Articles Tagged: welfare

What non-dog owners wish dog owners knew

Over many years of policing in a major city, I have responded to numerous calls involving dog complaints

The strengthened OSPCA act

Sgt. Dave Mounsteven vividly recalls the first time his canine partner saved his life. He was arresting a man outside an Oshawa bar when the man’s brother jumped on his back.

Rdogs: Canada’s day for dogs

Nobody notices the good dogs. Responsible dog owners who train and socialize, scoop the poop, keep their dogs leashed except in off-leash areas,

Michael Vick’s dogs: Update

Part of the most sensational dogfighting scandal in recent years will wrap up…

Bad business: Dogs for rent

The concept of renting a pooch for a day, a weekend, or even a month and then giving him back to the rental company has brought howls of protest

The story of A-K

The call, anonymous, came in at 5 p.m., Friday, May 11, 2007: A dog in distress left on an apartment balcony. Windsor, Ont., OSPCA agents Amy Nardella and Shane Pearson responded.

Caring classrooms: Humane education

Donna’s friends didn’t bring the usual gifts for her birthday party – CDs, jewellery, clothes. Instead, they shopped for bags of kibble, Kongs, rawhide chews and other doggy treats. It’s not that Donna had a new puppy; she and her friends were just acting on the lessons they’d learned in their classroom’s humane-education program.

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