Animal Control

 Dog Tags and Fees

Residents are required to purchase their dog tags each year.  Tags are available at the municipal office at 199 Currie Road. Invoices are sent out in January and fees are due June 1st. Dog tags are added to municipal taxes after June 1.

Fees are: 

• Dog tag (up to 3 dogs) $40.00
• Late fee after June 1 $10.00 per dog
• Kennel license is $120.00
• Replacement tag - $10.00

Lost Pet

Animal Welfare

Animal Cruelty and Welfare is regulated by the Province of Ontario.  For more information about Animal Welfare in Ontario.  To report Animal abuse or cruelty please call 1-833-926-4625.

Coyotes

People and wildlife live side by side and coyote sightings are common place in rural Ontario, even in built up areas.  If you see a coyote, keep your distance and the animal will most likely avoid you.  

More Information and Fact Sheets:

• Encounters with Coyotes
• Coyote-Proofing your Property
• Coyote Human Interactions - Best Practices

For more information on managing and preventing conflicts with coyotes please see the Ministry of Natural Resources Webpage

Sick or Injured Animals

Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre can help you, if you find wildlife that is in distress. Please contact them right away so the animal can get the help it needs. Phone: 519 264-2440 or email.

Another Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation will take in injured or orphaned wild animal, rehabilitation and returning them to the wild. Phone: 519-868-1937 or email. 

 Disease

Avian Influenza

There is a current rise in H5N1 Avian Influenza Cases. If you discover a deceased wild bird in your backyard or park, do not handle the animal, and call the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre at 1-800-673-4781. For more information visit The Ministry of Health and Longterm Care Website.

Distemper/Rabies

If you have any concerns with wildlife acting in an unnatural way, please contact the following trapper (fees are applicable) who will manage them in a humane way:  Dave Heyblom - Home (519) 764-2688  or Cell (226) 374-5176

• Humane nuisance animal removal of racoon, possums, skunk, groundhog, muskrat, beaver and feral cats
• Preventive screening installation available for skunk and groundhog burrowing.
• Livestock predator control of coyote and fox.

Resources

• Southwestern Public Health Unit 
• Health Protection & Promotion Act R.R.O. 2990, Regulation 567 - Rabies Immunization
• New Animal Welfare Legislation - Stronger Penalties and more Inspectors will keep animals safer
• Fact Sheet: Standards of Care for Dogs Kept Outdoors Under the PAWS Act
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 
• Wildlife Rehabilitators Website
• Ministry of Natural Resources website for "Living with Wildlife" 
• What You Can Do if a Wild Animal is Causing Damage to Personal Property
• Coyote Watch Canada – Coexisting with Coyotes
• Coyote Watch Canada – Report Sightings