Calgary Humane Society hosts a puppy party

Calgary Humane Society hosts puppy party Puppies were the stars Friday at a puppy party hosted by the Calgary Humane Society.

The Calgary Humane Society hosted another puppy party Saturday.

It has an abundance of pooches in care and is searching for forever homes for a few of them.

The shelter said its puppy population has risen 226 per cent since 2021, while people looking to adopt is down, putting a strain on its resources.

“When I started here nine years ago, we had maybe one or two litters of puppies a year,” said Anna Lee-Fitzsimmons of the Humane Society. “And as soon as there were adoptions, they’d be adopted really quickly.

“Now, we’re seeing three or four litters at a time, puppies actually on our waitlist (to get into the Humane Society), and then, when they are ready to be adopted, it takes a while to get them into those (forever) homes.”

The Humane Society’s next puppy party is Friday, Feb. 16, from 1 to 5 p.m.

There was no word on how many pups were adopted on Friday.