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May 15, 2025 — 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.”...

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A couple months back, I wrote about an investigation into allegations of mistreatment of animals at a rescue in the Ottawa area.

The same rescue has returned to the news, now facing fraud charges.

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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.

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It takes a community to build a more humane and compassionate world for animals. The heart of that community? Our volunteers.

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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.”

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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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We haven’t seen this many puppies needing help in years. And they aren’t alone — kitten season is just beginning. 

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Warning: This article contains disturbing details.

Last week, I felt sick to my stomach reading about a man in Mississauga facing allegations of animal cruelty... 

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The Ottawa Humane Society is reminding community members to keep their distance from wildlife spotted in their neighbourhood. As the weather warms, people are more likely to encounter wildlife. Often, it is best to admire wildlife from afar.

As encounters with wildlife may become more common, this can lead to more cases of concerned community members removing wildlife from its habitat and bringing it to the OHS, even if it does not need their help. Juveniles may appear abandoned, but in fact their mother may be nearby.

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And think before you scoop up that baby wild animal!

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