Humane Canada statement on recent incident at Edmonton Humane Society

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Humane Canada statement on recent incident at Edmonton Humane Society

OTTAWA – June 7, 2018 – Humane Canada is saddened by the recent incident at the Edmonton Humane Society involving three cats being accidentally left in one of the organization’s transport vehicles. Edmonton Humane Society has acted swiftly to review and change their transfer policy and procedures in order to prevent this kind of gravely serious error from ever happening again.

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What’s the difference between a humane society/SPCA, rescue, municipal pound and satellite adoption centre?

Humane Society/SPCA
This generally refers to an organization dedicated to the betterment of animal welfare. They usually run a shelter and an animal adoption program to find new homes for abandoned, mistreated and/or surrendered animals. They also conduct education in their community and are often mandated to enforce provincial and federal animal cruelty laws.

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