Overview of OHS Cats for Seniors Program

An accomplished strategic leader, Miles Duggal has served in both profit and non-profit environments utilizing his sales experience to enhance growth and efficiency. Since 2016, he has served as the CEO of We Planet Earth, a company that helps clients find good strategies for charity fundraising campaigns. Besides his professional accomplishments, Miles Duggal is actively involved in multiple organizations, including the Ottawa Humane Society.

Ottawa Humane Society is a registered community and non-profit organization whose membership comprises community members and volunteers. Since 1888, the organization has led efforts to offer a haven for homeless, sick and, injured animals in Ottawa.

To achieve its mandate, the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) has multiple programs, including the Cats for Seniors program. This initiative enables interested adopters to identify the best companions who match their homes and lifestyles. The adoption process begins with an interested prospective adopter filling in a questionnaire which is submitted to OHS. OHS adoptions counselors are then tasked with the process of finding an ideal match.

After identification, an interested adopter organizes a meet and greet session with the selected cat and decides whether to take it home with them. Through this program, cats find loving homes while owners enjoy the physical, emotional, and psychological benefits of pet ownership. The cats for Seniors program helps connect cats and pet owners in an environment that enhances lifelong bonds.

World Animal Protection

As CEO of We Planet Earth (WPE) since 2016, Miles Duggal leads a team of experts in finding and implementing effective marketing strategies for charities internationally. Miles Duggal is also the founder of the company and has grown it to generate $20 million in long-term charity pledges. One of the charities that has benefited from WPE is World Animal Protection.

World Animal Protection is an animal welfare organization that has offices in 14 countries working to protect animals in communities, on farms, in disaster zones, and in the wild. The organization is currently campaigning for support to help elephants being cruelly treated at Amer Fort in Rajasthan, India. The elephants are taken from their mothers at a young age and are harshly trained to be used as a tourist attraction. The bull hooks that handlers use to control them cause injuries that are exacerbated by the weight of the heavy seats and tourists they carry. When they are not working, these elephants are chained, causing further trauma and preventing them from socializing with each other.

By encouraging supporters to sign a petition, World Animal Protection hopes to convince the Rajasthan government to end the harsh treatment of Amer Fort elephants.