On a Sunday in mid-June, I received a call at home from OHS staff. The question: Would we pay to necropsy the cats found dead in Nepean? You see, earlier in the day, Ottawa Police Service had asked us if we had a veterinarian on staff who could perform the grim task (we don’t).
As Ontario enters Step 2 of reopening and prepares for backyard Canada Day celebrations, the Ottawa Humane Society is preparing for a spike in lost dogs.
With fireworks and other noisy displays, an increased number of pets become lost or injured as they bolt from the loud noises.
A necropsy — conducted by the Ottawa Police West Criminal Investigations Section — of one of the deceased cats from Ottawa’s recent string of west end killings revealed that the perpetrator is a wild animal — most likely a coyote.
I am an avid fan of CBC Radio. I often joke that I wouldn’t know much of anything without the CBC. A few weeks ago there was an amazing segment on the research of Suzanne Simard. Professor Ms. Simard wrote the book Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest. In the book, she discusses her research on how trees actually communicate with one another.
More deceased cats with signs of abuse have been found in Ottawa’s west end in an area bounded by Greenbank, Baseline, Merivale and Hunt Club Road. In total, six cats have been discovered and are under investigation.
A group of several humane societies has formalized their partnership as theOntario Animal Welfare Network (OAWN),A Collaboration of Leading Community SPCAs & Humane Societies.
On Tuesday, we learned through the media that Ottawa Police Service was opening an investigation of the death and possible torture of a number of cats in the Woodroffe/Hunt Club area in Ottawa. Everyone here at the OHS was deeply disturbed by the story. Our horror at the suffering of the poor felines was exacerbated by our knowledge of what is known as, “the link.”
When I started working for the Ottawa Humane Society 21 years ago, I was shocked to learn that the cost of enforcement of animal cruelty legislation fell to our donors. I thought it was absurd that the cost of investigations, laying charges, and removing and caring for abused and neglected animals would not be borne by the public purse. I likened it to anti-smoking legislation...
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