Board of Health

October 26, 1999

To: Board of Health

From: Councillor Irene Jones, Chair, Animal Services Advisory Subcommittee

Subject: Regulating guards dos and poisons and adhesives

Recommendations:

The Animal Services Advisory Subcommittee recommends that a by-law not be established for regulating the use of guard dogs as this matter is covered under the City's By-law respecting Animals and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

The Subcommittee further reports having referred the matter of regulating the use of poisons and adhesives to Toronto Animal Services and Legal staff with a request that they provide more information from the Province on jurisdictional matters, on existing policies in former municipalities and on identifying other humane methods.

Background:

The Animal Services Advisory Subcommittee, at its meeting on October 21, 1999, and at the Board's request on December 1, 1998, gave further consideration to the feasibility of establishing future by-laws for regulating the use of guards dogs and the use of poisons and adhesives.

The Subcommittee also had before it for consideration an extract on guard dog licenses, submitted by Ms. Daniela Quaglia, Toronto Humane Society.

Councillor Irene Jones

Chair, Animal Services Advisory

Subcommittee of the Board of Health

c: Medical Officer of Health

Attn: Ms. Eletta Purdy, Manager, Toronto Animal Services

City Solicitor, Attn: Ms. Jane Speakman

Toronto Humane Society, Attn: Ms. Daniela Quaglia