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Keeping Your Pets Safe During Heat Waves Essential Tips and Precautions As temperatures soar during heat waves, it’s crucial to prioritize the safety and well-being of our furry friends. Pets can suffer from heat exhaustion and heatstroke, just like humans, and require special care during hot weather. Here are some essential tips to keep your pets cool, comfortable, and safe during a heat wave. 1. Hydration is Key Ensure your pets have access to fresh, cool water at all times. Dehydration can set in quickly during high temperatures, so frequently refill their water bowls. 2. Provide ..read more

Dog Enrichment Ideas Enrichment is one of those fancy buzzwords that has been floating around the animal-loving community for the past several years. In this blog post, we’ll give you a quick glimpse at what enrichment is, the benefits, and how we use it for our dogs in care at the shelter. What is Enrichment? Simply put, enrichment is everything that keeps our pets’ minds and bodies busy! As people, we engage in work, school, chores, hobbies, social outings, games, sports, and more for our daily enrichment. Life would be pretty boring and mundane without these activities! The goal with an ..read more

Adoption Update: Mini Milo's Magnificent Mansion Hamsters are often mistaken as easy, low-maintenance pets because of their miniscule size. However, these pint-sized rodents require more thought and care than you might expect! With the right habitat, nutrition, and interaction, hamsters can lead enriching and happy lives. A recent AARCS adopter, Abigail, has created an exemplary lifestyle for her dwarf hamster Milo (formerly known as AARCS Ellie)! The Perfect Habitat A hamster’s habitat is crucial to their well-being. Hamsters are active animals and need a large habitat to stay happy and enr ..read more

Young Heims entered AARCS’ care as part of a group of transfers from a partner shelter in Saskatchewan. Facing capacity issues and high demand from their community, they desperately needed to move some animals out in order to re-open intake. AARCS agreed to make the trip and take several dogs and cats for rehoming. Heims was among those who made their way to Calgary and found herself under AARCS’ care for her journey to adoption. Once she arrived, and as part of her adoption preparation, Heims was dewormed, vaccinated, microchipped and spayed. In addition, Heims had a couple of fractured t ..read more

A provincial state of emergency was declared in Alberta on May 6th, 2023 due to numerous out-of-control wildfires. This state of emergency extended throughout the summer as fires raged across the province. These fires affected communities throughout Alberta in some cases requiring mandatory evacuation of entire communities on short notice. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation evacuated on May 5th, and pets were assisted by the local agricultural society in Valleyview until Valleyview itself was under mandatory evacuation. On May 15th, officials of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation ..read more

This year has been a busy one, and it only just began. The first two weeks of 2024 have proven to be both challenging and heartwarming for the team here at the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS). Since January 1, we have stepped up to take in an astonishing 218 animals, bringing the total number of animals currently in our care to more than 630 across our veterinary hospital, shelters and foster home network. Weathering the Storm The recent brutal cold that we’ve seen here in Alberta has put our teams into overdrive with many animals desperate to get in from the cold. Temperatures p ..read more

Are you excited for the holidays?  Are you looking to add your fuzzy friend to the festivities?  We here at the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) don’t blame you for that.  Those of us here who foster, volunteer, adopt, and/or work here want to help you share the joyous times with your furry loved ones.  However, many people don’t know that there are some things that can be harmful for your furry companion.  Although the holidays are a lot of fun, they can be stressful times especially when it comes to your pet’s safety.  Fear not!  We will help yo ..read more

At AARCS, we believe in creating a compassionate world for all animals. Fostering is a vital part of our mission, providing temporary homes for animals in need while they await their forever families. In this blog post, we’ll address some common questions about fostering dogs with AARCS. When you’re feeling ready to foster, sign up at aarcs.ca/foster! No Dog Experience Required: A common question is whether or not prior dog experience is needed. The answer is simple: no experience necessary! Fostering is a great way to see if a pet is the right fit for your family without having to make a l ..read more

We have been awarded a generous gift courtesy of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, known as the Vodka for Dog People, to aid our valuable community programs that keep pets in their loving homes. With Tito’s support, we can lend a hand to those in need. Below is an impact story worth sharing to highlight the importance of our support programs. ?  “Working as a Special Needs Educator, and animal lover, I have had many pets in my classroom over the years and bunnies have always been on my list of interest.  Then, in June of 2023, I came across a Kijiji ad from a lady that was desperate to ..read more