For the HBSPCA to become 90% volunteer-powered, this will be the operation that keeps HBSPCA running efficiently. From this space, volunteers handle thousands of donor thank-you calls, adoption bookings, and volunteer onboarding tasks each year, supporting the logistics behind every adoption and outreach program.

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Their work ensures veterinarians, adoption teams, and educators can focus on direct animal care. With over 900 active volunteers, HBSPCA depends on Mission Control to connect people, data, and compassion—amplifying every donation, every hour, and every outcome.

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This space embodies efficiency and heart, ensuring HBSPCA continues to operate as Canada's largest volunteer-driven animal welfare organization.

The Community Room is a highly adaptable space that seamlessly links the Volunteer Training and Collaboration Centre with the Hub’s outdoor areas, creating opportunities for dynamic, blended events.

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Designed with flexibility in mind, it can host training workshops, team-building sessions, corporate retreats, humane education events, or public programs that flow between indoors and outdoors.

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This versatility allows HBSPCA to combine spaces for large-scale events or keep them separate for simultaneous smaller activities. Whether it’s a pet first aid class or a corporate volunteer day, this space strengthens community connection through shared experiences rooted in compassion and care.

The Community Rooms are two multi-purpose spaces designed for flexibility, collaboration, and engagement.

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They can be joined into one large room for major events or divided to host simultaneous activities, supporting both intimate and large-scale gatherings.

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These rooms will host dog training classes, summer camps, pet first aid, humane education workshops, corporate retreats, and community events like “Paint Your Pet” nights.

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Outfitted with adaptable layouts and modern AV capabilities, they bring learning and creativity to life while generating revenue through public programming. The Community Rooms are where people connect, learn, and celebrate the shared bond between humans and animals.

The Community, Board & Donor Room is where HBSPCA’s leadership, Board of Directors, and community partners come together to shape the organization’s future.

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Designed for strategy, governance, and collaboration, it’s the space where decisions are made to ensure donor investments are used wisely, transparently, and always in the best interests of animals. Equipped for presentations and hybrid meetings, it hosts board sessions, donor pitches, training workshops, and community gatherings, strengthening HBSPCA’s culture of accountability and innovation.

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This room reflects the organization’s values—open, collaborative, and purpose-driven—where ideas become action and every conversation advances the mission to make a better life for animals.

The Outdoor Terrace is a vibrant extension of the Hub’s learning and collaboration spaces, designed to bring people, animals, and ideas outdoors.

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Overlooking natural surroundings, it provides a refreshing setting for humane education programs, corporate events, volunteer gatherings, and community celebrations. Equipped for flexible use, it easily transitions from training sessions to social events or quiet breaks for staff and volunteers.

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The terrace fosters connection, creativity, and wellbeing—reminding everyone that animal welfare thrives when people are engaged and energized. It’s where collaboration meets sunlight, turning outdoor time into moments of learning, teamwork, and inspiration for all who visit.

The Volunteer Learning & Collaboration Centre is the heartbeat of HBSPCA’s volunteer-powered mission—a dedicated space for training, onboarding, and collaboration among the 90%+ volunteer workforce that drives daily operations.

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Connected directly to the volunteer locker area, a community room, and the outdoor terrace, it offers flexible configurations for group workshops, team-building sessions, or one-on-one mentorship. The space is designed for both education and inspiration, giving volunteers the knowledge and confidence to deliver high-quality animal care and outreach. It also doubles as the volunteer and staff lunch area, bring both groups together to foster a collaborative environment.

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By investing in continuous learning and connection, this centre strengthens the foundation of HBSPCA’s community-led model—empowering volunteers to lead with skill and compassion.

The Central Collaboration Area is the Hub’s creative engine—an open, flexible space where staff, volunteers, and partners come together to shape the future of animal welfare.

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Designed for brainstorming, planning, and pilot projects, it encourages innovation over convention, allowing new ideas to move quickly from concept to impact. Equipped for workshops, meetings, and community sessions, it also serves as a flex space for hosting partners and multi-agency collaborations. This environment fosters agility, inclusion, and experimentation—key to staying ahead of the evolving challenges facing animals and families.

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The Central Collaboration Area keeps HBSPCA adaptive, visionary, and community-driven.

The Veterinary Student Classroom is an advanced learning space where future veterinarians study, observe, and practice under the mentorship of HBSPCA’s clinical team.

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Overlooking the operating rooms through floor-to-ceiling observation windows, students can watch live surgeries while simultaneously learning surgical techniques and procedures in a controlled classroom setting.

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Supported by partnerships with the University of Guelph, St. George’s University, and others across North America and abroad, this space cultivates hands-on experience in shelter medicine—a growing, critical field of veterinary practice.

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Here, HBSPCA stewards the next generation of veterinarians, shaping compassionate, skilled professionals dedicated to community-based animal health.

The Canine & Feline Flex Condos are innovative, dual-purpose spaces that prioritize animal wellbeing while maximizing campus efficiency.

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Designed as quiet, comfortable rooms, they allow cats and dogs to spend time outside the shelter environment, enjoying one-on-one interaction, enrichment, or rest in a calmer setting. These areas also function as meeting and consult rooms, ensuring that every square foot of the Hub remains pets-first, people-second.

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By blending animal care with operational flexibility, the Flex Condos help reduce stress, improve socialization, and promote adoptability—demonstrating HBSPCA’s commitment to designing a facility where every space benefits animals first.

The Flexible Workspaces embody HBSPCA’s “pets-first” philosophy by centralizing staff, volunteer, and partner work areas through a hotel-style sign-in system.

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Instead of fixed offices, users can book shared workstations as needed, dramatically reducing the total workspace footprint and maximizing room for animal care and programming. These bright, collaborative areas are fully pet-friendly, allowing team members to work alongside animals while supporting daily shelter operations. The layout encourages connection and efficiency while eliminating wasted space—ensuring that every square foot of the Hub contributes directly or indirectly to animal welfare.

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The Flexible Workspaces keep people agile and animals prioritized.

The Operating Rooms are the educational centerpiece of the Unleash Love Hub—designed with double-height ceilings and observation galleries that allow both the public and veterinary students to safely view live surgeries.

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This open-concept design brings unparalleled transparency to animal welfare, turning surgical care into a platform for humane education.

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Visitors gain a deeper understanding of veterinary medicine, while students in the adjoining classroom observe real-time procedures before advancing to hands-on training in the shelter and hospital.

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These operating rooms embody HBSPCA’s vision: combining excellence in medical care, education, and community engagement within one world-leading facility.

The Public Viewing Area gives visitors a rare, inspiring window into the world of veterinary medicine.

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Overlooking HBSPCA’s operating rooms, it allows the public, students, and donors to observe live surgeries and medical procedures from a safe, elevated space—showcasing the skill, compassion, and precision behind every animal’s care.

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This level of transparency and education is virtually unheard of in North American shelters, transforming the Hub into a true learning destination.

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By opening its doors to observation, HBSPCA demystifies animal healthcare, builds community trust, and inspires future veterinary professionals—showing compassion, innovation, and accountability in action.

The Cat Condos redefine feline housing by prioritizing comfort, health, and enrichment. Each room contains individually vented with 8 cat large units, ensuring fresh air circulation and minimizing illness transmission.

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Cats can relax in private spaces or explore a shared enrichment area equipped with toys, climbing structures, and feline-friendly TV programming for visual stimulation.

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Every room also connects directly to a catio, giving residents safe outdoor access and natural light. This thoughtful design reduces stress, encourages healthy behaviour, and promotes socialization—all key factors in successful adoption.

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The Cat Condos create a serene, home-like environment where every cat can truly thrive as they await their forever home.

The Feline Mission Control room is the central hub for organizing every detail of cat care within the shelter.

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Here, staff and Registered Veterinary Technicians manage intake exams, vaccinations, treatments, meal planning, enrichment, and housing assignments for all cats in HBSPCA’s care.

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Designed for visibility and communication, the space allows seamless coordination between animal care, veterinary, and behavioural teams. It’s where medical records are updated, treatment plans are executed, and daily wellbeing is monitored. B

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y centralizing these operations, Feline Mission Control keeps every cat’s care consistent, efficient, and compassionate—ensuring smooth transitions from intake to recovery to adoption.

The Feline Exercise & Physio Enrichment Room is a specialized space for cats to recover, move, and thrive.

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Designed for gentle rehabilitation and daily enrichment, it supports physical therapy, mobility exercises, and confidence-building play for cats recovering from injury, surgery, or stress.

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Outfitted with climbing structures, balance tools, and soft flooring, it allows for low-impact movement that strengthens muscles and coordination—without the need for aquatic therapy. Staff and volunteers also use the space to design enrichment routines that stimulate both body and mind.

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This room ensures every cat in HBSPCA’s care experiences active, compassionate rehabilitation on their path to adoption. The same space also allows HBSPCA to provide physiotherapy service to community member felines.

The Feline Enrichment & Toy Space is the creativity hub for feline play, stimulation, and emotional wellness.

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Stocked with toys, puzzles, climbing structures, and sensory materials, it allows staff and volunteers to design customized enrichment plans that meet each cat’s individual needs. Structured play and mental challenges help prevent boredom, reduce anxiety, and encourage socialization with people and other pets.

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By promoting natural behaviours—like stalking, climbing, and pouncing—this space strengthens physical and mental health, improving overall adoptability. Every toy and interaction here contributes to a calmer, happier, and more confident cat ready to thrive in a forever home.

The Feline Cleaning Room is the backbone of hygiene for HBSPCA’s cat housing areas. Equipped with commercial-grade washers, dryers, and sanitization systems, it handles the constant cycle of bedding, blankets, and cleaning materials required to keep every cat comfortable and healthy.

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In a busy shelter environment, laundry never stops—cleaning is continuous to prevent illness and maintain high welfare standards. This dedicated space allows staff and volunteers to efficiently manage disinfection and supply rotation, reducing cross-contamination risks.

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The Feline Cleaning Room is essential to HBSPCA’s commitment to cleanliness, ensuring that every cat rests, heals, and plays in a safe, sanitized environment.

The Vet Dorm Room strengthens HBSPCA’s role as a North American leader in shelter medicine education.

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This space will host veterinary students and visiting professionals from partner institutions—including the University of Guelph and St. George’s University in Grenada—who come to complete co-op placements and hands-on training in high-volume spay/neuter and shelter care. Providing comfortable, on-site accommodations allows students and vets to stay longer, deepening learning and collaboration.

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By welcoming trainees from across Canada and beyond, the Vet Dorm Room helps HBSPCA attract top talent, expand its international partnerships, and shape the next generation of compassionate veterinary professionals.

The Cat Catios are secure outdoor patios directly connected to each cat housing room, allowing feline residents to safely experience the sights, sounds, and smells of nature.

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Overlooking the forest conservation area behind the Hub, these elevated spaces feature perching platforms, climbing structures, and sunlit lounging spots that promote natural behaviours and relaxation. Access to fresh air and outdoor stimulation has proven benefits for feline health—reducing stress, improving mood, and encouraging physical activity. Volunteers can spend time with these cats outdoors to provide additional enrichment.

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The Cat Catios create a calm, enriched environment that enhances both wellbeing and adoptability, helping every cat thrive while awaiting their forever home.

The Feline Shelter Grooming Room is dedicated exclusively to maintaining the health and comfort of cats within HBSPCA’s care.

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Regular grooming in a shelter environment is critical—it helps prevent matting, skin infections, and other hygiene-related conditions, while reducing stress and promoting wellbeing. This specialized space allows staff and volunteers to safely bathe, brush, and assess cats, identifying early signs of illness or discomfort. Clean, well-groomed cats are not only healthier but also more confident and appealing to adopters.

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By ensuring every feline looks and feels their best, this room plays a vital role in both wellness and adoption success.

The Feline Grooming Salon provides accessible, professional grooming services for community cats—supporting both health and happiness.

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Regular grooming helps prevent matting, skin infections, and other hygiene-related issues that can become painful or lead to medical complications if untreated. This public service makes routine care affordable and stress-free, while giving pet owners trusted support in maintaining their cats’ wellbeing.

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Staffed by trained professionals and volunteers, the salon also operates as a social enterprise, generating sustainable revenue to fund HBSPCA’s broader animal welfare programs. The Feline Grooming Salon ensures every cat can look, feel, and live their best lives.

The Cat Condos redefine feline housing by prioritizing comfort, health, and enrichment. Each room contains individually vented with 6 cat large units, ensuring fresh air circulation and minimizing illness transmission.

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Cats can relax in private spaces or explore a shared enrichment area equipped with toys, climbing structures, and feline-friendly TV programming for visual stimulation.

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Every room also connects directly to a catio, giving residents safe outdoor access and natural light. This thoughtful design reduces stress, encourages healthy behaviour, and promotes socialization—all key factors in successful adoption.

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The Cat Condos create a serene, home-like environment where every cat can truly thrive as they await their forever home.

The Feline Healing Centre is a serene, multipurpose environment designed to nurture connection, calm, and wellbeing—for both cats and people.

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This flexible space hosts enrichment sessions, yoga with cats, mindfulness workshops, and corporate wellness retreats, giving cats the opportunity to socialize and lounge freely while people experience the emotional benefits of animal interaction. It supports the rehabilitation of shelter cats by building trust and reducing stress, while providing a peaceful refuge for community members seeking comfort or renewal.

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The Feline Healing Centre demonstrates HBSPCA’s innovative approach to animal welfare—where healing flows both ways, between pets and people.

The Cat Café blends community connection with compassionate purpose, offering a warm, inviting space where visitors can enjoy coffee while spending time with adoptable cats.

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Designed for comfort and interaction, it encourages calm, positive experiences that help shy or long-stay cats build confidence and find their perfect families. The café also serves as a social enterprise, generating sustainable revenue to support HBSPCA programs while promoting animal welfare awareness in a relaxed setting.

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Whether visiting to adopt, volunteer, or simply unwind, guests at the Cat Café help turn everyday moments into lasting impacts for animals and their community.

The End-of-Life Centre is a deeply compassionate space designed to provide privacy, dignity, and peace during one of life’s most emotional moments. Most importantly, HBSPCA can help families who may not have the financial means to provide this humane service for their pet when they need it most.

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‍Four private farewell rooms, each warm and comforting, allow families to remain together as they say goodbye to their cherished pets—something not possible in HBSPCA’s current facility.

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A dedicated, tranquil lobby ensures privacy from other hospital activity, creating a calm environment that honours the human–animal bond.

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By quadrupling capacity, HBSPCA can now serve more families with empathy and care, ensuring every goodbye is handled with the respect, comfort, and compassion that every pet and family deserves.

The Pharmacy ensures that every pet receiving care through HBSPCA can also access the medications needed for recovery and long-term health.

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Open to the public, it offers affordable prescription and over-the-counter products, from antibiotics and pain relief to chronic care and preventive treatments. Accessible medication is often the missing link in achieving positive outcomes—affordable exams only matter if patients can follow their treatment plans. By providing cost-effective, reliable access to pharmaceuticals, the Pharmacy closes that gap.

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It empowers pet owners to complete care plans prescribed by HBSPCA veterinarians, ensuring that every diagnosis can lead to real healing and lasting wellbeing.

The Walk-In Veterinary Clinic transforms HBSPCA into a full-time, accessible veterinary provider for the community.

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Offering both same-day and scheduled appointments, the clinic provides comprehensive care—from annual exams, vaccinations, and wellness checkups to diagnostics, medication prescriptions, and emergency visits.

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For more advanced needs, clients can be seamlessly referred for surgical, behavioural, or physiotherapy support elsewhere in the Hub, ensuring continuity of care without leaving the building.

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This clinic removes barriers to veterinary access by serving families who need timely, affordable services. For the first time, HBSPCA becomes not just a shelter—but a year-round veterinary resource for the community.

The Donor Lobby is the heart of gratitude within the Unleash Love Hub—a space where recognition meets inspiration.

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A digital donor wall displays the names of every contributor, with each name gracefully rising toward the ceiling, symbolizing the lasting impact of their generosity. This evolving installation showcases video stories, project milestones, and campaign highlights, creating an immersive experience that connects past, present, and future supporters.

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Visible to all who enter, the Donor Lobby ensures every investor, donor, and volunteer is recognized for generations to come—while inspiring new champions to join HBSPCA in building a compassionate future for animals and people.

The Spay & Neuter and Wellness Lobby is a thoughtfully designed, dual-purpose reception area that optimizes both space and service flow.

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Because spay and neuter clients arrive early and late in the day, and wellness appointments run steadily mid-day, HBSPCA aligned these complementary schedules to share one efficient lobby. This welcoming space accommodates drop-offs, pickups, and wellness check-ins with ease, reducing wait times and operating costs.

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Staff and volunteers can smoothly transition between programs, ensuring continuous service and client comfort. By integrating both functions, the lobby reflects HBSPCA’s commitment to smart design, accessibility, and compassionate, streamlined care for all.

The X-Ray Room is a vital diagnostic space where HBSPCA’s veterinary team performs digital radiography to assess injuries, internal conditions, and pre-surgical needs.

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Equipped with advanced imaging technology, it allows for fast, precise diagnostics on-site—reducing the need for external referrals and minimizing stress on animals in critical condition. From identifying fractures and respiratory issues to locating foreign objects or internal abnormalities, this room gives veterinarians the insight needed for accurate, informed care.

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Positioned adjacent to the operating suites, the X-Ray Room ensures rapid turnaround between diagnosis and treatment, improving outcomes for both shelter animals and community veterinary patients.

The Dental Operating Room is a specialized surgical suite designed exclusively for veterinary dentistry—equipped with two operating tables and built-in X-ray units that allow two procedures to run simultaneously.

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This setup maximizes efficiency and access to oral care, one of the most common yet underserved medical needs for animals. Veterinarians and RVTs perform cleanings, extractions, and advanced dental treatments with precision, ensuring pain relief, infection control, and improved overall health.

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By integrating imaging directly into the room, diagnostic and treatment times are reduced, minimizing anesthesia duration and improving safety. This dual-station design doubles capacity, transforming how HBSPCA delivers essential dental care.

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The Wellness Clinic is an open, community-centered space with six exam stations dedicated to providing affordable and preventive veterinary care.

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It serves families facing financial or housing instability—including those experiencing homelessness—ensuring every pet receives the care they need regardless of circumstance. Services include wellness exams, vaccinations, parasite control, and direct referrals for free or deeply subsidized surgeries, such as spay/neuter or emergency procedures.

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By removing financial and social barriers, the Wellness Clinic keeps pets healthy and families together while reducing shelter surrenders. It’s a compassionate bridge between public need and accessible, high-quality veterinary care for all.

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The Spay & Neuter Centre is a purpose-built hub for high-volume sterilization, designed for efficiency, visibility, and education. Two operating rooms are surrounded by dedicated prep and recovery zones, with dog and cat holding areas positioned for clear staff sightlines during every stage of surgery and recovery.

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This layout maximizes safety, supervision, and patient flow—allowing HBSPCA to perform three times more spay and neuter surgeries than today.

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The space also doubles as a teaching environment, where veterinary students can observe procedures from an overhead viewing area and gain hands-on experience alongside HBSPCA’s surgical team, shaping future animal welfare professionals.

The Adoption & Foster Lobby is where connections become forever homes.

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Designed for comfort, transparency, and joy, it features spotlight areas for adoptable pets and welcoming spaces for 1:1 meet-and-greet appointments. This is also the physical home of HBSPCA’s Shopify-powered digital adoption platform—the first of its kind globally—built to help animals find families faster. Visitors can browse available pets, learn their stories, and complete adoption steps seamlessly, both in person and online.

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With dedicated areas for foster coordination and adoption support, this lobby turns compassion into action—streamlining the path from shelter to home while enhancing the adopter experience.

The Meet & Greet Rooms are four private, multipurpose spaces designed to nurture meaningful and compassionate interactions between people and animals.

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Each room varies in size to accommodate different species and family groups, allowing pets to be settled in advance before meeting potential adopters or foster families.

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Beyond adoption introductions, these rooms also provide a private, respectful setting for surrender inquiries—ensuring families in crisis are met with empathy and discretion.

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Designed for flexibility and emotional comfort, the Meet & Greet Rooms embody HBSPCA’s belief that every human–animal interaction—whether beginning or ending—deserves understanding, privacy, and care.

The Cremation & After-Care Centre is a compassionate space dedicated to honouring pets at the end of their lives. Located alongside HBSPCA’s expanded End-of-Life Centre, it will provide on-site cremation services and professional aftercare—preparing remains with dignity and returning them to families with care and respect.

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This service fills a critical community need for affordable, transparent, and humane aftercare, ensuring families have choice to make dignified decisions at the end of their pet's life. Designed for both emotional comfort and operational excellence, the centre integrates seamlessly into HBSPCA’s continuum of care—supporting pets and their families from first adoption through their final moments.

The Vet & RVT Mission Control room is the organizational core of HBSPCA’s hospital—a compact but essential space where veterinary staff and volunteers coordinate the entire flow of medical care.

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From updating animal health records and scheduling surgeries to managing communications between intake, treatment, and recovery, every procedure passes through this control point.

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It’s the behind-the-scenes command centre that ensures efficiency, accuracy, and continuity of care for every patient. By centralizing records and logistics, this team enables veterinarians and technicians to focus fully on treatment, making Mission Control the quiet powerhouse that keeps the hospital running seamlessly every day.

The Flex Operations Space is a high-efficiency medical zone built for speed, adaptability, and comprehensive care.

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It’s where veterinarians and RVTs perform quick exams, vaccinations, and diagnostic procedures such as bloodwork, fecal testing, and visual health assessments.

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Serving as a bridge between the public exam rooms and surgical suites, this space allows for rapid decision-making and seamless patient flow. Its flexible layout accommodates a range of treatments without disrupting the hospital’s core operations.

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By centralizing diagnostics and minor care, the Flex Operations Space minimizes wait times, reduces stress for animals, and ensures every patient receives timely, data-driven medical attention.

This General Operating Room is equipped for advanced veterinary surgeries beyond spay and neuter, handling cases such as abdominal procedures, orthopedic repairs, and major wound or infection treatments. For the first time, HBSPCA will be able to be a full-time vet to the public, providing surgeries outside of spay & neuter to community pets.

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Outfitted with surgical lighting, anesthetic monitoring, and specialized tools, these rooms enable HBSPCA’s veterinary team to perform lifesaving interventions on-site rather than relying on external referrals. Each operating room is designed for efficiency and safety, with sterile flow, modern ventilation, and adjacent recovery areas for seamless patient transfer.

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These spaces transform HBSPCA’s capacity to deliver full-service medical care—ensuring even the most critical animals receive timely, expert treatment and a stronger chance at recovery.

This General Operating Room is equipped for advanced veterinary surgeries beyond spay and neuter, handling cases such as abdominal procedures, orthopedic repairs, and major wound or infection treatments. For the first time, HBSPCA will be able to be a full-time vet to the public, providing surgeries outside of spay & neuter to community pets.

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Outfitted with surgical lighting, anesthetic monitoring, and specialized tools, these rooms enable HBSPCA’s veterinary team to perform lifesaving interventions on-site rather than relying on external referrals. Each operating room is designed for efficiency and safety, with sterile flow, modern ventilation, and adjacent recovery areas for seamless patient transfer.

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These spaces transform HBSPCA’s capacity to deliver full-service medical care—ensuring even the most critical animals receive timely, expert treatment and a stronger chance at recovery.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is the stabilization and recovery centre for animals requiring close medical monitoring before or after surgery.

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Purposefully located within immediate reach of the veterinary team, diagnostic equipment, and operating rooms, it allows for rapid intervention when seconds matter.

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Outfitted with advanced monitoring tools, temperature control, and isolation capabilities, the ICU ensures every patient receives individualized, round-the-clock care in a calm, controlled environment. From complex surgeries to fragile rescues, this space gives animals the best possible chance to heal.

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The ICU exemplifies HBSPCA’s commitment to high-standard, responsive veterinary medicine and compassionate recovery.

The Provincial Support program underscores HBSPCA’s role as the primary partner of the Government of Ontario in supporting animals through the PAWS Act (Provincial Animal Welfare Services).

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When animals are taken into Provincial Care from situations of neglect, cruelty, or abuse, they may be brought to HBSPCA for immediate housing, medical treatment, and rehabilitation.

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The new Hub enhances this partnership with purpose-built intake and care space designed for emergency response and safe intake space. Each animal receives compassionate, expert care until legal matters are resolved and rehoming can begin. Through this work, HBSPCA stands as Ontario’s trusted sheltering authority in protecting the province’s most vulnerable animals.

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The Toy & Enrichment Room is where play meets purpose—housing the leashes, toys, and enrichment tools that bring joy, comfort, and stimulation to every dog.

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This organized hub allows staff and volunteers to create customized enrichment schedules, ensuring each animal experiences activities that engage different senses, reduce stress, and promote mental and emotional wellbeing. Whether it’s puzzle feeders, scent games, or outdoor agility toys, everything needed for tailored enrichment is prepared here.

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By coordinating daily play and learning routines, this space helps prevent boredom and anxiety, supporting healthier, happier dogs and improving their readiness for successful adoption.

The Canine Mission Control room serves as the operational hub for all dog care within the shelter.

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This is where every canine begins their HBSPCA journey—with intake exams, vaccinations, and health assessments performed by Registered Veterinary Technicians. The space also functions as a flexible command centre for managing meals, enrichment, exercise schedules, and medical treatments. Designed for efficiency and teamwork, it connects animal care, veterinary, and behavioural teams in one coordinated workflow.

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By centralizing these functions, Canine Mission Control ensures consistent, high-quality care for every dog in residence—streamlining operations, reducing stress, and supporting strong health outcomes across the entire canine program.

The Dog Pantry is the heart of daily animal care—where every meal for HBSPCA’s dogs is planned, prepared, and delivered safely.

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This dedicated space allows staff and volunteers to manage specialized diets for dogs with allergies, medical needs, or recovery plans while ensuring consistency in nutrition. Industrial-grade washing stations and sanitization systems guarantee that every bowl and utensil is thoroughly cleaned, preventing the spread of illness in a high-volume shelter environment.

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By centralizing food preparation and cleaning, the Dog Pantry improves efficiency, reduces contamination risks, and ensures every dog receives the tailored care and nourishment they deserve.

The Canine Exercise Room is a purpose-built space for agility, physical therapy, and behaviour enrichment—designed to keep both shelter and community dogs healthy in body and mind.

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Outfitted with specialized flooring, agility equipment, a water treadmill, and physiotherapy tools, it supports recovery after surgery, builds mobility in older pets, and helps dogs develop confidence through structured play.

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Behaviour specialists also use the space to work with anxious or reactive dogs, preparing them for adoption success. Open to public bookings, the room doubles as a community wellness space, reinforcing HBSPCA’s commitment to prevention, rehabilitation, and lifelong animal wellbeing.

The Canine Grooming Suite is dedicated exclusively to HBSPCA animals, providing vital hygiene and coat care that supports health, comfort, and recovery. Regular grooming prevents matting, skin infections, and discomfort, while allowing staff to identify medical or behavioural issues early. Even simple services like nail trimming have important preventative health and behaviour benefits.

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For many dogs arriving from neglect or abandonment, grooming is their first experience of care—an important step in rehabilitation and trust-building. Clean, well-groomed animals are also more likely to be adopted quickly, reducing shelter stay times and improving overall welfare.

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This behind-the-scenes service plays a crucial role in restoring dignity and readiness for every dog awaiting a new home.

The Doggy Daycare is a compassionate social enterprise that gives pet owners peace of mind while strengthening HBSPCA’s mission. Offering safe, affordable short-term care, it serves families heading to work or on vacation—but also those facing emergencies such as hospitalization, eviction, or temporary housing loss.

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By providing temporary boarding instead of permanent surrender, HBSPCA keeps pets with their families and reduces shelter intake. Professionally supervised and enriched, the daycare promotes healthy play and socialization while generating sustainable revenue to fund HBSPCA programs. It’s a community safety net that protects animals, supports people, and prevents crises before they happen.

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Our Doggy Daycare is complimented with ample outdoor space to bring our furry friends outside to enjoy the sun!

The Canine Condos redefine how shelter dogs experience care and comfort. Instead of housing all dogs in one loud, high-stress room, the new Hub separates kennels into smaller, calming pods—no more than five dogs per room.

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Each space features advanced noise-reduction materials and individual high-velocity HVAC systems to maintain clean air and optimal temperature control, minimizing disease transmission and stress. This thoughtful design supports better physical and emotional health, faster recovery, and improved behaviour—all critical factors in successful adoption.

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The result is a safer, more compassionate environment that helps every dog thrive while waiting for their new home.

The Pet Thrift & Pantry is a dual-purpose social enterprise that supports both community affordability and animal welfare. Here, HBSPCA sells gently used and new pet supplies—leashes, beds, toys, and accessories—at accessible prices, generating sustainable revenue to fund animal care and outreach. We estimate more than $250,000 in sales within our first year operating.

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Integrated within the space, the Pet Pantry distributes thousands of free pet meals each year to families facing financial hardship, preventing surrenders often caused by financial crisis. Together with door-to-door and long-haul delivery, we expect to provide more than 6 million free pet meals every year.

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This model combines compassion with practicality, blending one social enterprise to support the operating costs of our pet pantry free pet meal program.

The Public Grooming Centre provides accessible, professional grooming services that improve pet health while helping families maintain responsible, long-term ownership.

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Regular grooming prevents matting, infections, and skin conditions—reducing medical issues and surrenders tied to neglect. This service is priced affordably for the community while operating as a social enterprise, generating steady revenue to fund HBSPCA programs and animal care.

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Staffed by trained professionals and volunteers, the centre is also a teaching environment for future groomers and animal-care students. Clean, safe, and community-focused, the grooming space ensures every pet leaves healthier while every visit strengthens HBSPCA’s mission.

Dog Housing

The new Hub expands indoor dog housing from 20 kennels to 60, a threefold increase. These kennels are designed with modern shelter medicine in mind: quieter zones, natural light, and dedicated exercise access. Today, the limited number of kennels means that HBSPCA often has to defer intake, rely heavily on foster placements, or keep dogs in less-than-ideal holding areas.

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With expanded housing, the shelter can consistently provide every dog a proper run, reducing stress and behavioural decline that lengthens stay.

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Quantitatively, tripling capacity means HBSPCA can accommodate hundreds more dogs per year, particularly larger breeds that often stay longer. This expansion addresses Humane Canada’s projected 40% increase in overcrowding by 2030, giving HBSPCA the buffer capacity needed to absorb sudden influxes from cruelty cases, municipal transfers, or seasonal surges.

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More runs also mean improved flow: while one cohort is in adoption prep, another can be showcased to the public, cutting average length of stay and increasing adoption throughput.