Thompson and Winnipeg humane societies team up on spay-and-neuter clinic

BY THOMPSON HUMANE SOCIETY

From Jan. 27-29, the Thompson Humane Society provided, in partnership with the Winnipeg Humane Society, its first spay-and-neuter clinic at its animal shelter on Nelson Road. The WHS sent six people — Dr. Melanie Young, Dr. Peter Iskander, Cassidy Murray, Samantha Yewchuk, Shannon Dyck and Dana Williams — to conduct the operations.

"I am very happy to say that the clinic was a huge success, with 104 operations conducted over the weekend, a WHS record from what I understand,” said Thompson Human Society board chair Oswald Sawh.

The WHS’s One Health Program is dedicated to providing veterin - ary care to underserviced areas in Northern Manitoba that do not have access to regular access to vet care or any other communities in need that reach out, according to Young.

The THS has reached out to WHS over the years to provide regular spay-and-neuter clinics in Northern Manitoba, including Thompson, on a regular basis.

"We are very happy that the WHS continues to support the THS and Thompson and the north,” said Sawh.

“They are well aware of the needs and have been as supportive as they can be based on their resources.”

The THS also wants to recognize the many volunteers and employees that worked long days over the weekend alongside the WHS team to ensure that all that applied for the clinic were accommodated, along with animals from the THS and other rescues. Now that the THS has completed this clinic, we will be working on announcing shortly the next steps that we can take to help address the overall needs in Thompson and our region.

"I want to once again thank the community for all of the the support they have provided the THS for the past 20 years,” said Sawh. “During this time we have helped over 6,000 lost, abandoned and abused animals — those that can not speak for themselves. We look forward to the next phase of our operations.”