My family said goodbye to our beloved dog this weekend. At 15, Dixie had been part of our pack for well over a decade. She was my daughters’ first dog, who they ecstatically adopted from the OHS in grade school. Dixie was some kind of Shih Tzu crossed with something bigger and scruffier, and she saw the girls through tough days at high school and kept them company during COVID years.
June 15, 2026 — The Ottawa Humane Society has launched its Compassion Campaign, a $15 million project to build a non-profit Community Veterinary Clinic and a Behaviour Campus.
We are only halfway through 2026, and your compassion and advocacy have already helped secure major victories for animals across Ontario, proving that when people raise their voices for animals, meaningful change follows.
The Ottawa Humane Society is an open-admission animal shelter, which means we never turn away an animal in need, regardless of age, injury, illness or behavioural challenges.
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