As of writing, the shelter's pups Kveldulf, Delilah and Flicka are currently ensconced in the SPCA shelter in Victoria, BC. They are doing very well and already playing with the volunteers. The pups, originally from Ross River, will be shortly moving to their new homes on Vancouver Island. The SPCA in Victoria has been short of puppies and the shelter here has had too many. So, thanks to a lot of work by some of our Board members there is an agreement between Victoria SPCA and the Mae Bachur shelter to occasionally send some of our homeless pups to BC.
Of course, there would be no point in such an agreement if there was no way for the pups to travel. That's where more Yukon and BC generosity comes in. Air North have donated four flights a year for puppy transport. When they arrive at Vancouver airport it's time for Worldwide Animal Transport to take over and they are donating their time and experience to taking care of the pups at the airport. Then Pacific Coastal Airlines fly the canines to Victoria, again for free. After that it's just a short trip to the SPCA.
The shelter staff and Board members would like to thank the airlines and Worldwide Animal Transport for all their help.
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I'm very happy to hear that you managed to find a place for your puppies to go (and a way of getting them there). However, I was disappointed when, looking for a new puppy for our home, the shelter couldn't help us since all of the puppies were leaving on a jet plane within a few days. I just couldn't wrap my head around the idea of sending a pup to another shelter when, right here, right now, someone was ready and willing to adopt one. We were told that there were a few more, but that they would be leaving in a few weeks too for a southern destination and that there was no possibility of adopting one of them :(
ReplyDeleteHi Carole, the Shelter suffers from overcrowding and budget concerns almost constantly so the prospect of having some pups spay/neutered and adopted out in Victoria is a very appealing option. We do get puppies in all the time and in fact have several on the web site as well some who will be in General Population in a few days. Please visit our adoption page or come by the Shelter. Thank you so much for your interest in our puppies!
ReplyDeleteSadly if there were more people willing to adopt or take care of the pets they have the shelter wouldn’t be put in the position to have to send animals to BC.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your response, Sarah. I will keep my eyes peeled.
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