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.
We wanted to let you know about an exciting contest just launched at White Point Beach Resort!
As part of their "Beach Celebrations" program, one lucky organization will WIN a White Point Gift Certificate for a 2 night Beach Romance Package valued at over $500! What the winning organization does with their Gift Certificate is completely up to them!
It's simple to enter! Follow the link below and nominate SHAID to give us a chance to WIN!
Enter as often as you like (until Dec. 31/08) ...pass the idea on to get your fellow supporters, friends and family to nominate us.
Submit your nomination now at /www.whitepoint.com/nominate
You need to fill in a conact person for the organization so please use Mike Anderssen, our President and his phone number which is 902 624-9270.
This great idea came in from a longtime member. Worth a look!
"Did you know that we could win $25 000 for SHAID just by clicking on a site every day? I do it every time I log on, it only takes a minute. It is a reputable site, part of Petfinder. I was thinking if we got all the SHAID membership to do this we might have a chance. We sure won't win if we don't try. Just click on the button below and you will see where you can click to give a free bowl of food each time you visit the site. Click on that...it costs nothing to do. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says $100 000 Shelter +challenge. Click on that and a thing comes up to pick which country you want US or Can. Do not enter shelter name yet... leave blank. Just put Can and NS. and hit search. You will then get a list of shelters. Scroll down until you hit SHAID then click vote. Then you have to have your vote confirmed. Easy, you just name the animal shown. {a different one each time. } That's all it takes."
Thanks Doreen for this idea. Now go click!!!
OH NO...WE HAVE SLIPPED TO NUMBER TWO. LAB RESCUE HAS PASSED US. GET VOTING AND GET OUR PLACE BACK!!!!
For many years SHAID has marked the Christmas Season with an open house and Pic's with Santa. This years Open House is scheduled for November 30 from 1 to 4.
Santa will be making special visits to companion animals on the South Shore during our Pic's with Santa campaign.
Saturday, November 15 at the Teazer in Mahone Bay from 1 to 4 pm
Friday, November 21 at Gow's Home Hardware, Bridgewater, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Saturday, November 22, at Gow's Home Hardware, Bridgewater, from 1 to 4 pm
Saturday, December 6 at Shurgain, Bridgewater,from 9 to noon
Saturday, December 6 at Your Friend and Mine, Gold River, from 2 to 5 pm
Pictures are $8 each or three for $20. They will also be uploaded to the internet so that you can make additional copies at home if you wish.
These are happy events at the Shelter. It is heart warming to see pets who are loved and in responsible homes, many were one time residents of SHAID. These are the visits that encourage the volunteers and staff to continue our efforts.
Mark it on your Calendar. Drop in and visit the Shelter during the open house. Take your pet to have his or her picture taken with Santa. It is fun, and it is their chance to help animals who have not been as fortunate.
All dates and locations are now set. Pick the one most convenient for you and your pal(s). All proceeds go to SHAID. Cost is $8 per picture or 3/$20. Pictures are printed while you wait and also uploaded to the internet for you to make additional copies.
Saturday, November 15th: The Teazer, Mahone Bay from 1 to 4 PM
Friday, November 21st: Gow's Home Hardware, Bridgewater from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Saturday, November 22nd: Gow's Home Hardware, Bridgewater from 1 to 4 PM
Saturday, December 6th: Shurgain, Bridgewater from 9 to 12 NOON and Your Friend and Mine, Gold River from 2 to 5 PM.
Boomer has been with us for far too long and really needs a home of his own. He qualifies as a senior pet so is available for a greatly reduced adoption fee.
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
Mike Anderssen, President
Claudie LeCam, Vice President
Daphney Tufts, Treasurer
Margie Bowes, Secretary
Andrea Fraser-Lohnes
Crystal Berringer
John Ramsland
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!
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS are also available. To calculate your LM fee, subtract your age from 65 and multiply by 10 e.g. if you are 45 you subtract that from 65 ( which equals 20) times 10 and your LM fee is $200. If you are over age 65, it is a flat $100 fee. No more need to remember to send in your membership. You will get a lovely certificate suitable for framing.
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