Wildlife concerns
PHS is not a wildlife rescue or rehabilitation centre, and we are not able to assist with these animals. Please visit Ontario Wildlife Rescue to find a licensed organization that can help.
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Remembrance Day 2016
Wreath honouring animals in war to be placed at National Remembrance Day Ceremony
MEDIA RELEASE Wreath honouring animals in war to be placed at National Remembrance Day Ceremony Peterborough, ON (November 11, 2016) Today, as people across the nation come together to remember and honour those who have served their country, the war-time...
Puppies flown into Peterborough now ready to find their forever homes
Puppies flown into Peterborough now ready to find their forever homes Peterborough, ON (October 27, 2016) – BUSINESS – A few weeks ago, a North Star Air Basler BT-67 carrying precious canine cargo arrived at the Peterborough Airport from a remote Northern Ontario...
Willow Wanna Go For a Walk?!
Willow Wanna Go For a Walk?! Local City of Peterborough Councillor, Diane Therrien, and her partner Phil, are the first lucky people to have found their forever match from the Big Trout Lake First Nation dog group, flown in to Peterborough on Oct 7th. Meet their...
Reduced adoption fees make now the purr-fect time to welcome a feline from the Peterborough Humane Society into your family
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Peterborough, ON (October 12, 2016) – The Peterborough Humane Society will be taking part in an “iAdopt Urgent Appeal” adoption blitz until Oct. 17 to help find homes for the recent influx of cats and kittens...
58 Dogs to Arrive in Peterborough from Big Trout Lake First Nation to find new homes
Peterborough, ON (October 7, 2016) – A plane carrying 58 community dogs in search of new homes will arrive at the Peterborough Airport today from Big Trout Lake First Nation, a community about 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. The dogs are set to arrive at 4:30pm...














