Our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) is less than two months away, and we need the support of our members, now more than ever, if we are to achieve our vision of becoming one of Canada’s leading animal advocacy, animal care and adoption agency.

The 2011 THS Annual General Meeting is scheduled for May 31 at 11 River Street. The meeting will update members on the progress we have made at the THS, ask you to approve our revised by-laws and hold elections for five seats on the Board of Directors.

Become an annual member for just $40 a month for adults and $10 for seniors. Sign up today and encourage your loved ones to do the same. Please keep in mind, to vote at this year’s AGM, your submission must be received by April 26.

To download a membership form click here.

For more information on the 2011 AGM click here.

Animaltalk is The Toronto Humane Society’s news magazine containing articles and updates on what’s happening at the Society.

Animaltalk is distributed free of charge to approximately 55,000 Society donors and members.

Click Here to download issue in PDF format. PDF (8mb)

Click Here to read the issue online.

Zoe recently arrived at our shelter at 11 River Street in need of emergency surgery. She was ready to have her puppy but wasn’t able to give birth naturally. Our vets performed an emergency C-section and delivered baby Jenny.

Zoe and her daughter are happy, healthy and doing well. Without government funding, the THS is only able to be here to help animals like Zoe because of the support of our generous donors – thank you! To make a donation or join our Save the Animals Team as our newest monthly donor, click here.

We are happy to report that after being at the shelter since July 20th 2009 - Venus has finally found her forever home in Niagara Falls. We are thrilled to see Venus home with a loving new family.

We always knew we would find the right home for this wonderful girl, it just took longer than we expected. So from everyone here at the shelter - Hooray for Venus!

Click here to read Venus's original story.

The Toronto Humane Society has entered the Pepsi Refresh Project and we hope to win $100,000 to contribute toward establishing a high volume, low cost, Spay Neuter Service. The application with the most votes will receive the grant for $100,000 - Please vote every day until April 30, 2011 at http://www.refresheverything.ca/thsspayneuter2011

How Can I Help THS To WIN $100,000?

1.) Go to http://www.refresheverything.ca/thsspayneuter2011. Simply set up a login ID, and start voting today - and every day. We need your votes to win.

2.) Share this with everyone you know via email, Facebook and Twitter. The more votes we can get, the closer we are to winning the $100,000!

We are currently in 6th place, thanks to all the animal lovers out there who have voted so far. With your help, we're hoping to gain more ground in the coming weeks.

Thank you for your support!

About the Spay/Neuter Service:

The Toronto Humane Society will renovate an area of the current building to establish a high volume, low cost Spay and Neuter Service for low and medium income communities in Toronto. The clinic will be operated under the Humane Alliance model, sterilizing up to 25 animals per day, six days per week. The clinic will operate on a not-for-profit basis and will become self-funding within six to nine months post implementation. The clinic will also be used to expand our Trap Neuter Return program which offers free feral spay services to colony caretakers performing TNR. There is a critical need for this project as there are an estimated 100,000 feral/homeless cats in the GTA.

The community will benefit directly from this project as more and more animals are sterilized through a concerted and dedicated project. This will ensure that the THS is able to reduce the number of stray and homeless animals that roam the streets of our city. The clinic will also play a significant role in placing humane education foremost in our community. To maximize the benefits of this clinic, it will also be utilized during off hours (Sundays and evenings) to sterilize feral cats through our volunteer-driven TNR program. This program is a community-wide effort that includes many local rescue groups working together to improve the welfare of Toronto's homeless cats.

To learn more, visit our website www.thsspayneuter.com or our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/THS-Spay-Neuter-Clinic/196519623693320.