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