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Support the Vancouver Humane Society and save on amazing plant-based deals!

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The Vancouver Humane Society has partnered with Plant Curious, Vancouver’s First 100% Plant-Based Deals Site, to help raise funds and give our community an amazing discount! 

Plant Curious offers an annual membership with exclusive deals at the best vegan-friendly restaurants in Vancouver. Think Buy 1 Get 1 Free, Free Appetizers, and $20 Off Entire Menus, with new deals added every single month!

Most Plant Curious Deals save you $10-$25.

Here’s the best part:

  • Use promo code VHS when signing up, and you’ll save $10 on your annual membership, bringing the cost down to just $19.95 for the year!
  • Plus, Plant Curious will also donate 💚 $10 from memberships using the code VHS to the Vancouver Humane Society!

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This is a fantastic way to:
✔️ Support animals
✔️ Discover Vancouver’s most delicious vegan options
✔️ Enjoy exclusive deals that only Plant Curious Members have access to.

Sign up now at www.thisisplantcurious.com and help make a difference while enjoying the best plant-based eats in the city.

This offer is only available in January, so sign up now!

P.S. You can save more than $19.95 with just one Plant Curious Deal. It’s an easy choice for anyone who enjoys plant-based food and lives near Vancouver. 🥳

Thanks Plant Curious for the special discount and financial support!

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Urgent Care

Gift a brighter future for animals

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!

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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 17-27.

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.

New items are being added each day so be sure to check back!

Browse available items

Here’s how to register to start bidding!

1. Head to the VHS BiddingOwl auction site.

2. Select ‘Bidder Login” in the top right of the page:

3. Enter your email address to see if you already have an account.

4. Log in or follow the instructions to create an account.

(Please note, the Bidding Owl website has been updated this year so you may need to create a new account for 2024).

Get started

This year’s auction aims to raise more than $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 and individuals that are supporting the online auction:

  • 33 Acres
  • A Sunday in August
  • Amy Gogarty
  • Art & Soul Pastel by Carmen
  • Arts Club Theatre Company
  • Ashley O’Mara art
  • Barrington Brolly
  • Blim
  • Blume
  • Bonus Bakery
  • breATHe Kitchen
  • BReD
  • Brooklyn Fowler
  • Canucks alumni association
  • Carole Boivin
  • Carol Dingee
  • Cindy Whitehead Psychic Medium
  • Cirque De Soleil
  • Core Community
  • Designs for you
  • Diane Paterson
  • Do Chay
  • Don Lepan
  • Door 11 Botanical Skincare
  • Dorothea Gordon
  • Drby Pet Co.
  • Elena Markelova
  • Eva Taylor Art
  • Fox & Oak
  • Goh Ballet
  • Grey Jay Gear Co.
  • Hand Eye Ceramics
  • Herb Auerbach
  • Hustle
  • Infofit
  • Ivyc Designs
  • Jacked on the Beanstalk
  • Janet
    Finlayson
  • Jaybird
  • Johanna Hickey
  • Jokes Please!
  • Karin Taylor Art
  • Konscious Foods
  • Lily & Roo
  • MAKE
  • MarketSmart Communications
  • Meet
  • Meowbox
  • Mikel Grant Jewellery
  • Mindfull Mode
  • Modo Yoga NVan
  • My Bougie Bottle
  • Nam Vegan Express
  • Nuttea
  • Oatworthy
  • Off-The-Record-Conseling
  • Paliotti’s Westside
  • Panela Lemon
  • Plant Based
  • Poshy Paw
  • Treaty/Animals Save Movement
  • Plant Curious
  • Poplin & Co.
  • Pumpkins After Dark
  • Rayne Jacobson
  • Ride Cycle Club
  • Sandra Parsons
  • Sharon Shivji
  • Shelley Tetz
  • Shirley Hintz
  • Skwálwen Botanicals
  • Spread’em Kitchen
  • Spin Society
  • Sprouted Oven
  • Sriracha Revolver
  • Style Aligned with Karina
  • suri by design
  • Teresa Knight
  • The Hive
  • The Improv Centre
  • The Pie Hole
  • To Live For
  • UBC Opera
  • Vancouver Art Gallery
  • Vancouver Burlesque Co.
  • Vancouver Canadians
  • Vancouver Opera
  • Veg Out
  • Vegan Family Kitchen
  • Vegan Shoku
  • Vegan Supply
  • Vessi
  • Virchew
  • Wild Jasmine Apothecary
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Donations needed for the VHS Silent Auction!

The VHS Silent Auction runs from October 17 – 27, 2024.

Calling all animal lovers and business owners! The Vancouver Humane Society is looking for donations for the fall silent auction. Could you donate a gift card for a hotel, spa or exercise class? Are you an artist that would like to share your work for a great cause? Do you own an Airbnb property that you could offer as a getaway to a lucky bidder?

All donors will:

  • Support the Vancouver Humane Society’s work for animals, including meaningful advocacy and life-saving veterinary care.
  • Have their items and business name or personal recognition shared with the VHS’s audience of more than 40,000 people.

The VHS is currently looking for donations of:

  • Gift cards
  • Vacation packages /gift cards for hotel stays
  • Experiences such as exercise classes
  • Plant-based foods and beverages
  • Artwork (new)
  • Clothing / jewellery (new)

Please note: As the Vancouver Humane Society is a vegan organization, only items and services free of animal products can be accepted. Thank you so much for your generosity.

Due to the volume of emails we receive, the VHS events team will only get in touch if we are able to include your item in the auction.

We’d love to hear about your item!

Please complete the donation form below to tell us a little more about the item you’d like to donate:


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Making a kinder world: Because They Matter

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.

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?

Yes, I can make a gift to help animals
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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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One-day pizza deal from Panago helps animals year-round

VANCOUVER, November 24, 2023 – British Columbians can enjoy great deals on plant-based pizzas while helping animals this Tuesday, November 28th. In support of Giving Tuesday, Panago Pizza locations across B.C. will be offering large plant-based pizzas for just $15 with the code PLANT15. $1 from each purchase will be donated to the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) and the Happy Herd Farm Sanctuary.

Panago staff treated the Happy Herd team to plant-based pizzas last Giving Tuesday. Photo: The Happy Herd.

Each dollar donated will support vital work for animals at both local animal organizations.

“We are so grateful for Panago’s continued partnership and the generosity of each person who supports Giving Tuesday,” said VHS Communications Director Chantelle Archambault. “Your support saves the lives of animals and helps to make our community a kinder and more humane place for all species throughout the year.”

Funds support a loving forever home for more than 65 animals at the Happy Herd. This Aldergrove-based sanctuary provides a safe haven for animals rescued from the farming industry, like Noodles, who was taken in after being rejected by his mother. Born with a neurological condition that affects his coordination and appetite, Noodles is now thriving among his animal friends of all kinds at the Happy Herd.

Noodles, an Icelandic sheep with a neurological condition, found a loving forever home at The Happy Herd. He has made many friends in his new home, like Desi the cow, pictured. Photos: The Happy Herd.

Donated dollars also support vital program and advocacy work at the Vancouver Humane Society, including covering life-saving veterinary care for beloved pets like Tommy, and ensuring they can return to their caring guardians rather than being surrendered to the overburdened shelter and rescue system.

Tommy received life-saving treatment including round-the-clock IV fluids thanks to the VHS’s McVitie Fund. Photo: Vancouver Humane Society.

Panago offers 5 plant-based pizza recipes and continues to grow their plant-based choices as part of their long-term commitment to sustainability. Visit panago.com/our-values to learn more.

Members of the community can also donate directly to the VHS and The Happy Herd at vancouverhumane.ca. Panago is matching donations made to the Giving Tuesday campaign up to $2,000, and other generous local partners are matching an additional $6,000 in donations! This means that each gift makes double the difference to help animals.

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SOURCE Vancouver Humane Society   

For more information, contact Chantelle Archambault: 604-416-2903, chantelle@vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca

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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
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News/Blog

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

Join VHS for an exciting online auction this fall!

There are more than 90 items available to bid on in the online auction, all generously donated by local businesses.

The auction will run from October 17-24. Click the link below to register to start bidding!

Some of the beautiful gifts donated by local businesses

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

Last year’s auction raised more than $9,000. You can help top that this year! All proceeds from the auction will go towards VHS’ work to advocate for animals.

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

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

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News/Blog

Making a kinder world: Because They Matter

A dog being fitted for a harness on the sidewalk.
Right after Ozzy was fitted for a new harness and leash, he jumped around excitedly and showed them off!

The moment the Because They Matter team arrived in Pigeon Park in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, the change in the atmosphere was palpable. Residents of the neighbourhood immediately came up to the table, eager to pick up much-needed supplies for their beloved animal companions.

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 spoke with the VHS street teams in the surrounding neighbourhood.

In all, Because They Matter event participants handed out thousands of pet supplies and around 300 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. There is a growing need for these programs in our community, and meeting that need is only possible through kind gifts from generous animal lovers.

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