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      2019 Media Releases

      • Protect Pets from Cold Temperatures This Winter (December 5, 2019)
      • We woof you a Merry Critter Christmas! (November 29, 2019)
      • Santa Paws is Coming to Town! (November 27, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Welcomes new Ontario Animal Protection Legislation (October 29, 2019)
      • OHS Halloween safety tips for your pets (October 28, 2019)
      • It’s Howl-O-Ween at the Ottawa Humane Society! (October 24, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Host its First Adopt-a-thon, Over 180 Animals Looking for Homes (October 4, 2019)
      • Emaciated Puppy Found in Wooded Area Comes Into Ottawa Humane Society Care (October 3, 2019)
      • Seniors’ Day at the Ottawa Humane Society (September 26, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Honours Community’s Contributions at its Annual General Meeting (September 23, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Animal Stolen from Pet Valu on Ogilvie Road, $200 Reward for Tips Leading to a Safe Return (September 16, 2019)
      • PetSmart Charities’ National Adoption Weekend to Feature Ottawa Humane Society Cats at Ottawa Locations (September 12, 2019)
      • 31st Annual Ottawa Humane Society Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run Fundraising Event (September 5, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Feature Long-Stay Adopt-From-Foster Pets at Upcoming Adoption Event (August 20, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Participate in PetSmart Adoption Event in Response to a Recent Population Surge (August 15, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Urging Pet Owners to Keep Pets Safe During Travel, After Two Dogs Fall Out of Moving Vehicles in One Day (August 9, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Nearing Capacity and Still Filling, Seeking Community’s Help to Avoid Crisis (July 30, 2019)
      • 38 Kittens Transferred to Ottawa Humane Society – Most Ready for Adoption (July 17, 2019)
      • Increased Danger to Pets Left Alone in Cars as Heat Wave Blankets City: Ottawa Humane Society (July 3, 2019)
      • Canada Day: The Perfect Pet Storm (June 28, 2019)
      • See an Animal in Distress? The OHS wants to make sure you know who to call. (June 24,2019)
      • The Ottawa Humane Society Encouraging Businesses to be Dog-Friendly (June 17, 2019)
      • The Ottawa Humane Society is Now Finding Homes for Feral Cats (May 30, 2019)
      • Get a Microchip For Your Pet: The Difference Between Lost and Found (May 2, 2019)
      • Protect Pets from Spring Dangers (April 4, 2019)
      • Update on Wandering and Starving Labrador-cross Dog (March 22, 2019)
      • This February, Love is in the Air at the Ottawa Humane Society (February 7, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Feb. 10 (February 5, 2019)
      • Stray Cat Rescued by Ottawa Fire Services Recovering in Ottawa Humane Society Care after Wandering onto the Rideau River (January 31, 2019)
      • Protect Pets From Dangerously Cold Temperatures (January 22, 2019)
      • No more “ruff” days at the office! (January 18, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Jan. 13 (January 7, 2019)

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      Helping our Friends

      Fox kits in the care of the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

      You’ve got to have friends, the song goes. And at the OHS, we are lucky to have so many good friends. There is simply no way that we could care for the close to 10,000 animals that need us every year without our friends: amazing volunteers, community-minded veterinarians, donors committed to the animals and so many more. In fact, thousands of friends help make the OHS work for the animals and for our community.

      One element of our current strategic plan is to support our friends — our partnerships and the partners themselves. As a part of this, I recently made my now annual trek to visit the Wild Bird Care Centre and the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary to meet and discuss how the relationship is going and what the OHS can do to help out. Both are key partners of the OHS and indispensable elements of the animal welfare continuum in Ottawa. Since the OHS does not have the facilities, skills or resources to rehabilitate wildlife and birds, we rely on these two friends. Without these two organizations, the situation for wild animals in Ottawa would look pretty bleak. And we feel that it is a part of our responsibility to help them out where we can.

      Both organizations are small, often struggle and operate on a shoestring. Both care for a huge number of animals with nowhere else to go. Their work is very seasonal, and like the OHS, the numbers of animals needing their care rises dramatically in the spring and summer months, and doesn’t abate until the snow starts falling.

      I am grateful for the friendship of both these organizations, for their hard work and for their commitment to animals. If you aren’t already familiar with them, I hope that you will take the time to learn more about them and their work. I think you will be grateful too.

      Bruce Roney
      Executive Director

      Bilingualism and Beyond

      We reached 4,606 children and youth in French last year

      One of the happiest days in my work life was in 2014 when the OHS was finally in a financial position to hire a Humane Education Coordinator to deliver our education services in French. It was the fulfilment of a promise I had made to a supporter years before, and I was delighted.

      Since then, the OHS has made very significant strides in our ability to provide French services.  Each year, we translate more and more of our materials as a part of our translation plan. And last year alone, we reached an amazing 4,606 children and young people in French with our programming — representing 25% of all those we reached last year.

      I am contacted from time to time from supporters who believe that everything we do and everything we produce at the OHS should be done in English and French. We have always, of course, ensured that clients with immediate needs, such as those relinquishing or claiming a pet, or those contacting us with urgent questions, can be served in French.  But while I am sympathetic to those wanting the OHS to be 100% bilingual, I know that the resources that would have to be redeployed to translation from care and programming would be ruinous, as the cost of this is enormous and the ultimate cost in animal lives unacceptable. So, we have found compromises and have adopted a less comprehensive, but I think reasonable, approach to growing our bilingual capability.

      When the board came to develop our current strategic plan three years ago, it recognized that, given the diverse make-up of our community, communicating in English and French alone was not sufficient. Ottawa is no longer simply a French-English community. It is far more diverse than that. The plan recognizes that the OHS needs to better reflect the linguistic and cultural make-up of the community we serve. And so we consulted with groups in Ottawa who are serving Newcomers to Canada and from this are developing programs and partnerships to help them to navigate Canada’s pet culture and unique wildlife, ultimately to the benefit of animals and the Newcomers.

      And I am as happy about this next phase of our evolution and the development of animal welfare in our community as I was in 2014 when the OHS finally broke our bilingualism barrier.

      Bruce Roney
      Executive Director

      You Made It Happen! Our Strategic Plan After Two Years

      Admittedly, I can be pretty ambitious; not so much personally, but for the Ottawa Humane Society as a whole, and what we can achieve for the animals and our community. The OHS five-year strategic plan that was launched in April 2016 is an example of this ambition. This plan was, and remains, a very determined endeavour.

      If you are familiar with the plan, in addition to enhancing our core, much of the direction has been divided into six main themes. Within these themes, I wish to share some of the highlights of our accomplishments as we near the plan’s two year mark.

      Our Humane Education program has grown in the past two years.

      “Building a better future for pets by creating better future pet owners” (Investment in the Next Generation)

      We believe that real and sustainable change for animals will happen by way of the next generation. To this end, we have increased our focus on children and youth as the best hope for a more humane community. We have introduced youth tours, school field trips, and a youth counsellor in training program. This is all in addition to significant new efforts and growth in the school humane education program to more than 12,000 students in just two years. To become more inclusive, we introduced humane education in schools in French, along with camps for French-speaking youth. Our French translation is actually ahead of schedule. Beyond our expansion into Canada’s other official language, we have consulted with and begun our outreach to newcomers to Canada, to help them experience the joy of animals in their new adoptive country.

       

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      Community programs, such as microchip clinics are reaching hundreds of low-income residents

      “Pets belong in homes, not shelters” (Pets in the Community)

      In order to truly help all animals, we have to move beyond just the care we provide here at the shelter. There are a lot of animals that need us, and not all of them under our roof. We are very proud to have worked with our partners to convince the city that the time of animals for sale in pet stores is over. Ultimately, the agreement dictates that only rescue animals would be allowed to be adopted in retail establishments starting in 2021. Our first forays into community-based programs: microchip clinics and our Pet Savvy adult education program have reached hundreds of low-income adults with pets and is improving the welfare of the animals in their homes.

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      Pumpkin is one of many FIV positive cats adopted from the OHS over the past year

      “Good Policies Save Lives” (Ensuring Animal Sheltering Best Practices)

      I have always believed that our animal care decisions need to be based on the best research available. Fortunately, in the last few years, animal sheltering research and best practices have become more readily available, and are proving to be very valuable resources. Key among the available materials has been animal care guidelines as issued by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. A major accomplishment of ours has been the implementation of many hundreds of their recommendations for animal care in shelters.

      Additionally, we have introduced enhanced cat enrichment to the shelter and have launched a number of behavior interventions for felines with issues such as house-soiling. We have also developed and launched an orphan kitten program to improve survival rates in this highly vulnerable group. Lastly, we also began to adopt cats and kittens who are FIV+ along with the education and support for adopters taking on these compromised but still loveable felines.

       

       

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      The OHS Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic is helping to reduce cat overpopulation in Ottawa

      “Too many cats will live wretched lives as long as there are too many cats” (Reducing Cat Overpopulation)

      To address this heart-breaking problem, the OHS launched our biggest single initiative since the construction of the West Hunt Club shelter: our Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic. To date, the program has sterilized more than 1,800 felines.

       

       

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      Canine enrichment volunteers provide behaviour intervention to shelter dogs

      “We cannot continue to accept canine suffering because they act out” (Dog Behaviour Intervention)

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      In 2017, we launched our new behaviour assessment regime and initiated enhanced enrichment for all the dogs in our care. As part of this, we completely revamped our dog walking program, relaunching it as canine enrichment, and adding levels of training for volunteers to provide behavioural intervention for more challenging dogs. At the same time, we launched intervention plans for dogs with specific problematic behaviours, such as food guarding.

       

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      The OHS is strengthening partnerships with groups such as the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

      “Doing more with less because we are doing it together” (Partnerships and Leverage)

      We believe that we can accomplish so much more in partnership than alone, and that our support for national, provincial and local partners makes a difference. To this end, we are much more engaged with our national counterpart, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies and I have joined the board of the Association of Animal Shelter Administrators of Ontario. We also believe that animals will benefit across the board by actively sharing our knowledge and expertise with other groups. We have a lot to give, and we have given a lot over the past two years. We believe animals will be better off because of the work we have done for groups such as Ottawa Therapy Dogs, the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary and other, smaller humane societies.

       

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      New programs like our Behaving Buddies workshops help raise funds

      “Ottawa’s animals need us to ask for them as much as they need us to speak for them” (Investment in Growth)

      We have expanded our “business” lines which raise much-needed funds and further animal welfare: more public seminars, more microchip clinics, more and varied camps. Ultimately, it is not ourselves that make all of these accomplishments possible; it is you, our donors and supporters who provide the funds that make it all possible. We are learning to tell our story to inspire both you and our community to help animals in need. To this end, we have made major investments in our PAW monthly giving program, and to tell that story of why animals are important to all of us, and how they are a part of a compassionate and kind community that benefits us all.

      Thank you for supporting this ambitious plan. I hope you are proud of what you have accomplished.

      Bruce Roney
      Executive Director

      Lesson Plans for Teachers

      Are you looking to expand on our humane education topics in your classroom? The Ottawa Humane Society offers a variety of free bilingual and curriculum-linked lesson plans for elementary school classes. Click on the links below to download a lesson plan today! Current topics and grade levels available include:

      • JK/SK– Let’s Learn About Cats & Dogs/Apprenons à connaître les chats et les chiens
      • Grade 1 – Let’s Learn About Cats & Dogs/Apprenons à connaître les chats et les chiens
      • Grade 2 – Dog Buddies/Les chiens, nos copains
      • Grade 4 – Co-Existing with Urban Wildlife/Coexister avec les animaux sauvages en milieu urbain
      • Grade 4 – Too Many Cats and Dogs/Trop de chats et de chiens
      • Grade 6 – Welcome to the OHS/Bienvenue à la société protectrice des animaux

      For more information about our humane education program and the online lesson plans, please contact our supervisor: programs by email at programs@ottawahumane.ca or by phone at 613-725-3166, ext. 298.

       

       

       

       

       

      2018 Media Releases

      • Plan Your Visit to the Ottawa Humane Society This Season by First Checking Holiday Hours (December 18, 2018)
      • Keep Your Furry Friends Safe This Holiday Season With the 12 Pet Safety Tips of Christmas (December 12, 2018)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Dec. 9 (December 4, 2018)
      • Santa Paws is Coming to Town! (November 26, 2018)
      • Protect Pets From Dangerously Cold Temperatures Forecast to Hit Ottawa Tonight (November, 21, 2018
      • Surprise Your Kids This Holiday Season With a Pet and Make a Homeless Animal’s Dreams Come True (November 19, 2018)
      • Owners of Injured Young Dog Found (November 14, 2018)
      • Humane Society Seeking Owners of Injured Young Dog (November 13, 2018)
      • Get ready to howl for Howl-O-Ween at the OHS! (October 25, 2018)
      • Pet-Adoptathon Weekend at Pet Valu Merivale (September 27, 2018)
      • Hill’s and OHS Help Families Feed Pets after Tornado Tragedy (September 26, 2018)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Tornado Aftermath (September 24, 2018)
      • Northern Pets Need Community Support (September 20, 2018)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Sept. 16 (September 11, 2018)
      • OHS Kitty Crisis Stabilized: Now Helping with Crisis in Windsor (August 24, 2018)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Kitty Crisis Continues (August 15, 2018)
      • OHS to benefit from Nissan’s Dog Days of Summer Campaign (August 10, 2018)
      • Canada Day 2018: the perfect pet storm (June 28, 2018)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, June 10 (June 5, 2018)
      • Update on 30 Cats and Kittens Abandoned at Pest Control Company (May 25, 2018)
      • 30 Cats and Kittens Abandoned at Pest Control Company (May 25, 2018)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, April 8 (April 3, 2018)
      • Celebrate A Hoppy Easter With the Animals This Sunday at the Ottawa Humane Society! (March 19, 2019)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, March 11 (March 6, 2018)
      • Join us for National Cupcake Day 2018 and really bake a difference for Ottawa’s animals! (February, 23, 2018)
      • The Temperature May Be Rising, But Danger Still Awaits Cats Left Out In The Cold (February 22, 2018)
      • This February, There’s Love in the Air at the Ottawa Humane Society (February 5, 2018)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Jan. 14 (January 9, 2018)
      • Important Animal Welfare Update: Statement From the Ottawa Humane Society (January 2, 2018)

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      2017 Media Releases

      • Ottawa Humane Society Pleads to Thief: Stolen Kitten Needs Medical Attention (December 20, 2017)
      • Protect Pets From Dangerously Cold Temperatures Forecast to Hit Ottawa Tonight (December 13, 2017)
      • Keep Your Furry Friends Safe This Holiday Season With the 12 Pet Safety Tips of Christmas (December, 12, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Dec. 10 (December 6, 2017)
      • Sadie Mae is Expected to Recover After Life-saving Surgery at the Ottawa Humane Society (November 30, 2017)
      • Celebrate the Season With the Animals and Santa Paws at the Ottawa Humane Society! (November 24, 2017)
      • Surprise Your Kids This Holiday Season With a Pet and Make a Homeless Animal’s Dreams Come True (November 21, 2017)
      • Beagle Receiving Life-saving Care at the Ottawa Humane Society After Being Shot in the Head (November 17, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Nov. 12 (November 7, 2017)
      • Keep Pets Safe This Halloween With Six Tips From the Ottawa Humane Society (October 31, 2017)
      • Howl for Halloween at the Ottawa Humane Society this Saturday! (October 26, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Oct. 15 (October 10, 2017)
      • Important Animal Welfare Update: Statement From the Ottawa Humane Society (October 4, 2017)
      • Surprisingly Hot Fall Temperatures Mean Dogs Still in Danger if Left Alone in Cars: Ottawa Humane Society (September 22, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Honours Community’s Contributions at its Annual General Meeting (September 20, 2017)
      • Join the Ottawa Humane Society at Lansdowne Park This Saturday and Wiggle, Waggle, Walk or Run to Save Animal Lives (September 8, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Throwing Party to Cheer Up Two Cats Who’ve Spent a Year Waiting to Be Adopted (August 31, 2017)
      • ALERT: Ottawa Humane Society in Desperate Need of Foster Homes to Help With Summer Population Spike  (August 9, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Aug. 13 (August 8, 2017)
      • Keep Pets Safe This Long Weekend by Not Leaving Them in a Hot Car: Ottawa Humane Society (August 2, 2017)
      • Increased Danger to Pets Left Alone in Cars as High Temperatures Hit the City: Ottawa Humane Society (July 12, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Makes First FIV-Positive Cats Available for Adoption (July 4, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, July 9 (July 4, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Nearly Full in Advance of Busiest Weekend of the Year, Needs Community’s Help to Avert a Crisis (June 30, 2017)
      • Annual Influx of Spooked, Lost Pets the Dark Side to Canada Day Festivities: Ottawa Humane Society (June 28, 2017)
      • The Ottawa Humane Society is Throwing a Kitten Shower This Sunday and Everyone’s Invited! (June 23, 2017)
      • Cute Overload as Kittens in Need of a Second Chance Overtake the Ottawa Humane Society (June 15, 2017)
      • Deadly Summer Danger: Ottawa Humane Society Treating Two Cats for High Rise Syndrome (June 12, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society Asking Community to Boycott Friday Bull Riding Event at TD Place (June 7, 2017)
      • Found A Baby Animal? Check With The Experts For How To Help (May 18, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, May 7 (May 2, 2017)
      • Celebrate A Hoppy Easter With the Animals This Sunday at the Ottawa Humane Society! (April 6, 2017
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, April 9 (April 5, 2017)
      • Be on the Lookout for Lost, Scared Pets After Fire at Baseline and Merivale Row Houses: Ottawa Humane Society (March 13, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, March 12 (March 7, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Feb. 12 (February 7, 2017)
      • Protect Pets From Dangerously Cold Temperatures Forecast to Hit Ottawa Tonight (January 13, 2017)
      • Ottawa Humane Society to Hold Microchip Clinic Sunday, Jan. 8 (January 3, 2017)

      2016 Press releases

       

      Important Animal Welfare Update: Statement from the Ottawa Humane Society

      We have an update on some changes coming to the way the Ottawa Humane Society operates in our community.

      The first is that City of Ottawa Bylaw Services will be transporting injured stray domestic pets and wildlife effective January 5, 2017, rather than OHS. As of that date, Ottawa residents should call 311 for help with injured stray animals and wildlife. Animals will continue to be brought to the OHS for care.

      This significant change will be better for the animals. It will cut down on the confusion in our community we saw this past year about who to call if an animal needs emergency transportation to the OHS. It will reduce an inefficient system, so that we can focus efforts on what will do more for animals.

      Our first priority has always been, and will continue to be, the animals in our community. The OHS will continue its work rescuing animals once they arrive at the shelter, with lifesaving veterinary care, food and shelter. We will continue to work with our partners in wildlife rehabilitation to save as many injured wild animals as possible.

      The second change is that we will be increasing our intervention with dogs with behaviour issues, to help more of them find new homes. And, we will work more on advocacy, championing animal welfare for our community. Planning is underway to identify the resources available and the models to use to achieve both goals. Investment in both is expected in our new fiscal year in April.

      These changes stem in part from incidents in 2016. You may recall that year, we spoke up when the OSPCA tried to take away the voice of our community — your voice — in animal welfare by taking away our voting rights. We joined six other humane societies in court to get back your vote. The OSPCA responded by stripping our officers of their power to investigate animal cruelty. Last month, a judge dismissed our case. Obviously we don’t agree with the outcome, but for the good of the animals, we will not be pursuing an appeal but will be focusing on ensuring a better future for Ottawa’s animals.

      Thank you for your understanding over the past while. With your support, we remain committed to integrity in everything we do for the animals and for our community. This promise was reaffirmed last year, when we achieved prestigious accreditation from Imagine Canada’s Standards Program, recognizing excellence in non-profit accountability, transparency and governance.

      We’ll continue to keep you updated as our planning moves forward to become an even stronger voice for the animals in our community.

      Bruce Roney
      Executive Director

      Wildlife Problems

      If you find a sick or injured wild animal, here are the steps you can take. If you need more help, call the City of Ottawa at 311.

      For large wildlife, such as deer, moose and bear, please call Ottawa Police Services at 613-236-1222.

      As urban development encroaches on previously untamed areas, more human-wildlife conflicts result. These animals have largely managed to adapt well to our presence. Humans, on the other hand, are still mastering this living arrangement. It is important for people to understand the need for effective, lasting, and humane solutions to occasional conflicts with wildlife.

      Here are the solutions to some common wildlife problems:

      • I found an injured or sick wild animal.
      • I found an injured or sick wild bird.
      • I’m having problems with wild animals on or around my property.
      • Does the OHS rent or sell humane traps for wild animals?
      • I found a juvenile or baby animal.
      • I found a turtle or a tortoise.
      • I found a bat in my house.
      • I’m thinking of hiring a wildlife control agency to deal with a wild animal problem – what should I ask them?
      • Help! My dog was sprayed by a skunk!

      If you can’t find the answer to your wildlife question and it’s not an emergency, contact the Ottawa Humane Society at 613-725-3166 ext. 223, or send us an email.

      Emergencies

      If an animal’s life is in immediate distress as a result of cruelty or neglect, contact the police at 911. To report animal cruelty or neglect, call Animal Welfare Services at 1-833-9ANIMAL.

      If you find a sick or injured stray animal with no owner in sight, or a wild animal, call the City of Ottawa at 311.

      Find out what to do for non-urgent wildlife issues.

      Emergency clinics in Ottawa

      Once an animal is rescued, it is brought to the Ottawa Humane Society or a veterinary clinic (outside of regular OHS hours) for an exam and to be stabilized. If the animal has extensive injuries and is in immediate distress, and where the owner cannot be located within a reasonable amount of time, the animal may be humanely euthanized to prevent further suffering. All decisions on treatment and euthanasia are made in consultation with a veterinarian.

      The OHS makes every attempt to find the owner — but please do your part by ensuring that your animal companions are identified with a microchip, collar and tag. If the animal’s owner is located, the owner is required to reimburse the OHS for all expenses incurred in caring for their pet.

      If you have been bitten or scratched by a stray animal, please seek immediate medical attention and contact the City of Ottawa at 311.

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