For National Volunteer Week, the Ottawa Humane Society will be celebrating the contributions of its close to 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.”
The Ottawa Humane Society is advising the community to be wary of spring hazards for their pets.
As temperatures rise, cat owners living in apartments may be tempted to let their pets onto their balcony. Cats often seek out perches in high, dangerous places and if watching a bird, cats have been known to become so focused that they will step out onto thin air — a sometimes deadly phenomena known as High-Rise Syndrome.
The OHS recently launched a brand new program that gives Ottawa’s youth the experience of caring for OHS rabbits in their homes as foster volunteers, while earning community service hours required to graduate from high school.
Nine rabbits went home with eager teens last weekend for the launch of the Youth Foster Program.
Last month, the Ottawa Humane Society saw a spike of pets in need with 15% more animals arriving at the shelter compared to January 2023. The trend is continuing into February with more than 100 animals admitted in the past week.
The Ottawa Humane Society is inviting the community to fall in love with Ottawa’s homeless animals. On Sunday, Feb. 11, Tails of Love, a sweet event for the whole family, is happening at the OHS. From 1 to 4 p.m. lots of family fun is planned for the day including:
Applications are open for the Ottawa Humane Society’s board of directors until March 22, 2024. The board will play a key role in supporting the OHS as it embarks on its five-year strategic plan in supporting Ottawa’s pets and their people.
The OHS is recruiting for three board positions whose term will begin in September 2024.
The Ottawa Humane Society is launching a special webinar series, Anxiety and Pets: The Essentials, to help pet owners better understand what makes pets anxious and stressed.
The pandemic limited opportunities for families to train and socialize their pets — this webinars series will help pet owners bridge the gap.
The temperature is expected to plummet this week, and the Ottawa Humane Society is warning pet owners about the dangers cold weather can pose to pets — especially cats allowed to roam outdoors.
The OHS is encouraging members of the public who find stray cats in the cold 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 danger, call Ottawa By-law Services at 3-1-1.
Link, Ottawa’s most famous feline, will be touring the Ottawa Humane Society from Thursday, Dec. 14 to Sunday, Dec. 17. Link has been at the OHS for more than nine months and has been staying with a foster volunteer. By the end of the weekend, one lucky fan will get to bring this celebrity cat home.
“I’ve been following Link since he was just an indie artist performing in local coffee shops,” said Catherine Purrsley, self-proclaimed Link Superfan. “His work sings to my soul. Literally the soundtrack of my life.”
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