On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a picture of Rover and Santa

Christmas is rapidly approaching once more, someone had to break it to you.

Once again, Humane Society Yukon is offering the chance to have your pet`s photo taken with Santa.

Santa will be at The Feed Store, 9006 Quartz Rd, on 27th November, 4th December and 11th December. On all three Saturdays he will be ready to pose with your pets from 11AM to 4PM.

A 5x7 photo of your pet and Santa is only $10 and all the proceeds go to the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter.

Just what you need as present for your cousin Julia! Or Auntie Mabel! Or your granny! There`s always someone who will appreciate it.

Wonderful News on Trevor

The Yukon Supreme Court has granted our application to keep Trevor here at the shelter. We will continue providing him with training and exercise under the guidance of Dr. Shelley Breadner, the animal behaviourist who assessed Trevor. We will be able to transfer Trevor to a suitable home once one becomes available.

Thank you to everyone who worked hard to get us through this lengthy court process!

We have kept our costs to a bare minimum, thanks to our volunteers, as well as the support of the Law Line, and the generous donation of time from our lawyer, Carrie Burbidge. Thank you so much, Carrie! We couldn’t have done it without you.

Here is an excerpt from Justice Veale’s judgement:

“I appreciate the weariness of the City with this process but I cannot agree to euthanize the dog when there is a responsible owner, the Humane Society Yukon, prepared to care for the dog with all the safety conditions in place along with the supervision and management of Dr. Breadner. In other words, Trevor will be managed in the interests of public safety, whether or not a suitable foster home is ever found for him. Should a suitable home be found for the dog in the City’s jurisdiction, the City must be notified so that By-Law Services can exercise its mandate under the Animal Control Bylaw, especially as it concerns public safety. Should a suitable home be found for Trevor outside the City, the local authority must consent and the provisions of this Order apply.”