Adoption
Matching animals and homes
Adoption staff help people meet animals and consider whether the fit works for both the pet and the household. Meets with resident dogs can be arranged through the adoption team.
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Regina Humane Society
So much more than a place animals wait for homes.
Adoption may be the part most people see first. Behind it is animal protection, education, outreach, training, advocacy and a whole lot of daily care.
The Regina Humane Society is a community resource for animals and the people who care for them — helping with everything from adoption and training to cruelty investigations, humane education and emergency support.
More Than Adoptions
Animal welfare happens in a lot of different ways.
Finding homes matters. So do prevention, education, public safety, outreach and helping people keep animals safe in the first place.
Animal Protection
Responding when animals need protection
RHS Animal Protection Services handles concerns including abuse, dangerous dogs, animals at large and enforcement of animal-related requirements.
Find Animal Protection contactsDog Training
Helping dogs and people learn together
RHS offers dog-training programs and supports scientifically based, humane training methods centred on positive reinforcement rather than fear, pain or punishment.
Explore current training classesHumane Education
Teaching kindness and responsibility
Humane education uses the human-animal relationship to build empathy, respect, responsibility and understanding of good animal care.
Explore humane educationOutreach
Helping animals by helping people
Programs such as Safe Places recognize that keeping an animal safe can also be part of keeping a person safe. The program can provide temporary care for pets when an owner is fleeing abuse.
Learn about Safe PlacesAdvocacy
Taking positions on animal-welfare issues
RHS publishes evidence-based position statements on animal-welfare issues and uses them to educate, raise awareness and advocate for humane treatment.
Read RHS position statements
Mature Dog Spotlight
Meet Saddie.
Seven years old. Border Collie. Gentle, curious and looking for her people.
Saddie is one of the mature dogs currently listed for adoption through the Regina Humane Society. She is a black-and-white Border Collie weighing about 27 kilograms.
Her RHS profile describes her as gently curious and a little shy when she first meets someone. Give her some time, though, and Saddie settles into being a loyal companion who enjoys staying close to the people she trusts.
Saddie’s days are described as mellow. She enjoys cuddly moments but also appreciates a little independence — a mature girl who seems to understand that companionship does not require being the centre of attention every minute of the day.
Older Dogs Need Homes Too
Puppies have an undeniable talent for attracting attention. Mature dogs deserve their turn in the spotlight too. With an adult dog, much of their size, personality and energy level is already there for you to meet.
Sometimes what an older dog wants most is not a grand adventure. It is a comfortable place to lie down, familiar people nearby and the quiet certainty that this is home.
Spotlight checked: August 8, 2026. Adoption status can change quickly. If Saddie’s profile is no longer available, we hope that means she went home.
Ways to Help
Useful things beat random things.
Shelter needs change. Check the current RHS list before loading the car — especially when donating food, toys, beds, equipment or furniture.
Check Before You Drop Off
Donation rules change as shelter needs change.
The current RHS list does not accept opened pet food. Used equipment or furniture is not a general drop-off item either — RHS asks donors to contact them first about those donations.
That is why this page links to the live RHS list rather than assuming that something accepted in the past is still needed today.
Currently Useful
Food & animal-care supplies
- Canned cat and dog food
- Unopened pet food
- 6-foot non-retractable leashes
- Dog and cat crates or kennels
- Cat litter
- New Kongs and plastic toys
- Dentasticks
- Towels and non-stuffed blankets
- Cat or small-dog beds
The Less Glamorous Stuff
A shelter also does a lot of laundry.
- Liquid laundry detergent
- Bleach
- Gift cards for food, dollar and pet stores
These may not photograph as beautifully as a pile of dog toys, but clean bedding and a functioning shelter matter every single day.
Not on the Current Drop-Off List
Save yourself a trip.
- Opened pet food
- Raw pet food
- Pillows
- Large dog beds
- Cat trees and scratch poles
- Food and water bowls
- Medications or medical supplies
Furniture, used equipment and other unusual in-kind donations should be discussed with RHS before delivery.
Check the Current Needed Items List
Current listed donations can be dropped at the Animal Community Centre Donation Room, 4900 Parliament Avenue, daily from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Help in Your Own Way
Money is useful. So are time, space and practical supplies.
There is more than one way to make life better for an animal waiting for what comes next.
Donate
Financial donations support the broad range of care, programs and services the Society provides.
Ways to donateVolunteer
Volunteers contribute time and skills across the organization and help support animals and programs.
Explore volunteeringFoster
Foster homes give some animals a temporary place outside the shelter while they prepare for their next step.
Learn about fosteringJoin the Pet Pantry
Pet Pantry participants are contacted when RHS needs a particular item, helping match donations to an actual current need instead of guesswork.
Learn about the Pet PantryPet Pantry
Let RHS tell you exactly what it needs.
The Pet Pantry is a particularly practical way to help. Participants join a list, and RHS contacts a small number of people when a specific item is needed.
Requests are usually for modest items such as litter, soft pet food or laundry soap. Higher-cost veterinary food requests are optional.
Why OLDPUG Includes RHS
Healthy dog communities do not stop at the park fence.
Dog parks are one piece of a much larger animal-welfare community. Training, responsible ownership, animal protection, adoption, outreach and humane education all affect the dogs and people who eventually meet one another at the park.
OLDPUG and the Regina Humane Society have different roles, but a shared interest in safer, healthier relationships between animals, people and the community around them.
Start Somewhere
Meet an animal. Take a class. Donate a towel. Foster a dog.
Helping does not have to be complicated. Sometimes the most useful thing is simply knowing what is needed and doing one small thing well.