Winnipeg Humane Society opens pop-up shelter to help pets of evacuees

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Inside the temporary shelter for animal evacuees in Winnipeg

Temporary animal shelter for wildfire evacuees

The Winnipeg Humane Society has opened a temporary animal shelter to help care for the displaced pets of wildfire evacuees.

Located in the St. Norbert Community Centre, the shelter has the capacity to support about 60 animals, providing them with housing, exercise, enrichment activities, and vet care.

So far, 10 dogs have arrived at the facility, but the Humane Society is expecting more.

“They’ll get all the amenities like they would in our shelter,” said Carly Peters, director of communications and marketing with the Winnipeg Humane Society. “Exercise, food, water, lots of cuddles.”

Families will also have designated visiting hours so they can spend time with their pets while they’re staying elsewhere.

Evacuees with pets are encouraged to contact the Red Cross, which will then coordinate with the Winnipeg Humane Society to bring pets to the shelter.

Those who want to support can go to the Humane Society website for more information.

• With files from CTV’s Ainsley McPhail.