Nova Scotia SPCA Metro Shelter

The Metro Shelter, located in the Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth, serves as a provincial animal care facility for animals seized or surrendered through cruelty investigations from across Nova Scotia. Working with the provincial Nova Scotia SPCA, the shelter helps coordinate the sheltering and fostering of abused and neglected animals.

The shelter’s adoption centre provides a welcoming environment where prospective pet owners can be matched with the many dogs, cats and other small animals available for adoption. Shelter staff and volunteers work with adopters to identify the best companion for them, and educational material is available on site and online to help new pet owners. Public donations to the Metro Shelter help offset the often significant costs of animal care for these animals, a service for which the shelter does not receive any government funding.

What's New at the Shelter

Upcoming Events for the Metro Shelter

Third Party Events

Wednesdays	Pogue Fado's Going To the Dogs (they love cats, too)
On Going	2nd Chance Charity for Animals
September 11	5th Annual Fall Yardsale & Barbeque

Do you love animals and would like to help? We are looking for foster homes for stray mother cats and their kittens!

The Metro Shelter needs foster homes to help care for the large number of stray kittens and their mothers that enter our facility on a daily basis. We provide the food, litter, medicine and other essentials...we just need you to open your heart and your home to help us care for them until they are ready to be adopted. Please contact us at foster@metro.spcans.ca.

Top Ten Most Needed Items You Can Donate to the Shelter

1. HE Liquid laundry detergent
2. Photocopy paper
3. Paper towels/toilet paper
4. Dishwasher detergent
5. Yesterday's News cat litter
6. Wet kitten and cat food – “pate” style
7. Large black garbage bags
8. Latex gloves (size medium)
9. Medi-Cal A/D and Gastro wet and dry dog and cat food
10. Dog “Kongs”

Provincial News and Announcements

Nova Scotia SPCA reports on year of change and new strategic goals at 2009 AGM
The Nova Scotia SPCA and its 11 Branches province-wide met with stakeholders and supporters on Saturday, April 17, 2010 to report on the accomplishments of 2009 and preview progress for 2010.“2009 marked a complete rebuilding process as the Board of Directors sought to build leadership and governance capacity and tackle the sustainability and growth of the organization” said Executive Member of the Board of Directors, Mary Hill of the Nova Scotia SPCA. Hill added “we have completed a review of organizational policies, created a new suite of policy documents and are now setting course to tackle a provincial set of animal care policies and best practices over the next three years.” Read more.

New Chief Inspector leading up cruelty investigations at SPCA
TThe Nova Scotia SPCA is delighted to announce the appointment of Neil Fraser to the position of Chief Inspector for the Nova Scotia SPCA. He will be overseeing all aspects of provincial cruelty investigations for the province’s leading animal welfare organization, which is mandated under provincial legislation to enforce animal cruelty laws. Mr. Fraser has been in place since April 6, 2010. Read more.