GUELPH, ON (September 16, 2025) — The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) is working to keep pets safe by offering a low-cost microchip clinic on Saturday, September 20th, to help make it easier to bring lost pets back home.
During the in-store event, the GHS adoptions team invites the public to spend time with adoptable pets of all ages, breeds and energy levels. With space for meet-and-greets, potential new pet parents can take the time to find just the right match.
With staff and volunteers available to help potential new pet parents, visitors can spend time with the cats, kittens, and even small pets like rabbits and guinea pigs available for adoption. Adopting pets can help improve the health and wellness of people with their special brand of unconditional love. Pets get their people off the couch and make ideal colleagues for remote workers. Caring for pets fosters values for children such as responsibility and selflessness.
“At the heart of every adoption is an animal who just needs a chance and a community that cares enough to give it,” said Jane Dawkins, Director of Communications & Community Engagement at the Guelph Humane Society. “Guelph has always been a place where compassion lives. Through partnerships like this one with PetSmart Charities of Canada, we’re able to connect more animals with the people who will give them the love and stability they deserve.”
To view all available pets for adoption, please visit www.guelphhumane.ca.
“Pets are family and bring so much joy and companionship to our lives,” said Heidi Marston, director of Pet Placement Initiatives at PetSmart Charities of Canada. “But adopting a pet not only adds benefits to your own life; it’s also a gift to your community. Making room in your heart and home for a pet frees up room for another pet to enter the shelter, so you’re really saving two lives — while also supporting the animal welfare professionals that care for so many lost and lonely pets. We’re proud to work alongside partners such as the Guelph Humane Society, to make meaningful connections, giving more pets in need people to love.”
Come and meet the more than 30 homeless animals looking for their forever families this National Adoption Week, including five-year-old Kicia (in photo), who arrived at GHS in so much leg pain she was unable to climb into her litter box to use it. After 119 days in care and two intensive surgeries, one to amputate her badly damaged leg, she is now ready to find a new loving home to call her own.
WHEN/WHERE:
Adoptable pets will be available at the following times and PetSmart locations:
Where: PetSmart 183 Silvercreek Pkwy N. in Guelph. (in the north end of Guelph)
When: Monday, October 20th to Sunday, October 26th
Monday, October 20: 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Rabbit education & adoption
Tuesday, October 21: 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Guinea pig education & adoption
Wednesday, October 22: animal viewing hours only, no adoptions due to PetSmart Summit
Cat and Kitten Adoption Days
Thursday, October 23: 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Friday, October 24: 4:00 – 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 25: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 26: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
About PetSmart Charities of Canada
PetSmart Charities of Canada is committed to making the world a better place for pets and all who love them. Through its in-store adoption program in PetSmart® stores across the country, PetSmart Charities of Canada has helped over 400,000 pets find loving homes. PetSmart Charities of Canada also provides grant funding to support organizations that advocate and care for the well-being of all pets and their families. Our grants and efforts connect pets with loving homes through adoption, improve access to affordable veterinary care and support families in times of crisis with access to food, shelter, and emergency relief. Each year, thousands of generous supporters help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities of Canada directly at PetSmartCharities.ca, while shopping at PetSmart.ca, and by using the PIN pads at checkout registers inside Canadian PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities of Canada efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder of animal welfare in Canada, granting more than $40 million since its inception in 1999. PetSmart Charities of Canada is a registered Canadian charity. To learn more visit PetSmartCharities.ca.
Media Contact:
Jane Dawkins
Director Communications and Community Engagement
Guelph Humane Society
519-824-3091
jdawkins@guelphhumane.ca
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