The OHS celebrated the 23rd annual Iams Wiggle Waggle Walkathon last month. Almost 1,000 registered walkers took part and raised over $185,000 for the animals!
We simply could not have done it without the help of our dedicated volunteers. Thank you to our Wiggle Waggle Walkathon Committee who worked tirelessly to make this event a success. Thank you to the 110 volunteers who helped set up, registered participants, and organized the day’s activities. All of us at the Ottawa Humane Society appreciate your support for this event. See you next year!

It may be hard to believe, but the holiday season is approaching and that means Santa Pet Pics is just around the corner.

We’re recruiting volunteers to help with photography, photo printing, registration and sales. This year’s event will be held on the following weekends:

• Westgate Shopping Centre: Friday, November 18, 4-8 pm, Saturday, November 19, 10 am-4 pm and Sunday, November 20, 12-4 pm
  
• Lincoln Fields: Friday, November 24, 4-8 pm, Saturday, November 25, 10 am-4 pm and Sunday, November 26,
  12-4 pm

We’re pleased to host the first ever Santa Pet Pics onsite at the Ottawa Humane Society on the following dates:

• Friday, December 2, 4-7 pm
• Saturday, December 3, 10am-4 pm
• Sunday, December 4, 12- 4 pm
• Friday, December 9, 12-7 pm
• Saturday, December 10, 10 am-4 pm
• Sunday, December 11, 12-4 pm
• Friday, December 16, 4-7 pm
• Saturday, December 17, 10 am-4 pm
• Sunday, December 18, 12-4 pm

We are looking for Santas at the OHS location. If you are an experienced Santa or want your first Santa experience, we look forward to hearing from you! Please contact the Volunteer Department if you're interested in volunteering at any of the locations.

Welcome Kate!

This fall we said goodbye to Malorie Moore, our Volunteer Customer Service Representative, and wished her well on her next adventure.

At the same time we are happy to welcome Kate Stanley to the position. We are excited for Kate to join the OHS Volunteer team. She has many years experience coordinating volunteers and delivering volunteer programs in Ottawa.

Kate is your connection to the Brightening Lives and Dog Walking programs. Contact her at kates@ottawahumane.ca or 613-725-3166, ext 264. She looks forward to meeting all of you!

The OHS retail store is an exciting addition to our new Hunt Club facility. The store provides convenience items to clients who are adopting an animal and need some basic supplies, as well as unique items that clients aren’t likely to find at other stores.  Animal adopters, existing pet owners, and Adoption Centre visitors can find essential pet supplies such as food, grooming products and brightly-coloured collars and leashes, safety items such as doggie life jackets, or just-for-fun items, including organic cat nip and bacon-flavoured doggie kibble sauce. And, of course, the animals at the OHS benefit from each purchase!

The store is staffed by a part time Retail Coordinator and four volunteers who help out between 10 and 12 hours per week to ensure there is always someone available to stock items and assist clients. Stephen Tom, a new OHS retail volunteer, enjoys talking to people and helping them buy items for their new pet.

For Stephen, the new retail opportunity is an exciting one, but even more significant is the ease of access the new building allows for him in his wheelchair. “This building is a great improvement over the old facility, where it was impossible for me to help.  Here I can easily move around in the store and anywhere else I need to be inside.”

The OHS is pleased to offer opportunities to volunteers with mobility issues and having Stephen help out in the store is important to us.

Interested in Office
Volunteer Work?

The Development Department needs volunteers with weekday daytime availability to assist with data entry. Volunteers must have computer experience; previous database experience is an asset. If you are interested in office volunteer work, please contact the Volunteer Manager.

Buddy and Belle

Balou, a black Labrador retriever-mix, was picked up at a local veterinary clinic by the OHS Rescue and Investigation Services team. He had suffered a broken leg and his owner could not afford veterinary care.

When he arrived at the OHS he was examined and given medication to help with this painful injury. After consultation with an orthopedic veterinarian, Balou’s leg was put into a Velpeau sling — a special type of sling to allow his leg to heal comfortably without surgery.

Balou was fostered by a Registered Veterinary Technician (also an OHS employee) so he could have daily physiotherapy on his healing leg. Now, Balou is on the road to recovery! Please help Balou, and other animals like him in need of emergency treatment, by making a donation.