pets & animals

The moose that wandered onto the Queensway on Thursday, (Ottawa Police) Rest in peace, unknown moose. That moose that wandered onto Highway 417 early Thursday morning, disrupting traffic while also enchanting Twitter, was shot after provincial wildlife officials decided an attempt to tranquilize it would be too dangerous. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikealex/19065640889/in/photolist-v2kNsn-bjXuPV-bKo8xp-rfTGvj-VKq7HF-q8CJTX-ZQVWLs-dvEWiU-oRoTu8-eaRZHW-qUq5L9-bGgBmn-p6hdne-v3LoNn-dYsuDL-Wcavan-pHfaBM-Tz5qyD-qDeMRr-dbja6c-egdv2b-cAM4M7-e3ZYKU-eZetou-erYoTm-c5Xav5-eZ3f3r-d8Ua2d-GwCNxo-hrLURi-bwgJEQ-bicQbx-GFzXw6-W2MkFf-bMjDCn-xKkBR6-ArNpaq-wN3kjM-wNxGuk-qDd7Tv) _ (Via Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind) _ Ottawa, Ontario – Calling all dog owners in the Ottawa area! You and your dog can go for a walk to support the training of guide dogs and assistance dogs. ...

_ (press release) _ Construction began this week on Ottawa’s first animal housing area in a women’s shelter. ** Interval House of Ottawa (IHO) ** , the city’s oldest shelter for women and children fleeing intimate partner violence, is renovating so they can accept pets, keeping families together and reducing abuse victims’ trauma. ...

_ North Gower rescue venturing to help rural landowners with skyrocketing cat populations _ _ (press release) _ For the last three years, ** Sandi Lawson ** has dedicated her life to rehabilitating and rehoming feral cats and kittens in the rural Ottawa area. ...

** _ Re: Family asks for community’s support to help their young dog (Jan. 1, 2017) _ ** _ By Jessica Sultan _ I just got the call from the vet, after 7+ hours of excruciating wait time during Nukka’s surgery. ...

_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – Starting Friday, January 5, the City will handle calls about sick and injured animals and will take on responsibility for transporting them.  If you see an injured domestic animal, such as a dog or cat, or small wild animal, such as a raccoon, squirrel, rabbit or skunk, please call 3-1-1. ...

The cats are back and once again are invading the ** Nepean Sportsplex ** The ** Ottawa Valley Cat Club ** will be holding their annual ** Cat Show ** on ** September 23rd and 24th, ** 2017, 9:00am - 4:00pm. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service West Criminal Investigation Unit is requesting the public’s assistance in solving a possible cruelty to animal case. A dog, described as a 9 month old Pomeranian, was found kicked and beaten by a passerby in the area of Navaho Drive and Woodroffe Avenue, police were called. ...

_ (press release) _ Ottawa Fire Services received a call at 9:05 a.m. from a very concerned neighbour. It appeared as though a dog was on the back roof of a Rowhome on Sorento Street in Barrhaven. Ottawa Fire Dispatch staff gets all kinds of requests and this one was especially perplexing. ...

The cats are back! Yes, they’re coming back to the Nepean Sportsplex for the Ottawa Valley Cat Club’s furry fall bonanza October 29th and 30th, 2016, 9:00am - 4:00pm. Come and see stunning purebred cats like the Maine Coon, Siamese, Cornish Rex, and Bengals as well as the beautiful household pets. ...