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A Legacy of Love

Leave a Legacy through giving

Legacy gifts allow you to make a future donation to Burlington Humane Society without affecting your current financial circumstances. Regardless of the size of your planned gift you can be sure that your gift will continue to make a lasting and important impact on the animals we care for. Giving options may even substantially reduce your taxes.

The Benefits of Legacy Giving

Create a meaningful legacy – Making a legacy gift ensures that your support for the causes that are closest to your heart can continue long into the future.
Convenience – A legacy gift is easy to arrange and can be made for any amount you wish.
Enjoy Tax Savings – A legacy gift offers significant tax benefits for you and your heirs.

Charitable Bequest

A charitable bequest is simply a distribution from your estate to the Burlington Humane Society through your last will and testament.  There are a few types of charitable bequests, for example:

General Bequests are legacies left to certain people or causes that come from the general value of the estate and are made by designating a specific dollar amount or a particular asset or a fixed percentage of your estate.

Specific Bequests are made when a particular item or property is bequeathed. (i.e. a car to be used or to be sold).

Residuary Bequests are made when you intend to leave the residue portion (any leftover property) of your assets after other terms of the will have been satisfied.

Contingency Bequests allow you to leave a portion of your estate, if your named beneficiary does not survive you.

A Cash Gift is an amount made out to the Burlington Humane Society. Gifts of cash are available for immediate use in the form of cash, cheque, credit card, or pre-authorized contributions paid monthly. They can also be given in the form of a general bequest in your will and testament.

A Securities Gift is a gift of publicly traded securities directly to us. This will eliminate any taxable capital gain to yourself and you will also receive a charitable donation receipt equal to the market value of the securitie on the day it is received by us.

A Life Insurance gift is made when you name the Burlington Humane Society as the beneficiary. This means that you control the policy and the Burlington Humane Society would receive the insurance proceeds upon death.

If you are interested in leaving a bequest for the Burlington Humane Society, you can provide your lawyer with our name and charity number below:

Burlington Humane Society – 119254498RR0001

Have Questions? You can email us at info@burlingtonhumane.ca and please put Bequests in the subject line.

***Disclaimer: Please note that none of the information on this site constitutes legal or accounting advice. You should always consult your own financial and legal advisors before making a decision.

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Happy Tails

  • A visit the the BHS from the aptly named Speedy (was Bailey) and her new forever family!
    Speedy
  • "I was very fortunate to get Bella just yesterday and she seems to have settled in very nicely. She is eating well, playing and purring a lot. Bella is a calm, affectionate cat and we are already best friends."
    Bella
  • Crow chillin' in his new home with Dutchie!
    Crow
  • I am the lucky person who got to bring Princess Holly (Mika) into our family. She's an incredibly loving and gentle little thing.  It feels like she's always been here.
    Princess Holly (Mika)
  • Adelaide with her new friend Horatio. They are still getting used to life together, but things are going well! I have decided to call here Lily.
    Lily
  • Bruce has already found a few favourite spots to relax in between play time and walks!
    Bruce
  • Lulu has made herself very comfy in her forever home!

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    Lulu
  • Olive (formerly Audrey) getting some cuddles in her forever home.

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    Olive
  • The kitty is Chopper, now named CJ (for Chopper Jr.) who was adopted in January. He is pictured in his new home with his new brother Chopper. I think it's safe to say that it's going well!

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    CJ
  • Former BHS resident Indy looking very comfortable in her new home!

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    Indy
  • This is Dancer (now Luna) who was adopted December 17 and born on October 22 with her 2 siblings in foster care. She is growing very fast and loves to climb everywhere. We would love to see see how her sibling are doing.

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    Luna
  • Thought I'd share this photo of Robey (was Moshoe). She says "Winter? What winter?"

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    Robey
  • I adopted one of my kittens from the Burlington Humane Society back in Oct of 2014 (he Is the smaller one) His name originally was Pugsly but I changed it to Memphis. He has brought so much joy to my household and wanted to thank the human society for what they do and the caring staff that take care of these beautiful fur babies

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    Memphis
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    Zoey
  • Nathen is a big boy now, twice of the weight of the time he came to our house.

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    Nathan
  • Kitten adopted on Jan. 18 is doing very well. He has settled into his new home and loving it! He is very playful and loves to cuddle. He loves to hang out with us when we are home. His name is Sushi (formerly Pumba).

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    Sushi

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