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Young hero Olive Dine crafted and sold beaded keychains, using the proceeds to buy toys and blankets for animals at the Timmins & District Humane Society < Back Olive Dine Big Shoutout to Olive Dine! Meet Olive, a young superstar with a heart of gold! This inspiring young lady recently hand-made beautiful beaded lizard keychains and sold them to help animals in need. With the proceeds, Olive bought toys and cozy blankets for the animals at the Timmins and District Humane Society! Thank you, Olive, for showing us how a little creativity and kindness can make a big difference for our furry friends. You’ve warmed hearts, inspired many, and made tails wag! Toys/Blankets

Unveiling the Month's Highlights: Exclusive Insights from Our Monthly Newsletters < Back Feb 1, 2024 Inside Scoop - February 2024 Newsletter Unveiling the Month's Highlights: Exclusive Insights from Our Monthly Newsletters Previous Next

A birthday celebration for TDHS’s most iconic greeter. < Back Oct 19, 2025 Happy 17th Birthday, Runner! A birthday celebration for TDHS’s most iconic greeter. 🎉🐾 Happy 17th Birthday to our girl, Runner! 🐾🎉 If you’ve ever walked through the doors of the Timmins & District Humane Society, chances are you’ve been greeted by our resident celebrity herself - Runner! 😻 Runner came to live with us two years ago and quickly took on the very important role of official door greeter, welcoming staff, visitors and volunteers with her signature sass and senior charm. 💛 Today, we’re celebrating this incredible girl and all the joy she brings to our shelter every single day. At 17 years young, Runner proves that age is just a number, especially when there are cuddles and treats involved! Join us in wishing this beautiful birthday girl the happiest of days in the comments below! 🥳🎈 Previous Next

Find information on animal control, lost and found pets, and city by-laws related to pet ownership. Understand our role in ensuring community safety and discover resources for pet owners. Pound Services and By-Laws City of Timmins Pet Licensing Every day at the Timmins & District Humane Society dogs and cats arrive at the shelter lost and without identification. Most animals that arrive at the shelter display absolutely no form of identification and without id, it is very challenging and often impossible for the TDHS staff to reunite pets with their owners. Something so simple as identifying your pet can save its life. You love your pets and never expect that they could get lost.. yet hundreds of pets get lost in Timmins and area every year! This article will discuss the legal requirements and the rewards of properly identifying your pet in the City with the Heart of Gold. Municipalities across Canada have recognized the importance of pet identification by creating bylaws that require registration of all dogs and cats with a City Pet License. Please note that pet licenses expire annually! Each Neutered or Spayed Cat/Dog $35.00 per year Each Non-Neutered Cat/Dog $60.00 per year City of Timmins By-Law No. 2021-8593 Licensing, Registration, Regulation and Control of Cats and Dogs You can access the complete by-law by clicking here . Please note that this link directs you to the PDF on a website maintained by the City of Timmins. Additional information around Animal Control from the City of Timmins can be viewed here: https://www.timmins.ca/our_services/animal_control

Your Neighbourhood Credit Union’s support helps provide care and comfort for animals in need at TDHS < Back YNCU 🐾 A huge THANK YOU to Your Neighbourhood Credit Union! 🐾 We are so grateful to Your Neighbourhood Credit Union for their generous $300 donation in support of the animals in our care. Donations like this help provide food, medical care, warmth and comfort to animals who need it most. We truly couldn’t do this work without community partners like you. On hand to accept the donation was adoptable pup Moose, who clearly felt right at home. He fit in so well, he was hired on the spot and immediately put to work 🐶💼 (Salary negotiable...paid in treats and belly rubs.) Thank you again to YNCU for helping us make a real difference in the lives of local animals. Your kindness goes a long way and Moose gives it two enthusiastic paws up! $300

Community Kids Step Up with Thoughtful $35 Contribution < Back Xavier & Sienna Shoutout to Xavier and Sienna for their sweet and generous hearts! 💛🍋 These two young animal lovers held a lemonade stand and raised $35 to help support the animals at the Timmins & District Humane Society. They stopped by this week to drop off their donation, and we couldn’t be more grateful! Thank you both for showing so much compassion and kindness—our furry friends are lucky to have you on their side! 🐾🐶🐱 $35

Discovery Porcupine Employees Support TDHS Through Holiday in the Community < Back Discovery Porcupine The spirit of the season was truly felt here at TDHS, thanks to the incredible generosity of the employees of Discovery Porcupine 🎄🐾 We are so thankful to have been chosen as the recipient of this year’s $5,000 donation through Discovery Porcupine’s Holiday in the Community campaign. This wonderful gift will help bring warmth, care and comfort to the animals spending the holidays with us while they wait for their forever homes. We were delighted to welcome Shellie Lacoste, Community Engagement Officer, to the shelter to present the donation to Chelsey Romain, Manager of Shelter Operations. Moments like these remind us what this season is truly about! From our shelter family to yours, thank you to the Discovery Porcupine employees for making this Christmas brighter for animals in need. Your generosity is a gift that will be felt long after the holidays are over ❤️🎁🐶🐱 $5000

2-Year-Old Robin Raises $440 for Shelter Animals in Lieu of Birthday Gifts < Back Robin In lieu of birthday gifts, 2-year-old Robin had guests to her party donate to the shelter. In total Robin, along with her friends and family raised $440 for animals in need. $440

Pet Valu Timmins & KONG Raise Over $21K for TDHS Animals < Back Pet Value & KONG THANK YOU, PET VALU TIMMINS AND KONG! We are absolutely blown away by the generosity and dedication shown by our friends at Pet Valu Timmins during the month of June! Thanks to their incredible fundraising efforts — and the kindness of our amazing community — an unbelievable $19,454.99 was raised for the animals in our care, along with $2,080 worth of donated goods! And let’s not forget the mountain of toys generously donated by KONG — just ask Gunther, who was more than happy to pose and “inspect” them all. Your continued support means the world to us and the animals who rely on TDHS every day. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping us save lives. $19,455

Boston Pizza’s Fundraising Campaign Benefits TDHS with Generous Donation < Back Boston Pizza Boston Pizza General Manager Tara Chartrand presented TDHS Community Relations & Fundraising Coordinator Chelsey Romain with a cheque for $1,500 today! The money was raised through the restaurant's fundraising campaign in February and will go a long way in helping animals in need!! From the staff, volunteers and animals at TDHS, thank you Boston Pizza!! $1,500

Glencore Kidd Operations Supports TDHS with Generous BBQ Fundraiser < Back Glencore Kidd Operations Nothing brings people together like good food and a great cause! Huge thanks to Glencore Kidd Operations and specifically Eric Archibald, who dropped by to present our Executive Director, Lynn Michaud, with more than $500 raised at their recent employee BBQ! Glencore’s Kidd Operations team has always been incredible supporters of TDHS, and this is just the latest example of their generosity. We’re so grateful for every single one of you—thank you for helping us help the animals! $500

Learn when you can visit to adopt a pet, drop off donations, volunteer, or get assistance with other animal-related needs. Plan your visit with our updated schedule and contact information. Hours of Operation Mondays / Wednesdays / Fridays : 11:00am to 5:00pm Tuesdays / Thursdays: 11:00am to 6:00pm Saturdays and Sundays: CLOSED Telephone Answering Hours: Monday to Friday 11:00am to 5:00pm. After-Hours Emergency Services: For truly life threatening animal emergencies please call 705-365-7225