Thursday was the final day Fort McMurray residents could claim pets that were collected after the city was evacuated during a massive wildfire in early May.
During the mass evacuation, some residents were forced to leave their animals behind. In the days following the evacuation, Wood Buffalo’s Municipal Law Enforcement Services, the Alberta SPCA and many other animal welfare organizations conducted the largest pet evacuation in Canadian history.
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Rescued pets have been held by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s Municipal Law Enforcement Animal Care and Control Branch.
Pets that haven’t been claimed by Thursday will be considered abandoned, and will be taken to rescue group adoption programs.
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Residents who have a missing pet are asked to look through the Animal Control In-Care Gallery.
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