The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth is proud to offer an Emergency Boarding Program in partnership with various social agencies and emergency services in Waterloo Region and Perth County. This program offers pet owners short-term housing for their pet(s) when experiencing a personal emergency or crisis.

Who can access this service

Through this program, individuals or families working with social service agencies can access emergency boarding services for their pets for a temporary period. 

The individual must live in Waterloo Region (except Cambridge), Perth County or Township of Zorra. Referrals must be made by the social services agency/social worker, and our partnership referral agencies include:

• Social agencies
• Family and Children Services
• Police, fire and EMS services
• Shelters
• Women's shelters
• Emergency response services
• Disaster response teams
• Hospitals

If an individual has family or friends that can assist them, we ask that they exhaust all options (boarding kennel, vet clinic boarding, friend or family care for the pet etc.) before admittance into this program will be considered. 

Important Information

While the Humane Society has an emergency boarding program, the program's focus is to assist those who truly have no options available to them to care for their pet.

Should an individual find themselves in a crisis, the agency that they are working with can reach out to the Humane Society on their behalf to discuss the situation and make arrangements.

As much as we wish that we could help everyone, our focus needs to remain on those pets that truly have nowhere else to go. We appreciate your understanding.