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Animal by-laws create controversy

From dangerous dogs to feral cat colonies, backyard chickens to bees

by MORRIS A
Published in August 2017 - Page 31

There are millions of cats and dogs in Canada – over 16 million to be exact. With 13 million households in Canada, you can safely assume that nearly every Canadian will be responsible for caring for a pet at some point in their lifetime.

What does this mean for our communities? Animals are a unique challenge for every municipality. They have less rights than people, but they are offered more protections than property. They have

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