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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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 As Ottawa braces for the weekend’s ice storm, the Ottawa Humane Society is warning pet owners about the dangers extreme weather can pose to pets — especially cats allowed to roam outdoors.

The OHS is encouraging members of the public who find stray cats in distress to contact 613-725-3166 ext. 223 to ensure the cat can return home safely or to arrange for the cat to be brought to the OHS. If a cat is in immediate danger, call Ottawa By-law Services at 3-1-1.

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Spending time with pets has a lot of benefits for our mood and even physical health. Life is simply better with pets. At the OHS, we asked: how can we bring the joy and therapeutic benefits of pets into our community?

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In a world that thrives on five-word sound bites, it’s extremely harmful to animals to reduce an extremely complex issue to so few words...

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The 50/50 jackpot in the Ottawa Humane Society’s For the Love of Animals Lottery is up to $15,000 and is climbing.

Purchasing tickets for the grand prize of a brand new 2025 Q5 Technik 45 TFSI Quattro by Audi West Ottawa unlocks access to the Bonus 50/50 draw and early bird prizes.

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Ontario has made progress in recent years, but there are still major gaps in legislation and enforcement that leave countless animals vulnerable to neglect, exploitation and cruelty...

Today the Ottawa Humane Society will spay and neuter close to 40 homeless cats and dogs. The effort is in recognition of World Spay Day... 

I’m writing this after an all-day marathon to sterilize homeless dogs and cats. In the end, our incredible team at the Ottawa Humane Society managed to spay and neuter 39 pets in need today!

This was no small effort and was a part of World Spay Day. At the OHS we celebrate World Spay Day the same way year after year — with a massive push to help break the cycle of homeless animals. When pets have unwanted litters, it often leads to suffering for kittens and puppies who have nowhere else to turn and no one to care for them.

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Just today, I was contacted by a supporter who asked me who they should vote for to do the most for animal welfare. At the OHS, we don’t stand for any one political party. We stand for the animals — enthusiastically supporting efforts to improve animal welfare and staunchly opposing attempts to harm animals, ignore or undermine the importance of their well-being. Throughout the years, we’ve seen successes and setbacks regardless of which party is in office.

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