Open to the Public Tuesday to Friday, 12:00 NOON to 3 PM and Saturdays 11AM to 4 PM Year Round.
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Abandoning pets or animals in your charge is illegal. Dumping them after hours at SHAID is disgraceful. We have had cats literally thrown over the fence. Some were injured. Pets are put out of cars in the parking lot. These poor creatures are, naturally, terrified. They run. We are not always able to catch them. The road that runs in front of the shelter can be busy. A terrier type dog was recently brought to the shelter by a driver who was barely able to avoid hitting him. Dogs or cats could have been killed that we know nothing about. Cats have been known to make their way to the dump in an attempt to survive off garbage.
We try to keep euthanasia to a minimum. We have a waiting list for cats: sometimes longer than others. Call us and we will do our best to help with strays. Please be patient. We are all fighting the same insurmountable problem - massive cat overpopulation. We may ask you to house the cat until there is room at SHAID. While you are waiting please join us in the fight. Speak up to people who do not spay or neuter their cats. There is absolutely no excuse for allowing kittens to be born.
If anyone has any information about a small black/tan dog resembling a long haired dachshund traveling with a small grey cat please call the shelter at 543-4849 or Lunenburg Co Dog Control at 543- 2022
On August 29th, drop by the RBC branch on King St. in Bridgewater. They will be BBQing for you with all proceeds going to SHAID. Hope to see you there and HUNGRY!!!
This beautiful girl with the striking fur coat is Cammy.
For more info, click on the picture.
SHAID is full to the brim with wonderful, loving cats and many great dogs are also available.
We need your help. We need volunteers to run errands, to handle minor repairs, to do yardwork and shovel walkways. We need people to groom and train dogs (you do not have to be an experienced trainer). We need people to foster the sick and the young. When volunteers can give a morning to clean cat cages, the staff can get their other work caught up. Because of the need to control disease, you cannot go from cat to cat to socialize but you can drop in and groom one cat - clipping his claws, combing him and cleaning his ears. We need people to help with computer work (newsletter) and accounting. Also we would like to have a retired teacher available who is well aware of animal issues to offer humane education to schools.
If you would like to help in any of the above mentioned ways or in any other way you can think of, please contact the shelter. We will be happy to hear from you!
It's even easier now to donate to SHAID using your credit card securely online thanks to a partnership with Canada Helps, a non-profit group dedicated to assisting Canadian non-profits to raise funds. Just click on the button below.
You will receive a tax receipt (sent to your e-mail) which you can print out and send in to CCRA (Revenue Canada) with your income tax. Simple and almost painless! Try it. We hope that many of you will consider this convenient method to send your favourite charity (that would be us!) donations.
As you may know, each year we obtain some of our raffle prizes from our accumulated Club Z points from Zellers. This has meant that 100% of the proceeds from the raffle went directly to the animals. To donate your points to SHAID, you will need to complete a "Supporting Member Donation Form" available from SHAID or from Zellers Customer Service and drop it off to them. SHAID's Public ID Number which you will need to put on the form is 1005580 and the Community Organization Name should read "SHAID Tree Shelter Society" . You can donate all or a percentage of your points by indicating same on the form. Then , once this is processed, you just use your own HBC Rewards card and no longer need the Keytag. One less thing to carry around!!!!!
You can also register online at www.hbc.ca
An enterprising staff member has created SHAID keychains for us from the "Gratitude" stones we had for sale at the shelter. Each keychain is $5.00 and all proceeds go to the animals. Drop by and be the first in your group to own one! Great for gifts too.
Is your cat/kitten scratching up your furniture? Your little treasure probably needs a scratching post on which to sharpen its claws. Guess what? We have handsome scratch posts for sale at the shelter for just $15! They come with a swinging catnip treat attached. Drop by the shelter to buy one of these "save the furniture" items. All proceeds to the animals of course as they are made by a long time volunteer.
Mike Anderssen, President
Claudie LeCam, Vice President
Daphney Tufts, Treasurer
Margie Bowes, Secretary
Andrea Fraser-Lohnes
Crystal Berringer
John Ramsland
Heather Publicover
Wendy Bell
Ann Spracklin
Birgit Schmidt, Honorary Board Member
Our complete adoption policies can be read on our sister site.For our complete adoption policies, click here.
Our doors are open to all homeless and abandoned animals. Owned animals are admitted only if there is room.
We now have an adoption application form that you fill out prior to adoption and you must be approved before you can adopt one of our animals.
Please note: we do NOT do long distance adoptions over the Internet. We feel the best possible match requires the prospective owner meeting with the animal at the shelter. It is sometimes even necessary to visit more than once to allow the animal to become comfortable with you before taking him or her home. So if you see one of our critters on this site and fall in love, please make arrangements to come and meet them.
To become a SHAID member or to renew your membership, click here and locate the form on the left hand side.
Membership is only $10 annually and it adds your voice to those who speak up for the needs of animals who cannot speak for themselves and this includes the cost of sending you our quarterly newsletter so you will know about everything that is happening here at SHAID!
If you prefer, call or e-mail the shelter and they will gladly send you a membership brochure which you can read and return with your $10 at your convenience. Tell them you saw it on this site!
There are many ways to get even more involved with helping our critters from cleaning out cat cages to walking and grooming the dogs or cats to just visiting them - they love to see people and love the attention. You can volunteer to help with fundraisers or drop off supplies needed constantly by the shelter. We welcome and invite you to help at whatever level suits you best and we thank you sincerely for your concern.
450 LaHave Streeet
Unit 17, Suite 138
Bridgewater, NOVA SCOTIA
CANADA B4V 4A3
Phone: 902 543-4849
Email: shaidtreeanimalshelter@yahoo.ca