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.”
In a recent Ottawa Humane Society community survey, Ottawa’s residents identified the cost of caring for a pet as the most significant issue facing Ottawa’s pets and their people.
“We’re hearing many concerns about families being unable to afford even the basics of caring for a pet,” said Sharon Miko, OHS President & CEO. “When pet food and daily supplies are too costly, it means that other essential resources needed to take care of a pet, like training and veterinary care, are even further out of reach.”
Tonight, OHS veterinarians and other staff members will be volunteering their time to provide spay/neuter surgeries and dental procedures for Ottawa’s homeless animals. It’s all a part of Julie’s Light, an annual event to help reduce the Ottawa Humane Society’s surgical waitlist and get animals into forever homes faster.
On Sunday, Oct. 29, Howl-O-Ween, a spook-tacular event for the whole family, is happening at the OHS. From 1 to 3:30 p.m., all are welcome to come to the OHS for free Halloween fun, including:
Since last Thursday, more than 90 cats have been admitted to the Ottawa Humane Society. The cats came from a number of sources such as owners who could no longer care for their pet, cats who were found lost and alone, and nursing mothers with newborn kittens. The flood of felines was unexpected and is creating additional strain on the OHS’s resources.
The Ottawa Humane Society is making an urgent appeal for community support after Boris, a homeless hound, broke an expensive piece of equipment during a routine dental procedure.
Boris was under anesthesia and a poorly timed twitch damaged a sensor, known as an infraorbital plate, that is used to X-ray an animal’s mouth.
Yesterday, the Ottawa Humane Society hosted its 35th annual Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run to support Ottawa’s homeless animals. Thousands of people and their pets came to Lansdowne Park to take part in the festival, run a race, and show off their love of pets.
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