Blog | Ottawa Humane Society

When Indoors isn't Possible: Working Whiskers

We always recommend that cats stay indoors or that they enjoy the outdoors safely on a leash and harness with their owner or in an enclosed catio.

Pet Tips You Need This Weekend

Today is a brief respite from the scorching heat Ottawa saw earlier this week. But with the temperature set to creep up over the weekend and Canada Day celebrations on the horizon, there is reason to take precaution with your pets.

Fosters Needed and a Dangerous Myth

If you’ve been thinking about adopting or fostering, now is the time.

We’ve got lots of animals in our care, and your support can make all the difference in helping the next animal in need.

A Load of Bull

Professional Bull Riders (PBR) are returning to town and the problems with their circus of cruelty remain the same as last year.

Heroes in the Haze

As wildfires sweep across Canada, displacing people and animals alike, our friends at the Winnipeg Humane Society and Humane Canada are making incredible efforts to support pets and their people.

Your Dog is Saving Up for the Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run. Have You Noticed the Signs?

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?