In early 2020, the Ottawa Humane Society created the OHS Partner Support Program to support local animal rescue partners and help provide for Ottawa’s animals throughout the public health crisis.
Spring warmth came a bit early this year. The warmth and longer days, along with the lifting of most of the restrictions we have been living under for the last two years, have felt like a return to life.
Last Friday was pretty exciting at the Ottawa Humane Society. We had a fire truck visit. And the fire chief too. They visited to help launch a life-saving partnership.
Ottawa Fire Services and the OHS have teamed up to save lives by creating and distributing a simple decal. In a fire or other life-threatening emergency, the decal tells firefighters and other first responders that there are pets in a home; it tells them how many pets and what species need to be rescued.
Before the pandemic, we had annually hosted March Break Camp for kids in our education centre. Having children exploring the adoption centre, learning about animals and how to care for them, and just having fun and being kids was a breath of life after winter’s doldrums.
Last week, Harvey, a brown tabby cat, was rushed to the Ottawa Humane Society with a severe wound on his face.
“There’s no nice way to describe it, it was horrific,” said Dr. Shelley Hutchings, OHS Chief Veterinarian. “The left side of his face was hanging off, exposing his teeth and gums.”
Tickets are now available for the Ottawa Humane Society’s For the Love of Animals Lottery.
The grand prize is a brand new 2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio provided by Alfa Romeo Ottawa, with other great early bird prizes like a Bowflex exercise bundle and a trip for two to Las Vegas.
Picture the year 1888 — it’s hard, I know, but it was a very important time in history. A group of women — at a time when women lacked even the right to vote — banded together to help those who couldn’t help themselves. They cared deeply about children, animals and their fellow women — those without a voice — and formed the Women’s Humane Society of Ottawa.
Last week, to celebrate World Spay Day, I had the honour of helping to provide spay/neuter surgeries to animals in the care of local rescue groups. Thanks to the incredible support from our community, at the OHS clinic, we spayed/neutered 34 cats, 3 dogs and 5 rabbits in need.
Thursday evening, Bruce Roney, Ottawa Humane Society President & CEO, penned an article confronting misinformation that raised a false alarm that protestors’ pets would be seized and euthanized at the OHS.
“No humane society would agree to euthanizing pets out of spite,” wrote Roney, exasperated with the rapidly spreading myth. “It was an ugly lie invented by someone with an agenda.”
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