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If you think it’s hot in the summer – imagine how your fur-covered pet feels! Every year as the weather warms up, it’s important to be pet aware and take precautions around leaving pets in hot cars. Citizens and pet-owners alike are responsible for ensuring the safety of animals during the dog days of summer!…

Stephanie and Matt Dalke have been proud PAW (pre-authorized withdrawal) Monthly Donors of Humane Society London & Middlesex for over 20 years. During this time, they have also adopted pets from the shelter and volunteered their time with the organization. The couple live in Dorchester with their dogs, Lacy and Basel, and cats, Edith and…

This April, Humane Society London & Middlesex sends a paw-sized high five to its amazing volunteer base as we celebrate National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 7 to 13)! HSLM is so grateful to its 200-strong volunteers who spend their time supporting the shelter animals through dog walking, cat and small animal socializing, and keeping the…

Solo, a helpless, 4-month-old Dwarf mix female rabbit was brought to HSLM after an assault, causing her to lose an ear. Once in the care of the dedicated HSLM Animal Health Department and Animal Care Attendants, Solo’s health was monitored around the clock to ensure that her wound did not succumb to infection. Miraculously, the…

To spay or neuter your pet seems like a responsible, commonplace practice whenever you adopt; but it’s truly a critical procedure that can help save animals lives and prevent more animals without homes. According to PetSmart Charities, it is estimated that about 150,000 pets make their way to animal shelters each year, and sterilization can…

When a concerned individual found four, five-week-old kittens abandoned in a box on the side of the road, they called Humane Society London & Middlesex for assistance. The tiny felines were immediately brought to the shelter for care.  Although the three male kittens were in relatively good health, the one female (later named Winona) was…