Northern Hope Dog Rescue Society®
NHDRS is a registered dog rescue organization based in British Columbia, Canada. We are committed to finding loving homes for stray or unwanted dogs and puppies from remote Canadian communities.
Our
Story
Northern Hope Dog Rescue Society is a non-profit rescue organization dedicated to saving the lives of stray, abandoned and surrendered dogs from communities in Northern Canada.
Based out of Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia we work alongside our out-of-province partners in Saskatchewan and beyond, to give dogs a second chance at life, finding them loving forever homes on the West Coast.
Isolated communities in Canada face many challenges concerning accessing adequate services. Not only does this affect those living in the community, but it also extends to the dog population. Most communities have no access to regular veterinary care to provide the most basic necessities - vaccinations against preventable diseases, such as parvo and distemper, spay/neutering to control the population and emergency vet care for acute injuries.
Overpopulation of free-roaming dogs also puts community members at great risk, from transmittable diseases, dog attacks and trauma related to the practice of dog culling, where dogs are shot and killed as a means of population control.
We have the capacity to help give these dogs a second chance at life and a loving family that will give them the life they deserve. Many loving families here on the West Coast are eager to love a rescue dog. We are committed to bringing the two together and making a meaningful contribution to the communities we work with.
Thank you to everyone who has supported our mission!
Board of Directors
Devon
Devon, co-founder of NHDRS with her cousin Dana, started her rescue journey in 2013 when she started fostering with a local Vancouver rescue organization that brought dogs from high-kill shelters in California to Vancouver for a second chance at life. After fostering several amazing dogs, a last-minute Christmas-time plea brought Devon her first foster fail, Corah. In 2016, Devon and Dana started NHDRS to support the frontline work Dana was doing in some of the communities NHDRS still serves today.
Devon remains deeply committed to NHDRS' values of community partnership, advocacy for and support of community-led initiatives towards sustainable and humane dog population management, and educating others on the impact Canada's legacy of colonization continues to have on the Indigenous people of Canada and the dogs that are part of the fabric of their communities.
Devon acts as a Director of NHDRS, case manager, medical foster, transport coordinator, and fundraiser coordinator. When not volunteering with NHDRS, Devon works full-time as a medical Speech Language Pathologist who specializes in working with stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors. Devon is the proud guardian of rescue dogs Corah and Pinky and loves to spend time exploring the trails and beaches of the Pacific Northwest with them.