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Central Alberta Humane Society
The Central Alberta Humane Society opened its doors in 1976 under the name Parkland Humane Society SPCA. The name was amended in 2017. New name, but the same society and facility and the same small, local independent charity. The Central Alberta Humane Society’s mission is simple: We are committed to helping animals and the community and inspiring change through education.
“We’re a local charity that is not government funded,” says Kelly Richards, Fund Development Coordinator. The facility costs 1.4 million dollars per year to operate. Approximately ten percent of the funding comes from municipal contracts. The remaining ninety percent is raised through adoptions, community programs, fundraising events, and donations.
“When the community is struggling,” says Kelly, “We also struggle.”
The vision and values of the Central Alberta Humane Society are a compassionate, engaged community that respects and supports animals’ rights to the five essential freedoms: freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury and disease, and freedom to express normal behaviour.