The Cochrane & Area Humane Society is inviting community members to support its animal care programs during an upcoming Spring Book & Bake Sale. The event will take place on May 2 and May 3, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the organization’s Rehabilitation & Education Centre, located at 62 Griffin Industrial Point in Cochrane, Alberta.
The shelter relies entirely on donations and community fundraising as it does not receive government funding. This event serves as an opportunity for residents to contribute to the organization’s work, which includes providing care for a large number of animals each year. In 2025, the society took in 1,282 animals and helped rehome 1,006 of them, with a significant portion of those animals placed in foster care.
Residents who wish to donate gently used books for the sale can drop off their items between April 20 and April 30, 2026. The organization is requesting only current fiction and non-fiction books, and cannot accept items such as magazines, encyclopedias, textbooks, dictionaries, atlases, or Reader’s Digest editions. Additionally, the event will feature a bake sale, which is being sponsored by Pet Valu Cochrane and Pascal’s Patisserie, with further contributions coming from local volunteer bakers.
Founded in 1998, the society continues to serve a wide region beyond Cochrane, Alberta, including the City of Airdrie, Rocky View County, the Municipal District of Big Horn, Mountain View County, Redwood Meadows, Stoney Nation, and Tsuut’ina Nation. While there is a humane society serving this area in Alberta, the Town of Cochrane, Ontario, notes that it does not have a local humane society, and residents in that region are instead supported by the Northern Ontario Animal Welfare Society.
