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The Ottawa Humane Society: 138 years of taking the animals nobody else took

Shelter, adoption, veterinary care, pet food assistance and education — since 1888. If you're deciding where to get a dog, or you're struggling to keep one, start here.

Ottawa Humane Society

What they do: Non-profit animal welfare organization
Where: Ottawa, Ontario
Website: ottawahumane.ca

Who they are

The Ottawa Humane Society is a non-profit animal welfare organization based in Ottawa, providing shelter, adoption, veterinary care, pet food assistance, and community education programs. They have been doing it since 1888 — working to protect and improve the lives of animals while helping build a more compassionate community for pets and the people who love them.

Two things worth knowing that people often don't:

They run pet food assistance. If you're in a bad month and choosing between your own groceries and your dog's, that is exactly the situation the program exists for. Ask before you surrender.
Adoption isn't only "problem" dogs. The shelter takes in animals for every reason a life changes — a move, a death, an illness, a landlord. Plenty of them are just dogs, waiting.

If keeping your animal has become financially impossible, call before you give up. There is a difference between a shelter you surrender to and a shelter that helps you not have to.

Why Scoop Dog supports them

We're a dog business in a city where a lot of dogs get their second chance through one building. That's the entire reason. There's no commercial angle here and we're not going to invent one — we don't refer clients to the OHS for a commission and we never will.

If you want to help them, the most useful things are usually the boring ones: donate, foster, volunteer, or adopt. All four are on ottawahumane.ca.

How the Ottawa Humane Society and Scoop Dog work together

Just adopted?

The first weeks with a new dog are chaos. Weekly scooping from $30/week takes one thing off the pile.

Fostering a dog?

Fosters cycle dogs through fast, and the yard shows it. Tell us you're fostering — we'll work with you.

Yard reset after a rough stretch

Backlog of weeks or months? We do one-time cleanups too. Nobody's judging.

Adopt, don't shop

If you're deciding where a dog comes from, start at ottawahumane.ca.

The short version

Non-profit animal welfare organization serving Ottawa since 1888.
Shelter, adoption, veterinary care, pet food assistance, and community education.
If cost is the reason you're thinking about surrendering, ask about assistance first.
Adopt, foster, volunteer or donate at ottawahumane.ca.

Questions people ask

What does the Ottawa Humane Society do?

It's a non-profit animal welfare organization providing shelter, adoption, veterinary care, pet food assistance and community education programs in Ottawa. It has operated since 1888.

How do I adopt a dog from the Ottawa Humane Society?

Adoption information, available animals and the current process are on ottawahumane.ca. Availability changes daily, so check the site directly.

I can't afford to feed my pet. Can they help?

The OHS runs a pet food assistance program. Contact them directly to ask about eligibility and current availability — reaching out early gives you more options than waiting until you're out of them.

Just adopted a dog — how soon should I start yard cleanup?

Whenever the yard starts getting away from you, which for most new dog owners is faster than expected. Scoop Dog offers weekly service from $30/week and one-time cleanups for backlogs. Get a quote.

Does Scoop Dog donate to the Ottawa Humane Society?

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About this partnership: the Ottawa Humane Society is an independent business. Scoop Dog partners with them because we work with the same Ottawa dog owners and we trust the work they do — not because either of us is paid to say so. We don't take a cut of their services, and they don't take a cut of ours unless they've joined our referral program.

Sources: Business details summarized from ottawahumane.ca and from Scoop Dog's partners page. Last reviewed: 7/12/2026.