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Holy cats!
Eight-week-old sisters Dixie, Cricket and Ruby are part of the annual kitten boom that’s landed on the Ottawa Humane Society this spring and summer. The trio scamper around the room, sniff admirers’ faces and scale with tiny claws anyone trying to hold them.
“We get lots of kittens during the kitten season,” manager of admissions and re-homing Sarah Oswald said, snuggling one of the trio. “So far since April 1, we’ve had 583 kittens like this little one right here.”
And more come in every day.
The reason is obvious — even felines’ fancies turn to romance in the spring.
It puts a real strain on the humane society, which is underscoring its message of spaying and neutering pets and keeping cats indoors and even taking its message to the pet owners of the future.
With the arrival of all the new kittens, Ariel’s chances of adoption go down. The cuddly six-year-old cat has been at the shelter for 216 days and is in serious need of a loving owner. The Ottawa Humane Society has had 600 kittens arrive since April 1st, with 92 still in need of adoption from their 26 satellite locations. JULIE OLIVER /POSTMEDIA
Over the summer and PD days this year, 360 kids will learn how to care for the animals, ranging from birds to bunnies to kittens, of course.
Seven-year-old Amelia Parsons jumped to use hand sanitizer before snuggling one of the kittens.
“We don’t want to spread disease from one cat to another,” she explained seriously.
Some of the kittens are orphans less than eight weeks old or were born to cats who come into the shelter. Or they’re half-grown cats younger than six months.
Many are in foster homes until they get big enough to find new homes but adoptable cats and kittens are at the society’s 27 locations in pet supply stores around the city. Kittens up for adoption can be viewed on the society’s web site at ottawahumane.ca.
But be sure to call ahead — adorable kittens will likely be adopted within hours, Oswald said.
Not so the often-overlooked older cats like shy, but sweet Ariel, age six, and the shelter’s longest resident. The black-and-white cat with an air of gentle dignity came in as a stray just before Christmas but loves daily visits from staff who stop by to see her when they arrive or leave after a shift.
“She’s absolutely lovely,” said Oswald, who is determined to find Ariel a home. “She loves to snuggle and be petted. She’s been here for 216 days and we don’t know why. She deserves to be home with a person.
“We love her so much but she deserves to have someone all to herself.”
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Eight-week-old sisters Dixie, Cricket and Ruby are part of the annual kitten boom that’s landed on the Ottawa Humane Society this spring and summer. The trio scamper around the room, sniff admirers’ faces and scale with tiny claws anyone trying to hold them.
“We get lots of kittens during the kitten season,” manager of admissions and re-homing Sarah Oswald said, snuggling one of the trio. “So far since April 1, we’ve had 583 kittens like this little one right here.”
And more come in every day.
The reason is obvious — even felines’ fancies turn to romance in the spring.
It puts a real strain on the humane society, which is underscoring its message of spaying and neutering pets and keeping cats indoors and even taking its message to the pet owners of the future.
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Some kids from a summer camp, including Aylish Levesque, 8, seemed thrilled to meet three of the newly-arrived kittens at the shelter Wednesday. The Ottawa Humane Society has had 600 kittens arrive since April 1st, with 92 still in need of adoption from their 26 satellite locations. JULIE OLIVER / POSTMEDIA
Some kids from a summer camp, including (from left): Amelia Parsons, 7, her cousin, Alainah Parsons, 8, and Matteo Fasette, 8, seemed thrilled to meet three of the newly-arrived kittens at the shelter Wednesday. The Ottawa Humane Society has had 600 kittens arrive since April 1st, with 92 still in need of adoption from their 26 satellite locations.JULIE OLIVER / POSTMEDIA
Some kids from a summer camp, including Amelia Parsons, 7, seemed thrilled to meet three of the newly-arrived kittens at the shelter Wednesday. The Ottawa Humane Society has had 600 kittens arrive since April 1st, with 92 still in need of adoption from their 26 satellite locations. JULIE OLIVER / POSTMEDIA
The Ottawa Humane Society has had 600 kittens arrive since April 1st, with 92 still in need of adoption from their 26 satellite locations. Julie Oliver/Postmedia JULIE OLIVER / POSTMEDIA
The Ottawa Humane Society has had 600 kittens arrive since April 1st, with 92 still in need of adoption from their 26 satellite locations. JULIE OLIVER / POSTMEDIA
With the arrival of all the new kittens, Ariel’s chances of adoption go down. The cuddly six-year-old cat has been at the shelter for 216 days and is in serious need of a loving owner. The Ottawa Humane Society has had 600 kittens arrive since April 1st, with 92 still in need of adoption from their 26 satellite locations. JULIE OLIVER /POSTMEDIA
With the arrival of all the new kittens, Ariel’s chances of adoption go down. The cuddly six-year-old cat has been at the shelter for 216 days and is in serious need of a loving owner. The Ottawa Humane Society has had 600 kittens arrive since April 1st, with 92 still in need of adoption from their 26 satellite locations. JULIE OLIVER /POSTMEDIA
Over the summer and PD days this year, 360 kids will learn how to care for the animals, ranging from birds to bunnies to kittens, of course.
Seven-year-old Amelia Parsons jumped to use hand sanitizer before snuggling one of the kittens.
“We don’t want to spread disease from one cat to another,” she explained seriously.
Some of the kittens are orphans less than eight weeks old or were born to cats who come into the shelter. Or they’re half-grown cats younger than six months.
Many are in foster homes until they get big enough to find new homes but adoptable cats and kittens are at the society’s 27 locations in pet supply stores around the city. Kittens up for adoption can be viewed on the society’s web site at ottawahumane.ca.
But be sure to call ahead — adorable kittens will likely be adopted within hours, Oswald said.
Not so the often-overlooked older cats like shy, but sweet Ariel, age six, and the shelter’s longest resident. The black-and-white cat with an air of gentle dignity came in as a stray just before Christmas but loves daily visits from staff who stop by to see her when they arrive or leave after a shift.
“She’s absolutely lovely,” said Oswald, who is determined to find Ariel a home. “She loves to snuggle and be petted. She’s been here for 216 days and we don’t know why. She deserves to be home with a person.
“We love her so much but she deserves to have someone all to herself.”
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