Two puppies are seen at the Iqaluit Humane Society. Organizers are working to raise $1 million in hopes of staying afloat after the city announced that the building they occupy would be destroyed. (Source: Iqaluit Humane Society, Facebook) - Toronto, Canada 
Nunavut's only humane society to be demolished
Canada’s northernmost humane society is set to be demolished next year, and the organization is rushing to raise $1 million in hopes of building a new facility to serve all of Nunavut.
The Iqaluit Humane Society has been around for 13 years and re-homes up to 700 pets every year, often to other parts of Canada. The facility is currently home to 23 dogs in a space the size of a bachelor apartment, but that’s set to change.
The City of Iqaluit owns the property and recently notified the humane society that the aging building, which has a mold problem, needs to be torn down because it is condemned. Humane society president Janelle Kennedy said the tear-down is expected in the spring or summer of 2021, and there won’t be space for them in the new facility.
“The problem is when you keep your doors open month to month on donations, blood, sweat, tears and puppy breath, we just don’t have the money to build something for ourselves,” Kennedy told CTVNews.ca on Thursday morning.
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