Long-Stay Animals in Ottawa Humane Society Care Find Homes after a Combined Five Years

February 26, 2020 — The Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) is excited to report that all of the animals on its recently shared list of longest stay pets have found forever homes. They spent a combined roughly five years in OHS care looking for new homes.

“We’re thrilled to see these cats get the second chances they deserve,” said OHS manager: admissions and rehoming, Zenon Stecewicz. “We’re also thankful to the hundreds of community members who helped promote them on social media and gave them the exposure they needed to be adopted.”

The OHS released the list in January as a plea for community members to open their hearts to a long-stay animal, and within weeks all of the animals found their homes. Despite being available on the OHS website for adoption, they were being overlooked due to some special needs and received very little attention from potential adopters.

“For animals with unique behavioral or medical needs, sometimes we need to go the extra mile to find the right homes,” Stecewicz continued. “These animals deserve a second chance and they’re worth the extra effort.”

Although the long-stay pets have been adopted, they aren’t the only animals looking for forever families. To see a full list of the animals up for adoption at the OHS, potential adopters should visit ottawahumane.ca/adopt.

Media Contact
Ottawa Humane Society
Zenon Stecewicz, Manager: Admissions & Rehoming
613-725-3166 ext: 215 or zenons@ottawahumane.ca
www.ottawahumane.ca