A Roch Society Volunteer Campaign
Let Dogs In is run by The Roch Society, a non-profit dedicated to one simple idea: that dogs belong in the everyday life of the places we live, work and gather. This campaign is part of that work, focused on one clear, winnable change in Canada.
Why We're Doing This
Dogs are part of the family. They go almost everywhere we go. Yet a rule written for restaurant kitchens still shuts them out of the one place a neighbourhood gathers, the local bar.
We picked this fight because it's the clearest, fairest one to win. A bar with no kitchen has no food-safety reason to ban a dog, and parts of Canada already allow it. We're not asking for anything radical. We're asking the rest of the country to catch up, with a sensible safety standard attached so nobody has to worry about how.
And nobody is making money out of this. Let Dogs In is run by volunteers, and the safety standard behind it is non-commercial, free for any bar that wants to adopt it, and always will be. This is not a money-making exercise. It is a campaign to drive a change we want to see in the world: a country where your dog can sit quietly at your feet in the local, welcome rather than turned away.
Who We Are
The Roch Society is a non-profit dedicated to genuine canine inclusion in public and commercial life. We exist to move past the empty "pet-friendly" sticker in the window and set real, measurable standards for what it actually means to welcome a dog: into the room, not just onto the patio, and with rules clear enough that an owner, a venue and a health inspector all know exactly where they stand.
The same care runs through everything The Roch Society does. Let Dogs In brings it to Canada's bars: a clear standard, honestly applied, that everyone can trust.
Send Us a Message
Questions, media enquiries, or want to get involved? We read every message.
The Roch Society · 997 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC V6B 3M1 · [email protected] · (778) 853-0358