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Couple finds stolen dog — 600 km from home
WINNIPEG — A missing family dog was reunited with its family in Winnipeg after a 600-km trek from home.
Boo’s owners Rich Ducharme and Sonia Chaves had been searching tirelessly for their beloved Lhasa Apso/miniature poodle after she went missing last week when thieves broke into their home.
After receiving a tip to look for Boo in northern Manitoba, they started e-mailing photos of the dog to various northern towns, as far as The Pas, 600 km away.
Shawna Robertson, the town administrator, sent it over to the town’s animal pound, where, as luck would have it, Boo had been dropped off anonymously on Friday night.
“You do realize that you are six hours away?” Robertson said in her reply to Ducharme and Chaves, giving them the good news.
The couple didn’t care how far they had to go. They drove there the same night to pick up their beloved pooch.
“A lot of people are calling it a Christmas miracle,” Chaves said.
They couldn’t be happier to have her back.
“We aren’t letting her leave our sight,” Chaves said.
https://www.torontosun.com/2013/12/19/couple-finds-stolen-dog-600-km-from-home
WINNIPEG — A missing family dog was reunited with its family in Winnipeg after a 600-km trek from home.
Boo’s owners Rich Ducharme and Sonia Chaves had been searching tirelessly for their beloved Lhasa Apso/miniature poodle after she went missing last week when thieves broke into their home.
After receiving a tip to look for Boo in northern Manitoba, they started e-mailing photos of the dog to various northern towns, as far as The Pas, 600 km away.
Shawna Robertson, the town administrator, sent it over to the town’s animal pound, where, as luck would have it, Boo had been dropped off anonymously on Friday night.
“You do realize that you are six hours away?” Robertson said in her reply to Ducharme and Chaves, giving them the good news.
The couple didn’t care how far they had to go. They drove there the same night to pick up their beloved pooch.
“A lot of people are calling it a Christmas miracle,” Chaves said.
They couldn’t be happier to have her back.
“We aren’t letting her leave our sight,” Chaves said.
https://www.torontosun.com/2013/12/19/couple-finds-stolen-dog-600-km-from-home
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I'd make that drive in a heartbeat.
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Hamilton, dog left out in this cold weather!
Hamilton, dog left out in this cold weather!
When frigid temperatures like Tuesday’s hit, humans are encouraged to spend most of their time inside and stay warm. But -38 C with the wind chill can also be down right dangerous for pets.
Dogs that do not have a heavy coat or aren’t acclimatized to the cold shouldn’t be outdoors for more than five to 10 minutes at a time, said Dr. Douglas Hall, a veterinarian at the Dundas Animal Hospital.
And if a dog is left outside with the owner nowhere to be found, “you should put a call into the SPCA,” Hall said. “From a good Samaritan stand point, you could bring blankets to warm the dog up or bring warm water to keep the dog hydrated.”
And in fact, cold spells are a busy time for the SPCA. Sarah Mombourquepte, an SPCA animal protection offices, said her department receives a “large influx of calls” from concerned people about animals being kept outside when the cold weather hits.
Jill Foote-Forsythe, is one of those callers and also one of those good Samaritans. She has been risking the anger of her neighbour, entering onto the property next door to tend to a cold dog left outdoors.
She has been taking care of Tiger, a Portuguese Fila left outside overnight Monday when the temperatures felt like 30 below.
Foote-Forsythe said Tiger is the guard dog for a construction company that abuts her property in Hannon.
“He lives strictly outside, 24/7,” she said. “He has a plywood house and he’s absolutely frozen.”
Upon looking at pictures of the breed, Dr. Hall said despite the dog’s large size, it has a short coat.
“I don’t think this breed should be left out,” he said.
Foote-Forsythe said she’s called the local SPCA, Hamilton Police and the city’s animal control several times leading up to Tuesday’s cold snap, but hasn’t got much of a response yet.
The Hamilton-Burlington SPCA confirmed there is an investigator working on this case, however that investigator was not in the office at the time of CBC’s call.
On Monday night, Foote-Forsythe visited Tiger and found him shivering, with snow inside his roughly 3 by 2.5 foot dog house, and no food or water, she said. She left him blankets to keep warm overnight.
She returned around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, and found him “shivering uncontrollably.” His water was frozen solid.
“He didn’t even want to come out,” she said. “He came to me and stuck to me like glue. So I bundled him up [in a warm blanket].”
Foote-Forsythe said Tiger has lived on the property for about two years, since he was about 8 weeks old.
“I’ll go [visit him] and he’ll be skin and bones... in a bad condition,” she said, adding he spends his days chained up.
Her attempts to speak to Tiger’s owner have been futile, she said. She either gets no response or something along the lines of “stay off my property.”
“I know I’m not supposed to trespass but I can’t leave him...not with my conscience,” she said.
According to the SPCA, provincial law states that dogs are allowed to live outdoors 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“They need to have shelter that is appropriate and adequate for the breed type,” Mombourquepte said. “Body mass, coats are all different... it’s all dependent on the individual breed.”
For all breeds, the shelter must be dry and the right size for the dog to conserve body heat, she said. A big shed, for example, is not adequate because it would likely be far too large for any body heat to bounce back to the dog.
“A good dog house is big enough for the dog to stretch and lie down comfortably,” Mombourquepte said, “and has [insulation].”
Again, an appropriate size is dependent on the breed, she said. The dog also should have “adequate and appropriate food and water.”
“That means the dog is getting fed to maintain an adequate body weight for that dog and water to keep up proper hydration,” she said.
In severe cold or very warm temperatures, the dog might need more water than normal to keep hydrated, she said.
CBC Hamilton was not able to contact the owner of the company through his office and cell phone.
Hamilton, dog left out in this cold weather!
When frigid temperatures like Tuesday’s hit, humans are encouraged to spend most of their time inside and stay warm. But -38 C with the wind chill can also be down right dangerous for pets.
Dogs that do not have a heavy coat or aren’t acclimatized to the cold shouldn’t be outdoors for more than five to 10 minutes at a time, said Dr. Douglas Hall, a veterinarian at the Dundas Animal Hospital.
And if a dog is left outside with the owner nowhere to be found, “you should put a call into the SPCA,” Hall said. “From a good Samaritan stand point, you could bring blankets to warm the dog up or bring warm water to keep the dog hydrated.”
And in fact, cold spells are a busy time for the SPCA. Sarah Mombourquepte, an SPCA animal protection offices, said her department receives a “large influx of calls” from concerned people about animals being kept outside when the cold weather hits.
Jill Foote-Forsythe, is one of those callers and also one of those good Samaritans. She has been risking the anger of her neighbour, entering onto the property next door to tend to a cold dog left outdoors.
She has been taking care of Tiger, a Portuguese Fila left outside overnight Monday when the temperatures felt like 30 below.
Foote-Forsythe said Tiger is the guard dog for a construction company that abuts her property in Hannon.
“He lives strictly outside, 24/7,” she said. “He has a plywood house and he’s absolutely frozen.”
Upon looking at pictures of the breed, Dr. Hall said despite the dog’s large size, it has a short coat.
“I don’t think this breed should be left out,” he said.
Foote-Forsythe said she’s called the local SPCA, Hamilton Police and the city’s animal control several times leading up to Tuesday’s cold snap, but hasn’t got much of a response yet.
The Hamilton-Burlington SPCA confirmed there is an investigator working on this case, however that investigator was not in the office at the time of CBC’s call.
On Monday night, Foote-Forsythe visited Tiger and found him shivering, with snow inside his roughly 3 by 2.5 foot dog house, and no food or water, she said. She left him blankets to keep warm overnight.
She returned around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, and found him “shivering uncontrollably.” His water was frozen solid.
“He didn’t even want to come out,” she said. “He came to me and stuck to me like glue. So I bundled him up [in a warm blanket].”
Foote-Forsythe said Tiger has lived on the property for about two years, since he was about 8 weeks old.
“I’ll go [visit him] and he’ll be skin and bones... in a bad condition,” she said, adding he spends his days chained up.
Her attempts to speak to Tiger’s owner have been futile, she said. She either gets no response or something along the lines of “stay off my property.”
“I know I’m not supposed to trespass but I can’t leave him...not with my conscience,” she said.
According to the SPCA, provincial law states that dogs are allowed to live outdoors 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“They need to have shelter that is appropriate and adequate for the breed type,” Mombourquepte said. “Body mass, coats are all different... it’s all dependent on the individual breed.”
For all breeds, the shelter must be dry and the right size for the dog to conserve body heat, she said. A big shed, for example, is not adequate because it would likely be far too large for any body heat to bounce back to the dog.
“A good dog house is big enough for the dog to stretch and lie down comfortably,” Mombourquepte said, “and has [insulation].”
Again, an appropriate size is dependent on the breed, she said. The dog also should have “adequate and appropriate food and water.”
“That means the dog is getting fed to maintain an adequate body weight for that dog and water to keep up proper hydration,” she said.
In severe cold or very warm temperatures, the dog might need more water than normal to keep hydrated, she said.
CBC Hamilton was not able to contact the owner of the company through his office and cell phone.
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For fuck sakes, take the dog inside!
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Trust me on this, I've dealt with the Hamilton SPCA and Animal Control and what a couple of fucked up agencies these are! It's not a police matter, it's not an Animal Control matter; it's a matter for the SPCA and the Ontario SPCA should be stepping in here. Too many players, no leaders in this matter.
In fact, this is how it works!
Barking=City of Hamilton by-law enforcement.
Off leash=City of Hamilton animal control.
Cruelty or neglect=SPCA
Emergency attack=Police
No wonder Hamilton is so fucked up! The politicians and administrative civil servants are fucked in the head!
In fact, this is how it works!
Barking=City of Hamilton by-law enforcement.
Off leash=City of Hamilton animal control.
Cruelty or neglect=SPCA
Emergency attack=Police
No wonder Hamilton is so fucked up! The politicians and administrative civil servants are fucked in the head!
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This really pisses me off.
I would like too see the name of the construction company put out there for all to see.
Let's see if they react to a whole maelstrom of public pressure.
I would like too see the name of the construction company put out there for all to see.
Let's see if they react to a whole maelstrom of public pressure.
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Maurice Boscorelli said:
Watch CHCH 11pm news or check their website, it was briefly posted/named.
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HOF said:
Can't find any mention of it on their website.
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It was just on at 6pm.
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https://www.chch.com/dog-left-cold/
155 Glover Road, Hamilton
The property owner is Tony Silva (not the dog's owner) and he evicted the tenant today who owns the dog. The dog's owner is named Milton.
I would like to kick Milton right in the balls and continue to kick him until he passes out.
155 Glover Road, Hamilton
The property owner is Tony Silva (not the dog's owner) and he evicted the tenant today who owns the dog. The dog's owner is named Milton.
I would like to kick Milton right in the balls and continue to kick him until he passes out.
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A story we ran earlier tonight about a dog being chained up and left out in the cold at a Hamilton business has generated enormous reaction. Our newsroom and Facebook page have been flooded with emails and comments about the conditions Tiger has been exposed to in this dangerously cold weather.
Mary-Ellen writes: “We are very concerned about the dog Tiger. Not just for being left out in the bitter cold, but he is being neglected.”
Gail said: “It’s disgusting. Would the woman that spoke on camera on behalf of the Humane Society say the same thing about a human being outside in this weather?”
and Jackie wrote: “What the hell is wrong with people. I think someone should go let him loose.”
And Justine writes: “It absolutely sickens me that nobody has done anything to help that dog.”
So we tracked down the owner of the business and the owner of the dog tonight to hear what they had to say.
Tiger is a Portuguese Fila and until sometime Tuesday evening he’d been living outside at this Hamilton Concrete forming business on Glover Road. The Owner, Tony Silva, says he evicted the dog’s owner and he says he passed on the owners name, Milton, and phone number to the SPCA. He also says when he checked his lot before leaving this evening the dog wasn’t chained up outside anymore: “I checked, the dog is gone. I’m getting threatening calls and emails. Humane Society was after him.”
Silva also passed on Milton’s contact information to me, so I called him to get his side of the story: “I raised that dog, guard dog needs to be outside.”
When I asked Milton if he was aware of SPCA regulations about how an outdoor animal must be cared for and which Tiger was clearly lacking while we were there today. He said he didn’t know about the rules. Then I asked him how he would respond to the numerous complaints and concerns being levelled at him for how Tiger appears to be being treated: “I wonder how you respond to that. Next day, I’m there and put more water.”
When we were there earlier today, his water had frozen and Jill Forsythe told us she would regularly bring him warm water which Tiger would gulp down. Forsythe says she can’t imagine keeping a dog outside in this kind of weather: “My lips are frozen and we’ve only been out here a few minutes so I can imagine 24 hours 7 days a week of this is just not right.”
We also asked the SPCA about Tiger’s treatment. Since the organization regularly reminds pet owners to bring animals inside in this weather, the answer from Vivian LaFlamme surprised us: “Those animals will climatize to the weather and will build up an undercoat beneath their outer exterior that protects them from the wind and cold temperatures.”
Neither Tony Silva nor Tiger’s owner Milton said they knew where the dog was when I spoke to them Tuesday evening. We’ll keep following this story and see what more we can find out.
Mary-Ellen writes: “We are very concerned about the dog Tiger. Not just for being left out in the bitter cold, but he is being neglected.”
Gail said: “It’s disgusting. Would the woman that spoke on camera on behalf of the Humane Society say the same thing about a human being outside in this weather?”
and Jackie wrote: “What the hell is wrong with people. I think someone should go let him loose.”
And Justine writes: “It absolutely sickens me that nobody has done anything to help that dog.”
So we tracked down the owner of the business and the owner of the dog tonight to hear what they had to say.
Tiger is a Portuguese Fila and until sometime Tuesday evening he’d been living outside at this Hamilton Concrete forming business on Glover Road. The Owner, Tony Silva, says he evicted the dog’s owner and he says he passed on the owners name, Milton, and phone number to the SPCA. He also says when he checked his lot before leaving this evening the dog wasn’t chained up outside anymore: “I checked, the dog is gone. I’m getting threatening calls and emails. Humane Society was after him.”
Silva also passed on Milton’s contact information to me, so I called him to get his side of the story: “I raised that dog, guard dog needs to be outside.”
When I asked Milton if he was aware of SPCA regulations about how an outdoor animal must be cared for and which Tiger was clearly lacking while we were there today. He said he didn’t know about the rules. Then I asked him how he would respond to the numerous complaints and concerns being levelled at him for how Tiger appears to be being treated: “I wonder how you respond to that. Next day, I’m there and put more water.”
When we were there earlier today, his water had frozen and Jill Forsythe told us she would regularly bring him warm water which Tiger would gulp down. Forsythe says she can’t imagine keeping a dog outside in this kind of weather: “My lips are frozen and we’ve only been out here a few minutes so I can imagine 24 hours 7 days a week of this is just not right.”
We also asked the SPCA about Tiger’s treatment. Since the organization regularly reminds pet owners to bring animals inside in this weather, the answer from Vivian LaFlamme surprised us: “Those animals will climatize to the weather and will build up an undercoat beneath their outer exterior that protects them from the wind and cold temperatures.”
Neither Tony Silva nor Tiger’s owner Milton said they knew where the dog was when I spoke to them Tuesday evening. We’ll keep following this story and see what more we can find out.
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