Ottawa Humane Society Achieves Prestigious Accreditation by Humane Canada
April 22, 2021 — The Ottawa Humane Society is proud to announce it has received prestigious accreditation by Humane Canada’s Accreditation Program, recognizing excellence in animal care and welfare.
The OHS is the first humane society to receive accreditation from Humane Canada.
“Everyone at the Ottawa Humane Society is very happy and proud to have achieved accreditation,” said Bruce Roney, OHS President & CEO. “It’s a symbol of our hard work and commitment to the animals and our community.”
Accreditation means the OHS fully met all criteria in providing animals with the Five Freedoms of animal welfare and eight descriptors of high-quality humane societies:
- Accountable: Acknowledging and assuming responsibility.
- Best practice: Following evidence-based policies and procedures.
- Community oriented: Supporting animal welfare needs in the community.
- Effective: Using the best approach to achieve a desired result.
- Humane: Meeting the needs of animals and people.
- Leadership: Setting direction to do the right thing.
- Progressive: Evolving strategies to anticipate and meet changing needs.
- Transparent: Providing open disclosure of practices and outcomes.
“These organizations are caring for some of the most vulnerable in our society — animals. Standards and accreditation is a way of promoting confidence and signaling to the general public that an organization has achieved best practice and is trustworthy” said Barbara Cartwright, Humane Canada, CEO.
Humane Canada’s Accreditation Program offers humane societies and SPCAs a way to demonstrate their commitment to excellence in animal care and welfare. For more information on Humane Canada’s Accreditation Program, please visit https://humanecanada.ca/accreditation/.
ABOUT HUMANE CANADA™
Humane Canada is the federation of SPCAs and humane societies, driving positive, progressive change to end animal cruelty, improve animal protection and promote the humane treatment of all animals. To learn more about Humane Canada, please visit humanecanada.ca.
Media Contact
Ottawa Humane Society
Stephen Smith, Acting Manager: Communications
stephens@ottawahumane.ca
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