Yesterday, the Ottawa Humane Society hosted its 35th annual Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run to support Ottawa’s homeless animals. Thousands of people and their pets came to Lansdowne Park to take part in the festival, run a race, and show off their love of pets.
The Ottawa Humane Society is taking preventive action to help keep pets and their families together. The public health crisis limited opportunities for pets to socialize and receive essential training, and the OHS is concerned about reports from other communities noting increases in pets surrendered because of behaviour challenges.
Contrary to the title, right now is always the perfect time to train your pet. But the school year started only weeks ago, and just as educating and developing students (both new and seasoned) is absolutely crucial, so is supporting the development of our pets.
Training our pets has lots of benefits. It helps prevent undesirable behaviours. It gives our pets enrichment that supports their physical and mental well-being. And it also helps build a stronger bond between us and our pets.
After a relatively mild August, the temperature for the first week of September is predicted to soar into the 30s. The Ottawa Humane Society is urging pet owners to stay vigilant to protect their pets from the heat.
There are endless cliches, sayings and metaphors about the value of teamwork — and for good reason. It’s a fact that more can be done when people work together — I see it every day at the OHS. Supporting hundreds of animals daily is only possible because of a team of caring, compassionate people looking out for the animals.
I can never express just how much I love plans. The goal, the direction, collaboration, imagining a way to do something big. It’s thrilling. The past three years were especially hard because planning was next to impossible as the basis of a plan relies on the predictability of the future — something the public health crisis thoroughly shorted.
The UK has always been known for strong animal welfare standards — it is, after all,the birthplace of the Five Freedoms, and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been a frequent stop in a lot of the OHS’s research.
Ottawa is in a rabbit crisis, and there’s more to it than the droves of bunnies arriving at the OHS. Our Rabbit Week promotion has helped 10 bunnies find their forever home so far, but during the same period, 18 more have arrived in our care.
It’s like trying to save a leaky boat with a bucket.
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