AARCS has the most FANTASTIC volunteers! 🙏
This #NationalVolunteerWeek we want to give a big thank-you to the 3,800+ people who keep our shelter and hospital running.
We truly could not do it without them! 💚
Please join us in recognizing these heroes who are changing lives!
🐱🐶🐰🐹

Big pup, tiny treat! 🐶
Taters makes playing with his food so cute!
🥰
This gentle boy has been cleared for adoption so watch for him soon at aarcs.ca/dogs.
His foster mom calls Taters adorable and says she’s completely in love! 💜
#RescueDogs

“Hey Puddin! I know the purrfect thing to get you set for spring!” - Harley Quinn 🐾

It’s time for AARCS Spring Lottery and 50/50!
Visit aarcs.ca/chances for tickets.

⭐️Harley Quinn is adoptable! ⬇️

#AnimalWelfare

Bonded piggies, Toot and Sweet are our Critters of the Week! 🐹 🐹
These girls are gentle, easy-going and like to move around together.
They have big appetites and will let you know when it time to eat!
This week only, their adoption fee is just $60!
Apply at aarcs.ca/critters. 🎉
#GuineaPigs

Beautiful Bonnie is our #CatOfTheWeek.
She’s a sweet and playful kitty who takes a little time to warm up and would prefer a quieter home. 😺
She’s on some meds and a special diet to make her skin feel good.
She gets along great with rabbits!🐰
Apply at aarcs.ca/animal/a2000356033

Don’t miss out on your chance to help even the tiniest of animals, with our Spring Online Auction! 🐶

Check it out at aarcs.ca/auction! Bidding closes on Friday, April 10th at 8pm.

Help us create a better world for our furry friends, while snagging a little something for yourself or a loved one! 🥰

Enough with the snow already - we need some green out there! 🌱
Time is running out to order beautiful hanging baskets in our Spring Bloom Fundraiser. 🌸
Get your order in by 6pm on Sunday, April 12 at aarcs.ca/spring-bloom. 🌼

#AnimalWelfare #SupportRescues

Hoppy Easter from Birk! 🐣 🌸
This Easter bunny wants to remind you to keep the candy and chocolates, as well as flowers such as hyacinths, daffodils, out of reach from your pets! 🐰🐶😺

⭐️ Birk is adoptable!
#AnimalWelfare
#HappyEaster

Helios is interrupting your scrolling for something REALLY exciting! 🐾
It’s time for our Spring Online Auction! 🤩
Support animals in need & make a difference with EVERY bid. 🙏
Get started at aarcs.ca/auction!
#AnimalWelfare

Sound up! 📢
Orla is young, but already practicing her howl. 🐾
Orla and her 5 siblings are now two weeks old, born on St. Patrick’s Day. 🇮🇪
We’ll be watching their progress and hope they get lucky 🍀 with great families!
#Pupdate
#yycdogs

Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) season starts in April!
TNR is an effective and humane approach to managing free-roaming cat populations.
We spay/neuter, vaccinate 💉 and deworm feral cats before returning them to their home. 😻
For more information, head to aarcs.ca/animal-welfare/trap-neuter-release.

Almond just turned 13 and is looking for a home to spend her golden years. 🏡
She loves to cuddle, go for walks and play with her foster family. 🐾
Find out more at aarcs.ca/animal/a0019705280/
Please SHARE!
#Adoptable
#yycdogs

It’s not even the end of March and we’ve already rescued over 100 CATS this month! 🐈🐈‍⬛
But wait- there’s more! So many more, because it’s kitten season! 🐱
We have 62 cats in the shelter right now ready, or soon to be ready for a foster home. 🏡
Interested?
Head to aarcs.ca/foster.
#yyccats

“Ehh, what’s up, doc?!” - Chalupa 🐰
This beauty is a New Zealand rabbit. She’s a fairly large girl with a personality that’s just as big! 💕
Chalupa is sweet, playful and curious and will need plenty of space to roam. Check out her adorable video at aarcs.ca/animal/a2000389445/!
#BunnyLove

It turns out Jed was exactly where he was supposed to be all along. 💛
After 871 days in care, Jed has been ADOPTED! 🙌
After so long together, his foster family just couldn’t let him go, so Jed gets to live his happily ever after with his favourite people!
Happy life, Jed!
#Adopted
#AnimalWelfare

Want to do some team building with your coworkers AND give back? 👊🏼
You can bring your crew to AARCS like #CIRRealty did. They did some organizing and light chores and or course, made time for cuddles and play!
Learn more at aarcs.ca/group-volunteer/.
#AARCS
#volunteer

“Ooohhh, a sheepskin, just for me? No? Well, what if I sits real nice?”
-Pecorino 🐾

What this big boy would like more than a sheepskin is a furever home! 🏡 He’s been in our care for nearly 250 days!
Find out more about him at aarcs.ca/animal/a0048073260/

Can you help us give Mishka a pain-free life? 🐕‍🦺
She arrived from the NWT with an old injury to her pelvis that did not heal properly. She’ll need to see a specialist for surgery so she can use her leg again!
You can donate to her care at care.aarcs.ca/participant/3/139!🙏

It’s Friday the 13th but we hope you’re still not hanging on to those old #superstitions about black cats! 🐈‍⬛
Here’s four perfectly lovely cats on our website right now just waiting to show you their black magic! 🪄
aarcs.ca/cats
#BlackCats

Interested in joining our team of fosters but worried about the time commitment? ⌚️
Animals can be in your care for a few weeks to several months, but you can also take over an animal’s care for just a few days for vacation relief! 😻
Get started at aarcs.ca/foster.
#AnimalWelfare

Grant and Milo are just two of THOUSANDS who pass through our vet clinic each year.
Grant (left) is finishing off some meds, 💊 and Milo gets neutered this week! 🌰
Then they’ll be ready for adoption!
Why not help our clinic and its amazing work with a one-time or monthly donation?
aarcs.ca/donate/

The mild weather has us thinking about spring and that means it’s time for
our annual Spring Flowers Fundraiser! 💐

You can order hanging baskets with flowers, strawberries or tomatoes, or surprise mom with a special Mother’s Day basket! 🍓💚

Order by Sunday, April 12 at aarcs.ca/spring-bloom. 🌼 🌺

Shane is one part snuggly and one part playful, and he’s our #DogOfTheWeek. 🦮
He’s a calm boy indoors who loves to be by your side. Outside, he’s all about the zoomies and his toys.
He has a reduced fee this week only! 🤩
aarcs.ca/animal/a2000382420
#RescueDogs

We’ve taken in 50 PIGGIES after things got out of control for a local breeder. 🐹

Multiple females are pregnant, and several have ringworm.
As they’ve all been exposed, they require preventative care and it’s going to get pricey! 💰

Visit care.aarcs.ca/fundraiser/ringworm-guinea-pigs to help out!

You are looking at another satisfied pup!
Her foster home is now her furever home! 🏡

“Constance found her forever home and is now Gracie! The best news is…..our home is now her home. 😁 This little girl is such a wonderful weirdo, we couldn’t let her go.” ❤️🥰🐶

Happy life, Gracie!
#PetAdoption

This #Caturday we’re highlighting some terrific tabbies! 😻
If you like them grey and stripey, we’ve got ‘em!
Clockwise, from top left: Emma, Vicki, Buzzy, Gretchen, and Teddy Bear. 💛
Check out all our cats at aarcs.ca/cats. Your purrfect pet is waiting!
#cats
#tabbies

“Help! The shelter is running out of litter trays, and I refuse to do it in my box. That’s for playtime!” - Jim 🐾🙀

If you can help - drop off small, open tray litter boxes anytime in the yellow donation bin in front of our #yyc shelter at 5060 74th Ave. SE.
Jim and his friends appreciate it! 🙏

More than anything, Henna, Agatha, and Bear (top to bottom)
really want to find foster homes. 🏡
They’re all overwhelmed at the shelter and need a calm place to decompress as they wait to be adopted.
Could your home be that place to land?
Contact tami@aarcs.ca for more info on fostering! 🐾

We’re celebrating #WorldSpayDay with Candie 🍬 and her LAST litter of pups!

Dogs can get pregnant as young as 5 months old, and a pair of unaltered dogs and their pups can lead to 67,000 dogs in 6 YEARS! 🤯

If you’d like to help support our spay/neuter programs, donate at aarcs.ca/donate.

Anyone up for a spa day? 😸
Handsome Devon loves to be treated like royalty, whether that be pets, brushing or his special diet. 👑
He’s a little shy when meeting new people, but once he loves you, he’ll be your shadow!
Check him out at aarcs.ca/animal/a2000378273-2-2-3-3/
#Siamese