Have you ever noticed when you give your dog a treat, before eating it they go straight to another room? How they find the nastiest forgotten tennis ball at the park and bring it home? How they tend to gather all their toys in one pile or go digging in the garbage bin?
The Ottawa Humane Society urgently needs 30 foster volunteers for its Sheltering Animals From Emergencies (SAFE) program. SAFE provides temporary shelter for pets whose owners are in crisis.
“This week alone, we had to turn away eight pets from SAFE because we don’t have enough volunteers.” said Debbie King, OHS Manager: Veterinary Social Work. “The shelter’s population is rising and many of our foster volunteers already have another animal in their care.”
The Ottawa Humane Society’s Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run presented by Hill’s Pet Nutrition will be returning on Sept. 28 at Lansdowne Park’s Great Lawn.
Registration opens today and all funds raised will help provide life-saving care for the thousands of animals who need shelter and care at the OHS each year.
For National Volunteer Week from April 27 to May 3, the Ottawa Humane Society will be celebrating the contributions of its more than 800 volunteers.
“Our volunteers are lifesavers,” said Heather Kotelniski, OHS Manager: Volunteers. “They are involved in everything the OHS does, from caring for the animals, providing loving foster homes and even some administration tasks.”
An Ottawa community member found Petunia, a two-year-old pug, alone and pregnant. She recently gave birth in the care of an Ottawa Humane Society foster volunteer, and she and her puppies are among the thousands of animals who will need the shelter’s support this spring and summer. To meet the growing demand, the OHS is asking for community’s support and an anonymous donor is matching all donations made on April 24.
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