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If
you have found a pet you can:
Keep the pet and place a found report on our PetLynx AnimalTRACS™
Recovery System
Arrange
to drop a dog or cat off at the appropriate animal shelter, or;
Request
that Animal Control officer from the appropriate Municipality recover
the dog or cat.
For
concerns regarding stray or nuisance dogs or cats in the
Municipalities of:
The
City of Greater Sudbury,
The Town of Espanola,
The Town of Massey,
or
stray or nuisance dogs, in the Municipalities of:
The
Town of Nairn-Hyman,
The Township of Baldwin (McKerrow),
The Town of Webbwood,
The Town of Walford,
The Town of Spanish,
CALL:
(705)
673-DOGS (3647).
8:30
AM - 6 PM, 7 days a week*
*Closed
on Statuatory Holidays!
If
you have found a dog or cat in any of the Municipalities above that
you cannot care for you can call to arrange to drop it off at the
animal shelter during office hours or call to request a pick up.
If
you need the animal picked up it is best if you call early in the
day to make the arrangements. We ask that you take steps to confine
the dog or cat until the animal control officer arrives, and that
you immediately call the shelter in the event the owners claim the
animal or the animal is no longer in your possession for whatever
reason.
After
Hours and Statuatory Holidays:
For
concerns regarding injured dogs or cats, or situations where
a dog or cat are a threat to public safety in the municipalities
listed above;
Call:
(705) 673-DOGS (3647) and press 1 for emergencies.
Lost
and found reports may be placed anytime by anyone on our PetLynx AnimalTRACS™
Recovery System.
 Click
here to place a found report
All
stray dog or cats bought to the shelter, or recovered by our Animal
Control Officers regardless of their condition are entered into the
PetLynx AnimalTRACS™ Recovery System as soon as possible, if
not before, their recovery.
Click
here to place a lost animal report
For
stray or nuisance dogs in other Municipalities:
Markstay-Warren,
call: (705) 853-4536,
French
River; call: (705) 898-2294,
Parry Sound; call: (705) 746-2413.
For
other municipalities consult the BLUE PAGES in your local telephone
directory!
Concerns
about stray or nuisance dogs in unorganized areas
may be addressed by the Ontario Provincial
Police
Click here for
the OPP's web site
1-888-310-1122
1-888-310-1133 (TTY)
Concerns
about stray dogs or cats in unorganized areas
may be addressed by the Ontario Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals
Lost
and found reports for these areas may be placed anytime by anyone
on our PetLynx AnimalTRACS™ Recovery System.
Click
here to place a found report
Click
here to place a lost animal report
If you have found a pet and are prepared to care for it there are
a few things you should know:
If
a person finds an animal and in good faith keeps the animal until
the owners come forward, you must contact the authorities in your
area to report finding the animal.
Click
here to place a found report
Animal
Control is a municipal responsibility, so if your Municipality is
not listed above, consult the blue pages in your local telephone directory.
If
you are ultimately willing provide the animal with a good home, there
is no offence in possessing the animal, and you become the owners
by the fact that you possess it.
However
if the rightful owner ever comes forward they could compel you to
relinquish the pet, assuming it could be proven they are the rightful
owners.
Remember
as the owners or possessors of any animal you are responsible
for it. This means you can be held liable if it damages persons or
property, and found negligent if you fail to provide proper care,
including veterinary attention when required.
While
you may be able to recover expenses from an owner if one ever comes
forward, there are no legal protections for this. Most animal control
agencies (including this one) can only provide care for animals in
their possession.
Once
you decide to keep the pet and you are satisfied that no one is looking
for it you should have the animal spayed or neutered and the law requires
that you register the pet with your municipality and bring it to a
veterinarian for a rabies vaccination.
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