Our mandate is to re-establish cats and dogs abandoned in the Ottawa and surrounding area in permanent, caring homes; to prevent any further increase to the dog and cat over-population problem by spaying and/or neutering all adult abandoned pets; to prevent the spread of communicable diseases by vaccinating and providing other necessary medical care prior to their placement in permanent homes; and to promote responsible pet ownership by the dissemination of information relating to the care of pets in general and the need to spay or neuter them in particular.