About Us…

Central Paws Humane Society is NOT a rescue organization.  

 

WE HAVE NO SHELTER … we have NO paid staff.  We are strictly a small volunteer organization which operates mainly on donations.   We are not affiliated with any other organization.   We are a registered charity BN 89085 2809 RR0001 (www.cra.gc.ca/charities).

 

Part of what we do is helping animals find homes although the principle mandate of this group is to develop an organization which can address the underlying causes for pets being relinquished to shelters and rescue groups, abandoned or euthanized by owners and we define as prevention programs. This group has identified some of these causes to include:  

 · Indiscriminate breeding of pets.

· Behavioral problems.

· Moving and personal problems.

· Allergies.

· Inappropriate pets for lifestyle.

· Lack of knowledge about pet’s requirements.

· Afford ability. 

Transport Assistance Required for two Dogs

We have 2 dogs who are waiting to go to their new home in Nova Scotia.  To help us cut down on the cost we are looking for assistance to get them to their new home. 

 

If you are travelling from Central Newfoundland to Nova Scotia, by plane or driving, can you please help 2 deserving dogs.  Chico and Connor are only medium sized sheltie mixes.  Both are fixed, vaccinated and microchipped.  We will cover the cost.

Please give us a call at 486-2495 (our message line) OR better yet e-mail us at c.p.humanesociety@nl.rogers.com

 

Paige

Paige is 7-8 months old, spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.  Paige was rescued and has been at the shelter in Goose Bay for a while now waiting for her forever home.

PLEASE REMEMBER … when you are considering adopting (or purchasing) a pet that you need to consider the many circumstances that might occur in your life over the next 10-15 years (the typical lifespan of a young pet).  We realize some circumstances are unforeseen; however, many of the reasons why animals are in need of new homes is because people simply weren’t responsible enough in considering all the life style changes that can happen in the span of 10-15 years … We want you to do that … You need to give serious consideration to your lifestyle and your relationships.  For example:

1.  Is anyone in your family allergic to pets?

2. What will you do if you decide to have a family? move? or even go on vacation.

3. Planning on building a new house (oh yes, people give up their pets because they sell their old homes and move temporarily, usually in with family, and can’t take their pets …) …

4.  Having a baby, can’t keep the cat.

5.  Have a toddler, the big dog we got is too much for the toddler.  (Dog only a year old).

6. Moving to Florida for the winter, can’t take my 14 year old cat.

We want to see people making lifetime commitments when they choose a pet.  A cat or a dog should not be disposable.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER if you are asking for help to find a home for a animal you can no longer keep, give organizations enough time to look.  Make sure you have given your pet the best possible chance of finding a new home, have it spayed/neutered, vaccinations brought up to date, dewormed and that it is sociable.  Never try to pass on a animal with health or behavioral issues, that’s simply irresponsible.  There are so many animals daily loosing their lives because someone was irresponsible and then they had to go by way of loving caring hands … this is heartbreaking.  Never ever tell a rescue worker you “don’t have the heart to put down a animal” when they have to make that choice day after day simply because there are not enough good homes for the so many cats and dogs.

HOPE – YIPEE … HOPE HAS A HOME!

YIPEE … Lee was so happy when she called us late Friday night to tell us Hope has a wonderful new forever home in Goose Bay.  We want to thank Lee, who never gave up looking for a home for her so she wouldn’t have to be transported.  Special thanks to the brave people who had the courage to rescue her.  The people who got the message out about her plight and the people who came forward to donate to help … Litters ‘n Critters who offered to take her in to find her a home in Nova Scotia and who took in her puppies who are in foster care now; to Francine and Brenda who fostered Hope in Goose Bay; Margaret of the Burin SPCA who was going to take her to Halifax … special thanks to our members Samatha and Brandi Hepditch who were going to foster her in St. John’s and Nicole Fry who was going to do the pick up and delivery … Leslie Pike who brought in money and supplies … the people who offered to provide a back up plan should there be problems (always have to have a back up plan when dogs are going in foster care with other animals) … SO MANY PEOPLE … Hope may not have had a good start in live but she sure has had a lot of people looking after her. 

In this photo you can see the leg missing the back paw.  The vet who examined her said she must have been caught in a trap.  There was also physical evidence of her having something drove in through one of her ribs.  Apart from the fact she was super malnurished … Hope has been super thankful to everyone and is such a great dog.  We are happy that she’ll stay close to those who have put their hearts and soul into her rescue.

 

 

Hope was rescued from a very neglectful and cruel environment where she lived in one of the Northern Labrador communities.  Hope arrived in Goose Bay very malnurished and according to the vet has a dislocated back leg (turned out to be actually missing a back paw) and according to her rescuers at one time had to have a stick removed from her leg after it had been imbeded in her leg (suspected deliberatly).  Hope is very sweet and gentle even though she’s lived outside and has been subjected to harsh treatment.   Hope had 5 puppies but the rescuer could only find 3, they suspect the other 2 were taken by some of the young boys on the reservation.

DONATIONS can still be sent to help her (and so many others that come out of the same area she came from)  – EAR-MARKED FOR HOPE – TO

Happy Valley – Goose Bay SPCA

P.O. Box 2320, Station B

Happy Valley Goose Bay, NL  A0P 1E0