Arts Market
  • Paliotti’s Westside
  • Panela Lemon
  • Plant Based Treaty
  • Plant Curious
  • Planted Meals
  • PNE Winter Fair
  • Poplin & Co
  • Poshy Paw
  • Pumpkins After Dark
  • Pure Barre
  • RVN Wellness
  • Sarah Hammond Studio
  • Seliya Arts and Crafts
  • Shelley Tetz
  • Silly of the Valley
  • Simply Natural
  • Siracha Revolver
  • Spin Society Mount Pleasant
  • Spreadem Kitchen
  • Sprouted Oven
  • Strange Fellows Brewing
  • Sweet Leilani
  • Ten + Eight Creations
  • Teresa Knight
  • Terraluv & Nice Shoes
  • The Burrow
  • The Hive
  • The Improv Centre
  • The Pie Hole
  • To Live For
  • UBC Opera
  • Vancouver Canucks Alumni Association
  • Vancouver Water Adventures
  • Veg Out
  • Vegan Family Kitchen
  • Vegan Supply
  • Velveteen Vintage
  • Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  • Virchew
  • Zimt
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Urgent Care

Companion animals in need are counting on your generosity

DOUBLE your donation toward pets in need

Now more than ever before, pets like Pishi need your help.

The McVitie Fund is providing an average of nine pets in critical condition with funding for the life-saving veterinary care they need every single week at the VHS.

But the impacts of rising costs are becoming more and more apparent. The VHS has seen an increase in demand from distressed low-income animal guardians looking for help and a drop in funds to support this vital work.

Pishi’s Story

Once a playful and outgoing pup, Pishi had become lethargic, lost interest in food, then to her guardian Maya’s horror, stopped eating completely.  

At the clinic, vets found Pishi had dangerously low kidney function and x-rays showed a potential blockage in her digestive system. Further testing and possible surgery were needed to keep Pishi alive.

Before Pishi’s devastating condition, Maya suffered a serious workplace injury that left her unable to work, depleted her savings, and ultimately led to her becoming unhoused.

Maya visited Pishi twice each day at the vet clinic because she couldn’t bear the idea of Pishi hooked up to strange and scary machines, confused by her new surroundings and thinking Maya had left her on her own.

With Maya’s love and the help of kind McVitie fund donors, Pishi was able to receive the testing and care she needed to leave the vet with her best friend, Maya. 

Your gift today will DOUBLE in impact

The McVitie Fund is only made possible through the generosity of supporters like you in the community, and right now, program expenses are far exceeding the gifts that make life-saving care like Pishi’s possible. For loving animal guardians like Maya, the McVitie Fund offers a lifeline of vital support when their companion animals become sick or injured. 

Right now, an anonymous donor is generously matching all donations made toward the VHS’s McVitie Fund, up to $25,000!

This means your donation of any amount will go twice as far in helping pets in need like Pishi.

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Making a kinder world: Because They Matter

Nash's guardian told VHS staff about the strong bond between them. It definitely shows!

Several hundred residents of the Downtown Eastside community visited the Because They Matter table in Pigeon Park on Sunday, July 23, 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 programs.  

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.

In all, the VHS team and event participants handed out thousands of pet supplies and around 400 pamphlets about the Vancouver Humane Society’s veterinary assistance programs.

The VHS’s veterinary support programs help animals get the care they need while staying with their loving families. The need for these programs 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 programs are only possible through the help of donations from animal lovers like you. 

Can you make a donation toward VHS’s $15,000 Because They Matter fundraising goal to help animals and the people who love them?

Yes, I can make a gift to help animals