Ontario SPCA Orillia Animal Centre welcomes new manager
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Orillia, ON (Jan. 27, 2025) – The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society would like to officially welcome Janna Handiak as the new manager of the Ontario SPCA Orillia Animal Centre.
“I am so excited to work for the Ontario SPCA because helping animals find love, safety and happiness is more than a job – it’s a mission straight from the heart,” says Handiak.
Handiak takes the reins from long-time manager Carol Beard, who was with the Ontario SPCA family for over 40 years before retiring last year.
Handiak recently moved back to the area after 12 years in Ottawa, where she and her husband operated their own businesses. She is a proud mom and also shares her life with her dog Nixon and guinea pig Cocoa. When she’s not changing the lives of animals in need, Handiak is an avid traveller and advanced scuba diver, always seeking new adventures.
Handiak started the new year off on a paws-itive note, as she and her team found loving homes for 24 animals during the Ontario SPCA’s iAdopt for the Holdiays campaign, which took place from Dec. 1-24. The Orillia Animal Centre ended the year with 496 adoptions in 2024.
“My goal for the Orillia Animal Centre is to ensure it is a haven where every animal is safe and loved while we work to connect them with the perfect forever home,” says Handiak.
To learn more about the Orillia Animal Centre, and to view animals available for adoption, visit ontariospca.ca/orillia
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Media Contact
Natalie Harris
Community Outreach Coordinator,
Ontario SPCA Orillia Animal Centre
705-816-5576
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity that has been changing the lives of animals for over 150 years. The Society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need in communities across Ontario. It values all animals and advocates to treat them with respect and kindness. The Society strives to keep pets and families together and does so through a variety of community support services, such as sheltering and adoptions, including emergency sheltering, feral cat management programs, animal transfers, food distribution, humane education, animal advocacy, and spay/neuter services.
The Ontario SPCA does not receive annual government funding and relies on donations to provide programs and services to help animals in need. To learn more, or to donate, visit ontariospca.ca. Charitable Business # 88969-1044-RR0002.
The Ontario SPCA Orillia Animal Centre is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. The Anishinaabeg include the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Pottawatomi nations, collectively known as the Three Fires Confederacy.
