(Slightly Less) Crowded House

Thanks to the people who have adopted and fostered some of our animals and the animal shelter in Skagway we are now less crowded than before. Whilst the situation is not at crisis point, we still have many animals looking for loving homes.

We are still in need of dog walkers and other volunteers to help out at the shelter. We have many dedicated walkers but we can always use more. You give a dog a break from the shelter for an hour or so and give yourself some exercise.

Why not call round sometime and meet some of our furry inhabitants. You never know who could steal your heart.

Shelter Update

The Mae Bachur Animal Shelter is full to capacity. We are not accepting any more animals at this time. Please note that our website is under repair this week but we have an overwhelming amount of puppies, small, medium and large dogs currently available for adoption. Come down today and see our residents. We are also in need of foster homes for puppies and special needs dogs.

Please come by today, we are at 126 Tlingit Street in the industrial area. The shelter is open Tuesday to Sunday from noon to 7PM.

We hope to have our website updated for adoptions very soon.

Buddy Can You Spare a...Massive Amount of Dog Food?

Wow! When we put the the ad in the Yukon News and on the blog we didn't expect the response to be as big as it was. We have received a massive amount of food for our animals as well as cash donations to put towards food costs.

We know that Yukoners are generous but even we were surprised by the number of people who donated food.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to buy food for us, who dropped off money for food or who arranged for food to be ordered.

Dog Jog A Success

Our annual Dog Jog took place on 29th August. 26 dogs took part in the walk and about $1000 was raised for the shelter.

Thanks to all those who took part as well as their humans.

Jessica and the Kettle Corn folks popped popcorn for the participants and donated all sales to the shelter. Thanks to them and also the Feed Store who loaned us a water trough for the dogs and donated a box of pigs ears as rewards for the dogs.

Northern Wonders

Northern Wonders isn't just the name of this youth group, it's a good description of the kids involved. Through the summer they have been selling cookies, lemonade and homemade dog treats. Thanks to all their work, they managed to raise $555.53 for the shelter. More great work by young Yukoners. Thanks to everyone for all their work raising the money for us.

Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?

For those of you who haven't seen the Yukon News, this is the text of an advert we are running:

We are calling upon the generosity of Yukoners once again.

The shelter is running low on dog food. We need Technical puppy food, as
well as any quality brand of adult dog food.
Any donations of dog food, either wet or dry, would be very much
appreciated. If you are cleaning out your shed or just want to do some
shopping for us, we could put it to good use.

Thank you so much, we couldn't do it without you. For more info or to drop
off donations:

Mae Bachur Animal Shelter

126 Tlingit Road

633-6019

Humane Society Yukon Annual General Meeting

The AGM was held 17th August at the Whitehorse Public Library. It was a well attended event, thanks to all those members who turned up.

As a result of the AGM we now have a new board. Some of our directors have continued and others chose to stand down. Our thanks go out to those directors who have left the board for all their work and dedication to the cause of helping Yukon animals.

Jordi Mikeli-Jones who was previously vice-president is now the HSY President.
Tracy Smythe who was previously the administrator at the Shelter is now Vice-President.
Paula Armstrong has taken over the duties of Treasurer.
Annie Griffin is remaining in her position as Secretary.

We have a further five directors, Rachel Westfall, James Kirby, Danielle Noel, Jan Slipetz and Maryanne Baer. Many of whom are new and who are bringing plenty of enthusiasm and fresh ideas to the Society.

Cadets Cache Comestibles at Checkouts

Some of the cadets attending the Summer Training at the Cadet Camp helped raise money for the shelter. They bagged people's groceries at Superstore and managed to raise a whopping $1,476.68 for us.

The cadets, some of whom are seen above, presented a cheque to the Humane Society Yukon's President on 12th August.

Many thanks to the cadets who took the time to help us out and to the people who gave money. Where we have young Canadians of this calibre in the country, we can all know that Canada will be in safe hands.

More Birthday Gifts!

Amelia Johnson had a birthday recently and asked for gifts for the shelter rather than herself. A cash donation and six bags of goods were the result.

Thanks to Amelia and all the people who got on board to donate to us.

Pet food recall

We've just had word about a new pet food recall.

Proctor & Gamble are recalling all varieties and sizes of the following:


Iams Veterinary Dry Formulas
Iams Prescription Renal Diet Cat Food
Eukanuba Naturally Wild
Eukanuba Pure

The recall concerns dry food that carries "Best By" dates from 01Jul10 to 01Dec11. No canned food is involved in this recall.

P&G are recalling this food due to possible salmonella contamination. They advise that any pet food involved should be discarded.

Salmonella can infect many animals including humans. If you suspect that you or your pet has contracted salmonella, call your vet or doctor immediately.