The importance of Licensing Your Pet
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The importance of Licensing Your Pet
Animal Services Agency Animal Services Agency is located at: 1057 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3N8 Hours of Operation Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Kennel Hours Monday to Friday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm News The Importance of Licensing Your Pet I t’s fairly well-known that dogs over six months of age residing in Winnipeg are required to have a license. Starting January 1, 2015, Winnipeg cats will require licenses, too. And Whiskerpeg will ensure all Winnipeg pet owners get on board. Whiskerpeg is a cat rights activist demanding equality for cats! He’s changing prodog statements (Every CAT has its day!) and promoting licensing to prove that cats are worth the investment in a license, just like dogs. Adoption Hours Monday to Friday 11:00 am - 5:30 pm Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm Spay/Neuter Saves $$$ Did you know that you can save at least $35 a year on your pet license if your pet is spayed or neutered! Sterilizing your pet also helps with the pet overpopulation problem in Winnipeg. Contact your veterinarian or the Winnipeg Humane Society for low income options at: 204-888-SNAP Every year, thousands of stray dogs and cats enter animal shelters in the Winnipeg area. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of the impounded animals are returned to their homes – usually because they don’t have a license. Currently, a “Free Release” program exists for dogs and cats wearing up-to-date licenses. In most cases, Animal Services and 311 can use license tags to reunite dogs and cats with their loving owners, and the owners typically avoid fines and fees. When their furry friends are caught without a license, owners have to pay impound and boarding fees, as well as a $250 fine. Animal Services receives more than 13,000 service calls each year. Licensing fees and mill rate support help to fund services which protect and serve the animal community: • Facilities for the care of stray pets. • Reuniting stray pets with their owners, including the operation of the “Free Release” program. • Low-income spay/neuter programs to help reduce pet over-population. • A fleet of vehicles for pickup of stray animals, including aggressive ones. •Animal Services Officers to help resolve neighbourhood disputes involving animals. •Emergency services including attending house fires, car accidents and police assists to help in the removal of animals. • Emergency veterinary care. •An Adoption Program which allows animals to be adopted to new families instead of being euthanized. Purchasing or Renewing Your Pet License • Online: Winnipeg.ca/animalservices • Phone: 311 • In Person: Animal Services • 1057 Logan Avenue • Most pet supply stores, veterinary clinics, animal shelters or other retail outlets. • Renew at your bank - through your bank’s website or telepay Call 204-986-2155 to: Keep information current on your license Order a replacement license tag EASY ONLINE LICENSING • Visit Winnipeg.ca/animalservices L’importance du permis de garde d’animal domestique En général, on sait que les chiens de plus de six mois qui résident à Winnipeg doivent faire l’objet d’un permis. À compter du 1er janvier 2015, à Winnipeg, les chats devront faire l’objet d’un permis. Whiskerpeg veillera à ce que tous les propriétaires d’animaux de Winnipeg se plient au règlement. Why cat licensing? Dogs are often treated differently than cats. Every dog has its day – so why not every cat? Every year, thousands more cats than dogs end up in area animal shelters. There is a much higher household population of cats than dogs in Winnipeg. However, in spite of their status as beloved pets and companions, cats have not had to be licensed. 8,000 fans. Scared dogs needing more TLC are placed in foster homes. Sick and injured dogs receive advanced medical care. As a result of our efforts combined with licensing and donor support; adoptions have increased more than 100% in the last five years! To view pictures and videos of our pets for adoption visit Winnipeg.ca/animalservices or like us on Facebook. Dogs have had to be licensed in Winnipeg for over 100 years. It’s time for equality for cats! Want to Help? Consider Volunteering or becoming a Foster! Whiskerpeg défend les droits des chats et se bat pour l’égalité. Il vante les mérites des permis afin de prouver que les chats méritent de faire l’objet d’un permis tout autant que les chiens. Our cats’ meows have been heard. Led by cat rights activist Whiskerpeg, cats will now experience the same respect as dogs. Starting January 1, 2015, cats living in the City of Winnipeg also will have to be licensed. Chaque année, des milliers de chiens et de chats errants sont accueillis dans les refuges pour animaux de la région de Winnipeg. Malheureusement, seule une faible proportion de ces animaux rentrent chez eux parce que, souvent, ils ne font pas l’objet d’un permis. A cat license will offer some of the same benefits as a dog license including the ability for 311 to reunite lost cats 24/7 and a free release once a year if your cat is impounded. Furthermore, 50% of cat license revenues support community spay/neuter programs to help reduce cat over-population in Winnipeg. As a volunteer you get to spend time with our Adoption dogs. You can socialize dogs, walk and bath them, and help around the facility on your own schedule. Call 311 for an application and more information. You can also become a foster parent for our dogs by going to our website and getting an application and dropping it off at Animal Services. Un programme de restitution gratuite existe pour les chats et les chiens portant des permis valides. Le plus souvent, l’Agence des fourrières et le Service 311 peuvent, à l’aide des médailles d’inscription, réunir des chiens et des chats avec leur propriétaire qui évitent ainsi une amende et des frais. Annual license fees for spayed/neutered pets are only $15 for cats ($50 for intact cats). Des frais de fourrière et d’hébergement et une amende de 250 $ s’appliquent pour les animaux qui ne portent pas de preuve de permis. In the wise words of Whiskerpeg, “if you love your cat, license your cat.” To purchase a cat license visit Winnipeg.ca or call 311. L’Agence des fourrières reçoit plus de 13 000 demandes d’intervention par année. Les droits de permis et le taux par mille servent Adoptions at Animal Services à financer une partie des services qui visent et protègent les animaux, à savoir : • les installations pour le soin des animaux domestiques errants; • la réunion des animaux errants avec leur propriétaire et l’exécution du programme de restitution gratuite; • les programmes de stérilisation et de castration pour les foyers à faibles revenus, qui visent à enrayer le problème de surpopulation des animaux domestiques; • un parc de véhicules pour le ramassage des animaux errants, y compris les animaux dangereux; • des représentants de l’Agence des fourrières pour aider à résoudre les chicanes de quartier mettant en cause des animaux; • des services d’urgence en cas de feux de maison et d’accidents d’autos et pour aider la police lorsque des animaux sont ramassés; • les soins vétérinaires d’urgence; • le Programme d’adoption d’animaux de compagnie qui permet aux animaux d’être adoptés par une nouvelle famille au lieu d’être euthanasiés. With a license, not only are you protecting your own cat and giving them the same rights as dogs, but you will also be helping put countless other cats through spay/neuter programs! Volunteer Tara poses with an adoptable dog at an event. Did you know that Animal Services has a progressive dog adoption program? Animal Services staff and volunteers do as much as possible to find homes for unclaimed dogs. Our adoptable dogs appear on Winnipeg.ca, Petfinder. com, and Facebook, and receive over 300,000 “hits” a year. As a matter of fact, 95% of the dogs that enter Animal Services are either returned to their owner, adopted, or sent to a rescue! Our amazing Facebook page was created and is run by our wonderful volunteers. Winnipeg Animal Services Facebook page now has over Education is the Key to Responsible Pet Ownership The Animal Services Agency offers an education program to help promote responsible pet ownership, prevent dog bites in children, and raise Animal Services awareness in the community. The program is available to schools and various community groups and can be delivered on site or at the Animal Services Agency. If you are interested in booking an education program, please contact 311. The Rewards of Volunteering I can honestly say that volunteering with Animal Services is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Where else could I immerse myself in an activity I love, photography, and also work with dogs who I feel passionate about. At Animal Services I have had the opportunity to meet and learn from very knowledgeable staff and volunteers. I feel so fortunate to be able to work alongside of people that I respect and with whom I share a similar mindset. Here I feel I am one of a team of individuals who are working together to make a difference in the dog community. To feel passionate about something and to be able to feel that what you are doing is making a difference, is priceless. Volunteer Colleen Animal Services and WPS officers recovered this illegal American Alligator from a Winnipeg home. Sponsor a Kennel Did you know that for only $200 a year, you or your business can sponsor a kennel? A stylish plaque will be posted on the kennel thanking you for your taxdeductible donation. A dog recovers from surgery at Animal Services. RRC RAHT students examine a dog at Animal Services An Animal Services Officer poses with a snapping turtle that was captured on Henderson Hwy. The turtle was released back into the river system. To Sponsor a Kennel or to make a Tax Deductible Donation: Phone: 311 Online: Winnipeg.ca/animalservices Mail a cheque to: 1057 Logan Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3N8 Animal Services accepts donations of collars, leashes, dog treats and dog toys. Our furry friends appreciate your support! A dog poses with his new family in London. The family saw the adoptable dog on the Animal Services website and arrangements were made to fly the dog to Ontario. An Animal Services Officer responds to a house fire to care for a dog. We Welcome Donations to Animal Services! Our budget allows us to provide the basics. Donations allow us to do more. Veterinary care can be expensive. Donations help us give second chances to dogs with serious medical conditions. Heidi was found as an un-licensed stray running loose in Winnipeg. It was discovered that she had a large bladder stone. Heidi was hospitalized and required surgery. Heidi is now happy and healthy enjoying life as someone’s new best friend. With donations like yours we are able to save the lives of dogs just like Heidi and the many more that will come through our doors. Animal Services in Action! Animal Services in collaboration with the City of Winnipeg’s Aboriginal Youth Strategy recently completed a video on the role of our Agency in the community. This all-encompassing video is posted on Winnipeg.ca/animalservices and describes the benefits of licensing and even includes some fun adoption success stories! Happy Tails Excerpts from our Alumni Jori (formerly Rory) It’s been 6 amazing months since we brought Jori (he’s the one standing on the left) home and we couldn’t be happier!! He’s just a huge puppy and always a ball of energy. He’s incredibly smart and is learning so fast. It’s amazing how far he’s come since we brought him home. Submitted by Jori’s forever family, September 2014 Artist Julie Lamoureux and her adopted dog “Bucky” bought a pizza lunch for Animal Services staff and volunteers. Julie’s dog has “changed her life”! Kids play with an adoptable dog. Before and After Haircuts Paxton Just wanted to share an update. This is Paxton (aka Bagel; one of Strawberry’s puppies). We got him from Animal Services in September of 2012. He loves to cuddle and we couldn’t imagine our family without him. Thanks for all your hard work!” Submitted by Paxton’s forever family What to Do if You Lose Your Dog Topaz Fossie • Call 311 to file a lost dog report • Visit Animal Services regularly • Contact the Winnipeg Humane Society 204-982-2025 • Contact Charleswood Pound 204-895-0617 • Contact Winnipeg Lost Dog Alert on Facebook • Contact veterinary clinics • Canvas your neighbourhood and post flyers Dogs not wearing licenses are typically held 3 days at Animal Services before being placed up for adoption, sent to a rescue, or euthanized. Dogs that are wearing a valid license are held for 10 days at Animal Services. Deceased dogs and cats found on streets are usually brought to the Winnipeg Humane Society. Do you know what to do if you lose your cat? • Contact the Winnipeg Humane Society 204-982-2025 • Contact Winnipeg Lost Cat Alert on Facebook. Shelley Charlie Charlie arrived at our house September 2010. He was the lead guitarist for the punk group “unruly Boys”. Since then he has taken up modern jazz & be bop. He has given us endless joy and is such a happy, playful boy. More importantly, he has insisted that we foster other dogs so he may teach them the joys of music. We are so grateful to Animal Services for saving Charlie for us. Charlie is grateful Animal Services did not give up on him. Submitted by Charlie’s forever family