After a tumultuous year that saw B.C. animal shelters overrun with shelter surrenders, Accent Inns Inc. is partnering with the BC Humane Society to deliver holiday cheer to shelter animals without fur-ever homes.
In the summer of 2022, Humane Canada raised concerns about the large number of ‘pandemic pets’ ending up in shelters. As inflation started to put cost pressure on pet owners coupled with return-to-office policies, ‘pandemic pets’ which were obtained during the pandemic were being surrendered to shelters.
Accent Inns, the hotel with heart, is bringing their support to local community shelters this year to show love to shelter workers, volunteers and their furry wards.
This howliday season, Accent Inns is helping four legged friends across the province by:
- Hosting foster playdates in Victoria, BC, where BC Humane Society is headquartered with the goal of finding homes for as many pets as possible
- Donating ten per cent of every leisure booking for the month of December to the BC Humane Society directly in funding support for veterinary care, pet supplies and licensing support
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BC Humane is seeing many dogs being surrendered due to behavioural issues which resulted from the difficulties in socializing young dogs during the pandemic,” says Penny Stone, Executive Director at BC Humane Society. “And now, as winter approaches, we are also working with remote and northern communities to bring in puppies and dogs who would otherwise suffer a long cold winter (where many would not survive). We really need foster homes to help take care of these dogs (and many cats), until we can secure permanent homes.”
“Over the past two years, we leaned heavily on our pets to provide balance and comfort,” says Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns. “When we heard the BC Humane Society had an influx of pets that needed homes we asked them, how can we help? We quickly came up with this plan to provide them extra support and love as they do their important work of finding homes for BC pets in need.”
To book your Howliday and to learn more about the campaign, visit here.
About Accent Inns Inc.
So long stuffy and boring hospitality experiences, hello Accent Inns, Hotel Zed and Roar—the B.C. hospitality chain with big personality. With eight hotels and one restaurant across three brands in Victoria, Richmond, Burnaby, Kelowna, Kamloops and Tofino, we deliver more than expected in a way that big chains can’t. Third-generation CEO Mandy Farmer leads her team with love which spills over to our guests and our communities.
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Kathryn Wu