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Need urgent info from Canadian members

post #1 of 7
8/11/09 at 3:15am
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A woman in Canada has just been given an extremely abused cat taken from a neighbor. She and other neighbors had called the Humane Society numerous times, and no one ever investigated.

She has asked on another forum who to go to going over the Humane Society's head. There are still other animals in the womans apartment.

Here in the states it would be a matter for the police, and the pics she posted of that poor cat would be enough to get even the least sympathetic officers out in a hurry. When it is an actual case of horrendous deliberate abuse, do the Canadian police not handle it also?
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post #2 of 7
8/13/09 at 4:27pm
What province?

In ON. you can call the Ontario SPCA, here is their website: www.ontarioscpa.ca I don't find that the humane society really does much... you can also try Animal Care and Control for that area.

From what I recall, the police get involved if one of the other agencies request them to do so.

I really don't know much about the other provinces though.
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post #3 of 7
8/14/09 at 5:30am
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By strange twist of fate, when she was at the vet with the one cat she had gotten from the house the head of the local Humane Society showed up with a dog. All animals were removed from the house in short order, hopefully criminal charges will follow. The pics she posted of the first cat had me awake for the better part of two nights. I can not comprehend how people are capable of such things.
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post #4 of 7
8/14/09 at 5:53am
Whoever it was at the Humane Society who wasn't willing to help should be fired! Someone was being lazy and didn't want to do anything.
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post #5 of 7
8/14/09 at 11:25am
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Originally Posted by AddieBee View Post
Whoever it was at the Humane Society who wasn't willing to help should be fired! Someone was being lazy and didn't want to do anything.
It would seem that they were in the wrong job anyway. I don't know that I would be tough enough to see what they do on a daily basis without cracking up, but anyone who is able to sit on their behind when something like that is going on is almost as bad as the person doing it.

I'm glad there was a happy ending for the animals she had, but would be much happier to see an update stating she was getting intensive mental health treatment and was no longer allowed to own animals. And that her infants were permanantly removed to safty also. Sounded like a very sick young woman.
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post #6 of 7
8/24/09 at 2:58pm
In my city, in Ontario, animal cruelty laws were recently passed...finally. Wherever this woman/animal abuser lives....hopefully the removal of animals due to abuse will trigger CAS to enter to evaluate any minor children...then hopefully they will evaluate the woman and treat her for whatever problems she is having.

Thank goodness the animals were rescued...
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post #7 of 7
8/24/09 at 5:32pm
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An update was posted today, the three kittens have found homes. Not sure about the injured mama cat yet, she may have a home or she may stay with the gal who took her in. The cat the Humane Society removed had to be euthanized.
The abuser was arrested on drug charges a few days later! Hopefully seriouse enough that she'll do a little time and the kids will be sent somewhere safe.
It's a shame that we live in a world where animal abuse alone isn't enough to get them locked up, but cats don't vote.
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