Animal Welfare Services

• After sustained pressure on Marineland probe, Ontario animal welfare body opens up

  Ontario's little-known team of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty investigators recently issued its first-ever news release, years after launching in 2020.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2024
  
• Fort Erie man facing charges for locking dogs in commercial storage locker

  A man in his 30s is facing multiple charges for allegedly locking two canines inside a storage unit located within a commercial storage premise on Garrison Road.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2023
  
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• Peterborough County woman charged after videos show horse being dragged by vehicle, bleeding

  Videos show a horse tied and being dragged by a vehicle and also bleeding extensively from its legs.

  Crime

  Nov 28, 2022
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• More than 200 sled dogs to remain in Ontario’s care, tribunal finds

  Four of the dogs have died in government care as the case made its way through the Animal Care Review Board, a quasi-judicial agency, which noted the deaths in its decision.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2022
• 5 cattle euthanized among nearly 100 removed from property near Warsaw, Ont.

  On the advice of a veterinarian, Animal Welfare Services removed approximately 100 cattle from a property on County Road 4 just north of Warsaw, Ont.

  Environment

  Jan 6, 2022
• ‘Distressed’ cattle seized from property near Warsaw in Peterborough County

  Animal Welfare Services removed cattle from a property on County Road 4 just north of Warsaw on Thursday.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2021