Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward 2023 Highlights Wiggle Waggle We promised a bigger and better Wiggle Waggle in 2023 and we delivered! Improvements included a new Pet Festival with more vendors and food options, a pet blessing event, a new website, a new walkathon route and more walkers. We welcomed presenting sponsors Darryl DaSilva and Collin Myers from CIBC Wood Gundy Private Wealth; walkathon sponsor Pet Valu Belleville/Brighton/Picton/Trenton and obstacle sponsor Ren’s Pets. Together, we raised over $45,000 for animals in need. Spay/Neuter Clinic July 13 was a great day for local pet owners who took part in our spay neuter clinic at Southeastern Ontario Spay Neuter Clinic. With the support of HSHPE patrons Tony Martin and Ralph Johnston, we were able to subsidize the spay and neuter of 20 dogs and 20 cats. Loyalist Presentation Loyalist College students, faculty and sta昀昀 gathered at Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward in May to present their donation of student-made furnishings. Five benches, 昀椀nished in the shape of dog bones and a large doghouse were constructed by students in Loyalist’s Carpentry and Renovation Technician and Community Integration Through Cooperative Education programs. A Special Holiday Gift Christmas was a lot merrier for animals at Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward in December with a special $10,000 gift to the shelter from the Bay of Quinte Golf and Country Club owner Roger Lichtly and his wife Jennifer Meade. Seniors for Seniors Program The Seniors for Seniors program launched in October. Sponsored by Bay View Home Hardware, the program waives the adoption fee on senior animals (6+) for senior adopters (60+) and encourages the adoption of older animals, who have traditionally proven to be harder to rehome. 10