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Authority:     Board of Health Report No. 1, Clause No. 1,
               adopted as amended by Council on February 2, 3 and 4, 1999
Enacted by Council:  February 4, 1999    CITY OF TORONTO
                                        BY-LAW No. 28-1999

                                   A By-law respecting animals.

        WHEREAS  section 210  of  the Municipal  Act  authorizes a  municipality  to pass  by-laws
respecting animals and birds; and

        WHEREAS  section 220.1  of the  Municipal Act  authorizes a  municipality to  pass by-laws
imposing fees or charges on any class of persons;

        The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:


                                              PART I
                                          INTERPRETATION

        1.     In this by-law,

                animal   means   all  species  of  fauna   excluding  humans,   fish  and  aquatic
               invertebrates;

                animal centre  means a  facility operated  by or for the  City of Toronto for  the
               keeping and disposition of stray and admitted animals;

                at large  means being found on any other property than that of the owner 
                       of the animal,  and not under  the control of  the owner, except  where the
               owner of the property permits the animal to be on his or her property;     

                bite  means piercing or  puncturing the skin  as a result of contact with  a dog's
               tooth or teeth;

                cat  means a feline of the species Felis catus;

                City  means City of Toronto;

                Council  means City of Toronto Council;

                dog  means a canine of the species Canis familiaris;

                dwelling  unit  means one room or  a group of  rooms, occupied or capable of being
               occupied  as the home or residence of one or more  persons, and containing only one
               kitchen or other facility for the preparation of meals;

                ferret  means a ferret of the subspecies Mustela putorius furo;

                keep  means to  have temporary or permanent control or possession of an animal and
               keeping has the same meaning;

                Medical Officer  of Health  means  the Medical  Officer of Health for  the City of
               Toronto Health Unit or any person acting under his or her authority;

                microchip   means an  approved Canadian  standard, encoded  identification  device
               implanted into an animal, which contains a unique code that permits or  facilitates

               access to owner information, including the name and  address of the owner, which is
               stored in a central database accessible to the Medical Officer of Health;
                muzzle  means a humane  fastening or covering device of adequate strength over the
               mouth to prevent a dog from biting;
                owner  means  a person  or persons  who possess, harbour,  or have  custody of  an
               animal and where  the owner is a minor,  the person responsible  for the custody of
               the minor;

                pigeon  means  any of  a widely  distributed family  of birds  derived from  self-
               sustaining captive populations of Columbidae;

                police work dog  means a dog trained for  and actually engaged in law  enforcement
               by any Federal, Provincial or Municipal government agency;

                protective care  means  the temporary keeping of  an animal to  a maximum  of five
               (5) days,  as a result of an  eviction, incarceration, medical or fire emergency or
               any other situation that the Medical Officer of Health deems appropriate;

                rabbit  means a European rabbit of the species Oryctolagus cuniculus.


                                             PART II
                                        PROHIBITED ANIMALS

        2.     (1)     No  person shall  keep,  either  on a  temporary  or permanent  basis,  any
prohibited animal in the City.

               (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1), prohibited animals are those classes of
animals listed in Schedule A.

               (3)     Despite subsection (1),  any person who, on the date of the passage of this
by-law,  was lawfully  keeping any  animal listed  in Schedule A  may keep  that animal  until the
animal has  died or has otherwise  been disposed of  provided the owner has  registered the animal
with the Medical Officer of Health by September 1, 1999.



        3.     Section 2 does not apply to:

               1.      The premises of a City animal centre.

               2.      The  premises of  an affiliate  or branch  of the  Ontario Society  for the
                       Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

               3.      The  premises of  an  accredited veterinary  hospital under  the care  of a
                       licensed veterinarian.

               4.      The premises of the Toronto Zoo.

               5.      The premises of facilities  accredited by the Canadian Association  of Zoos
                       and Aquariums (CAZA).

               6.      The areas of the City in which professionally produced films are being made
                       by film professionals  and film production companies,  and only temporarily
                       during filming.

               7.      The areas  of the City  in which  educational programs are  being conducted
                       with animals, if the  animals are owned by institutions accredited  by CAZA
                       or the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and only while the educational
                       programs  are  actually being  conducted,  provided that  such  programs be
                       limited to a maximum of three days at any one location.
               8.      Premises  registered  as research  facilities pursuant  to the  Animals for
                       Research Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.A.22.

               9.      The premises of  slaughterhouses licensed pursuant  to the Meat  Inspection
                       Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.5. 

               10.     The premises of the Toronto Police Department.

               11.     Domesticated Ungulates of  the families Artiodactylus and  Perissodactylus,
                       Anseriformes, Galliformes and Struthioniformes:

                       (a)    on lands owned and operated by the City listed in Schedule B; or

                       (b)    on lands zoned agricultural. 

               12.      The premises of the Toronto Wildlife Centre. 

               13.     Foster programs under  the supervision  of an  affiliate or  branch of  the
Ontario                       Society  for  the Prevention  of Cruelty  to  Animals provided  that
these programs 
                       be limited to the rehabilitation of squirrels.    


        4.     Subject to section 17, no person shall keep in any dwelling  unit more than six (6)
of any combination of  dogs, cats, ferrets and rabbits except  that any person who, on the date of
the passage of this  by-law, was lawfully keeping  more than six  (6) of any combination  of dogs,
cats, ferrets and rabbits may keep  those dogs, cats, ferrets and rabbits until they have died  or
are otherwise disposed of. 

                                             PART III
                                         CARE OF ANIMALS

        5.     Every person  who keeps an  animal within the  City's boundaries  shall provide the
animal or  cause it  to be  provided with  adequate and  appropriate care,  food, water,  shelter,
exercise, attention and veterinary care as may be required to meet the need of the species. 

        6.     If an animal is  customarily kept out of  doors, the  person having the custody  or
control of the animal shall provide  for its use at all  times a structurally sufficient, weather-
proofed and insulated enclosure of appropriate size and dimension.

        7.     (1)     No person shall  keep any animal in the  City tethered on a chain,  rope or
similar restraining device of less than three (3) metres in length.

               (2)     Every person  who has tethered an  animal shall ensure, at  all times, that
the  animal  has unrestricted movement within the  range of the tether, and that the animal cannot
suffer injury resulting from the tethering.

        8.     (1)     No person shall keep an animal within the City in an unsanitary condition.

               (2)     For the  purposes of  subsection (1),  an animal is  kept in  an unsanitary
condition  where the keeping of the animal results in an accumulation  of faecal matter, an odour,
insect infestation or rodent  attractants which endanger the  health of any person  or animal,  or
which disturbs or is likely to disturb the enjoyment, comfort or convenience of any person.

        9.     (1)     Where an animal is sheltered at a City animal centre for protective care, a
per diem sheltering fee  shall be paid to  the Medical Officer  of Health in advance  of redeeming
the animal by the owner in the amount specified in Schedule C.
               (2)     Where an animal is not redeemed  at the end of the protective  care period,
it shall be treated as an impounded animal.


                                             PART IV
                                              DOGS 

        10.    Every owner of a dog shall,

               (1)     register  the dog  with the  Medical Officer  of Health and  pay a  tag and
licence fee in the amount specified in Schedule C.

               (2)     until ceasing to be the owner of the dog, obtain a new tag and  licence for
the  dog prior  to the  expiration of  each  licence  issued for  the dog  which shall  expire the
following year on the anniversary date of its initial issuance.

               (3)     keep the tag securely  fixed at all times on  the dog for which the  tag is
issued.
 
               (4)     pay a tag  replacement fee  specified in Schedule  C in  the event the  tag
issued for the dog is lost.

        11.    (1)     No owner  of a dog  shall cause or  permit the dog to  run at large  in the
City, except as permitted  in those areas of City parks where  dogs are permitted to run at  large
as designated by City by-law.

               (2)     For  the purposes of  this by-law, a dog  shall be deemed  to be running at
large  when found in any  place other than the premises of the owner  of the dog and not under the
control of any person.

               (3)     No person shall keep  a dog off the premises  of the owner other than  on a
leash  which shall not exceed two (2) metres in length except where consent is given by the person
owning the property where the dog is found.

        12.    (1)     Sections 10 and 11 do not apply to police work dogs.

               (2)     Subsection 10(1) does not  apply to any owner of a dog  that has a lifetime
licence issued for the dog by the former City of North York, Scarborough or Toronto.

        13.    (1)     Any dog running at large contrary  to the provisions of this by-law  may be
seized and impounded by the  Medical Officer of Health.

               (2)     Where, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, a  dog seized under
subsection (1)  is  injured or ill and  should be euthanized  without delay for humane  reasons or
safety  to persons, the dog may  be euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health without permitting
any person to reclaim the dog.

               (3)  Any dog  seized by  the Medical Officer  of Health
under subsection (1)  shall be impounded for a minimum  period of
five  (5) days from the time of its impoundment, exclusive of the
day on which the dog was impounded, and days on  which the animal
centre is closed, during  which time the owner shall  be entitled
to redeem the dog.
        

               (4)     If a dog is not  redeemed within the time period referred to  in subsection
(3), the dog shall become the property of the City and may,
                       (a)    be adopted for a fee in the amount specified in Schedule C; or
                       (b)    be euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health.

               (5)     Where a dog is seized and impounded by the Medical Officer  of Health under
subsection (1),

                       (a)    a per diem impoundment  fee shall be paid to the Medical Officer  of
                              Health in advance of  redeeming the dog by  the owner in  the amount
                              specified in Schedule C; and

                       (b)    the owner shall ensure the dog is identified with a microchip.

               (6)     Where a  dog seized and  impounded by the  Medical Officer of  Health under
subsection (1)   is injured or ill  and receives veterinary care  necessary for the  well-being of
the  dog, the  Medical Officer  of Health  shall, in addition  to any  amount charged  pursuant to
subsection (5), be entitled to charge the person claiming the dog under this Part  the cost of the
veterinary care to the Medical Officer of Health.

        14.    (1)     Where the Medical Officer  of Health has reason  to believe that a  dog has
bitten a person or domestic animal, the Medical Officer of Health shall,

                       (a)    where the bite  is the first bite on record with the City, and where
                              the bite occurred  on the owner's premises,  serve the owner  with a
                              Notice of Caution;

                       (b)    serve  the owner with a Notice to  Muzzle if  in his  or her opinion
the                           bite referred to in clause 14 (1)(a) is severe;

                       (c)    where the  bite is a  second or subsequent  bite on  record with the
                              City, serve the owner with a Notice to Muzzle.

               (2)     Where the Medical Officer  of Health has reason  to believe that a  dog has
bitten a person  or domestic animal in  the City other than on  the owner's premises, the  Medical
Officer of Health shall serve the owner with a Notice to Muzzle.

        15.    (1)     An owner who is  served with a Notice of  Caution or a Notice to  Muzzle is
entitled to  a hearing by the Medical Officer of  Health who may confirm the Notice  or exempt the
owner from the muzzling requirements.

               (2)     To receive a hearing, the owner must mail or deliver to the Medical Officer
of Health within thirty  (30) days after a copy  of the Notice of Caution  or Notice to  Muzzle is
served on the owner, notice in writing requesting a hearing.

               (3)     Although a hearing may be requested, a Notice served pursuant to section 14
takes effect when it is served on the person to whom it is directed.

               (4)     Once a Notice to Muzzle  has been issued and properly served upon the owner
of the dog, no person  shall permit the dog to  be off the  premises of the owner unless  properly
muzzled.

               (5)     For the purposes of subsection 15(4), where an owner of a dog has exclusive
possession of  part of a building  or property,  premises   means that portion of  the property of
which the owner has exclusive possession.

               (6)     Once a  Notice to Muzzle has been issued and properly served upon the owner
of the dog, the owner of the dog shall ensure that the dog is identified with a microchip.
        16.    Every  owner of  a  dog shall  immediately  remove excrement  left  by  the dog  on
property anywhere within the City.
        17.    No person  shall keep  more than  three (3)  dogs in  and about  any dwelling  unit
within the  City, except that  any person  who, on  the date  of the  passage of  this by-law  was
lawfully keeping  more than  three (3)  dogs, may  keep those  dogs until  they have  died or  are
otherwise disposed of.


                                              PART V
                                               CATS

        18.    Every owner of a cat shall,

               (1)     register  the cat with  the Medical  Officer of  Health and  pay a  tag and
registration fee in  the amount specified in  Schedule D except that no  fees are payable where  a
cat  has a  lifetime identification  tag  issued by  the former  City  of Etobicoke,  North  York,
Scarborough or York or the former Borough of East York.

               (2)     until ceasing  to be the  owner of the  cat, obtain a  new tag for  the cat
prior  to the expiration of the  tag issued for the cat  which shall expire the  following year on
the anniversary date of its initial issuance.

               (3)     keep the cat tag securely fixed at all  times on the cat for which the  tag
is issued.

               (4)     pay  a tag replacement  fee specified in  Schedule D  in the event  the tag
issued for the cat is lost.

        19.    The  Medical Officer of Health may take possession of and  impound any cat found at
large where,

               (a)     in  the  opinion of  the Medical  Officer of  Health and  the owner  of the
                       property the cat is deemed to be causing damage or creating a nuisance; or

               (b)     in  the opinion of the Medical  Officer of Health, the  cat is in distress,
                       injured and/or unidentifiable. 



        20.    (1)     Where the  Medical Officer of  Health has taken  possession of a  cat under
section 19  and is of  the    opinion that  the cat  is injured or  ill and  should be  euthanized
without delay  for humane reasons or safety to  persons, the cat may  be euthanized by the Medical
Officer of Health without permitting any person to reclaim the cat.

               (2)     Where the Medical  Officer of Health  has taken possession  of a cat  under
section 19, it  shall be impounded  for a  minimum period of  five (5) days from  the time of  its
impoundment, exclusive of  the day on which  the cat was impounded, and  days on which the  animal
centre is closed, during which time the owner shall be entitled to redeem the cat.

               (3)     If the cat is not redeemed within the time period referred to in subsection
(2), the cat shall become the property of the City and may

                       (a)    be adopted for a fee in the amount specified in Schedule D; or

                       (b)    be euthanized by the Medical Officer of Health.

               (4)     Where the  Medical Officer of Health  has taken possession of a  cat or has
impounded it under section 19,
                       (a)    a per diem impoundment  fee shall be paid  to the Medical Officer of
                              Health, in advance of  redeeming the cat by the owner in the  amount
                              specified in Schedule D; and

                       (b)    the owner shall ensure the cat is identified with a microchip.

               (5)     Where the Medical Officer of  Health has taken possession of a  cat and has
impounded it under  section 19 and it  is  injured or ill  and receives veterinary care  necessary
for  the well-being of the  cat, the Medical  Officer of  Health shall, in addition  to any amount
charged  pursuant to subsection  (4) be entitled to charge the  person claiming the cat under this
Part, the cost of the veterinary care to the Medical Officer of Health.


                                             PART VI
                                       SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS

        21.    (1)     Clinics established for  spaying or neutering  dogs and cats in  the former
Cities  of Etobicoke,  North  York  and York  are continued  and referred  to as  City Spay/Neuter
Clinics.

               (2)     City  Spay/Neuter  Clinics   shall  be  operated  under   the  control  and
supervision of the Medical Officer of Health.

               (3)     No dog or cat shall be spayed or neutered at a clinic unless: 

                       (a)    the dog or cat is owned by a resident of the City;

                       (b)    the dog or cat is the property of the City; or

                       (c)    the dog or cat has been adopted from a City animal centre.

        22.    (1)     Where  a dog  or cat  is spayed or  neutered, a  fee shall  be paid  to the
Medical Officer of  Health in advance of  the spaying or neutering  being performed in  the amount
specified in Schedule E.

               (2)     Despite  subsection (1),  an  additional fee  in  the amount  specified  in
Schedule E payable in  advance of redeeming  the cat or dog may  be charged if the spay  or neuter
surgery was complicated by the physical condition, including pregnancy, of the dog or cat.


                                             PART VII
                                             PIGEONS

        23.    No person keeping pigeons  shall permit the pigeons to  stray, perch, roost or rest
upon lands, premises or  buildings of any person  or upon any public place in the  City, except on
the property of the person keeping the pigeons. 


                                            PART VIII
                                               FEES

        24.    Additional fee  schedules for services  provided by the  Medical Officer  of Health
are set out in Schedule F.


                                             PART IX

                                            OFFENCES 
        25.    Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence.
                                              PART X
                                        REPEAL PROVISIONS

        26.    (1)     The following are repealed:

                       1.     Borough of East York By-law Number  88-97, being a by-law respecting
                              the care and keeping of cats;

                       2.     Borough of East  York By-law Number 39-80,  as amended, being a  by-
                              law  to provide for  the licensing  of and  other matters respecting
                              dogs;


                       3.     Borough  of East York By-law  Number 60-83, as  amended, being a by-
                              law to prohibit the keeping of  certain animals and to  regulate the
                              keeping  of certain other  animals and  birds within  the Borough of
                              East York;

                       4.     Borough of East  York By-law Number 30-89,  as amended, being a  by-
                              law to prohibit the keeping of certain kinds of animals;

                       5.     Borough of  East York By-law  Number 68-80, as amended,  being a by-

                              law to regulate the keeping of animals in the Borough of East York;

                       6.     Borough of East York By-law  Number 122-96, as amended,  being a by-
                              law to require the muzzling of a  dog after it has bitten any person
                              or domestic animal;

                       7.     City of Etobicoke Municipal Code Chapter 95, Animals, as amended;

                       8.     City of North York  By-law Number 32819, being a by-law to  regulate
                              animals in the City of North York;

                       9.     City  of North  York  By-law Number  32823, being  a by-law  for the
                              Muzzling of Dogs;

                       10.    City of Scarborough By-law Number 17902,  being a by-law to regulate
                              the keeping of pigeons, as amended;

                       11.    City of Scarborough By-law Number 22992,  being a by-law to  provide
                              for the  regulation and  keeping of dogs  and other  animals or  any
                              class thereof within the municipality, as amended;


                       12.    City of Scarborough By-law Number 23892,  being a by-law to prohibit
                              and regulate  the keeping  of certain  kinds of  animals within  the
                              municipality; 

                       13.    City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 133, Animals, as amended;

                       14.    City  of  York  Municipal  Code  Chapter  303,  as  amended,  Animal
                              Control;

                       15.    City of York Municipal Code Chapter  305, as amended, Dog  Excrement
                              Removal;
                       16.    City  of  York  Municipal Code  Chapter  317,  as  amended, Spaying-
                              Neutering Clinic;
                       17.    City  of York By-law Number  1192-87, as amended,  being a by-law to
                              require that owners of dogs remove  excrement left by their  dogs in
                              the City of York;

                       18.    City  of York By-law Number  2453-92, as amended, being  a by-law to
                              prohibit, restrict, regulate and license animals and birds; and

                       19.    Borough of  York By-law Number 2510-76,  as amended,  being a by-law
                              to  establish, maintain  and operate  a  clinic  for the  spaying or
                              neutering of domestic animals in the Borough of York.
               (2)     Where this by-law conflicts with any other by-laws respecting animals, this

by-law prevails to the extent of the conflict.


                                             PART XI
                                            SCHEDULES

        26.    Schedules A, B,  C, D, E and  F attached to this by-law shall form  part of the by-
law.


                                             PART XII
                                       TRANSITION SECTION 

        27.    This by-law comes into force on July 1, 1999.

        ENACTED AND PASSED this 4th day of  February, A.D. 1999.

CASE OOTES,                                                                NOVINA WONG,           
        Deputy Mayor                                                                    City Clerk

(Corporate Seal)

                                 SCHEDULE A TO BY-LAW No. 28-1999
                                        PROHIBITED ANIMALS
MAMMALS


Artiodactyla (such as cattle, goats, sheep, pigs)
Canidae (such as coyotes, wolves, foxes, hybrid wolf dogs) except dogs
Chiroptera (bats such as fruit bats, myotis, flying foxes)
Edentates (such as anteaters, sloths, armadillos)
Felidae (such as tigers, leopards, cougars) except cats
Hyaenidae (such as hyaenas)
Lagomorpha (such as hares, pikas) except rabbits
Marsupials (such as kangaroos, opossums, wallabies) except sugar gliders derived from self- 
sustaining captive populations
Mustelidae (such as mink, skunks, weasels, otters, badgers) except ferrets
Non-Human Primates (such as chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, lemurs)
Perissodactyla (such as horses, donkeys, jackasses, mules)
Proboscidae (elephants)
Procyonidae (such as coatimundi, cacomistles)
Rodentia  (such as porcupines  and prairie dogs) except  rodents which do not  exceed  1,500 grams
and     are derived from self-sustaining captive populations
Ursidae (bears)
Viverridae (such as mongooses, civets, genets)

BIRDS


Anseriformes (such as ducks, geese, swans, screamers) 
Galliformes (such as pheasants, grouse, guineafowls, turkeys)
Struthioniformes (flightless ratites such as ostriches, rheas, cassowaries, emus, kiwis)

REPTILES
 

Crocodylia (such as alligators, crocodiles, gavials)
All snakes which reach an adult length larger than 3 metres
All lizards which reach an adult length larger than 2 metres.

OTHER


All venomous and poisonous animals.

                             SCHEDULE B TO BY-LAW No. 28-1999
                                      Milliken Park
                                      Thompson Park

                                      Sunnybrook Park

                                      Riverdale Park

                                      High Park

                                      Black Creek Pioneer Village

                                      Exhibition Place

                                      Toronto Island Farm

                                      Woodbine Racetrack

                                 SCHEDULE C TO BY-LAW No. 28-1999
Section of By-law                     Purpose                       Fee
Section 9           Protective Care
                        first 24 hours or part thereof           $40.00

                        subsequent per diem rate -   dogs        $20.00
                                                     cats        $10.00


Section 10          Dog Licences
                        unaltered dog                           $ 35.00 (1 yr.)
                                                                $140.00 (5 yrs.)

                        dog identified with a microchip          $25.00 (1 yr.)
                                                                 $15.00 (1 yr.) if senior citizen
                                                                 $75.00 (5 yrs.)
                                                                 $50.00 (5 yrs.) if senior
citizen

                        dog that is spayed or neutered                             $15.00 (1 yr.)
                                                                 $50.00 (5 yrs.)
                                                                 no fee if senior citizen

                        dog that is spayed or neutered           no fee
                        and identified with a microchip

                        personal assistance dog                  no fee if certificate is
                                                                 produced from The Canadian
                                                                 National Institute for the Blind
                                                                 or Hearing Ear Dogs of Canada or
                                                                 satisfactory equivalent

                        replacement licence tag                   $3.00


Section 13          Impoundment Fee (Dogs)
                        first 24 hours or part thereof           $40.00

                        subsequent per diem rate                 $20.00


Section 13          Adoption Fee                                $125.00

                                 SCHEDULE D TO BY-LAW No. 28-1999
Section of By-law                     Purpose                       Fee
Section 18          Cat Registration
                        unaltered cat                           $ 35.00 (1 yr.)
                                                                $140.00 (5 yrs.)

                        cat identified with a microchip                            $25.00 (1 yr.)
                                                                 $15.00 (1 yr.) if senior citizen
                                                                 $75.00 (5 yrs.)
                                                                 $50.00 (5 yrs.) if senior citizen

                        cat that is spayed or neutered           $15.00 (1 yr.)
                                                                 $50.00 (5 yrs.)
                                                                 no fee if senior citizen

                        cat that is spayed or neutered           no fee
                        and identified with a microchip

                        replacement registration tag              $3.00


Section 20          Impoundment Fee (cats)
                        first 24 hours or part thereof           $30.00

                        subsequent per diem rate                 $10.00

                    Adoption Fee                                 $75.00

                                 SCHEDULE E TO BY-LAW No. 28-1999
Section of By-law                     Purpose                       Fee
Section 22          Spay/Neuter Surgery

                        Neutering a male dog                     $60.00

                        Spaying an immature female dog  $90.00
                              less than one (1) year

                        Spaying a female dog                    $110.00
                              more than one (1) year

                        Neutering a male cat                     $40.00

                        Spaying a female cat                     $60.00

                        Additional fee                           $20.00
                              if physical complications

                        Sheltering fees at clinic (per diem)
                              dogs                               $20.00
                              cats                               $10.00






                  

                                 SCHEDULE F TO BY-LAW No. 28-1999
Section of By-law                     Purpose                       Fee
Section 24          Surrender Fees (Owned Animal)
                        Dogs                            $35.00
                        Cats                                     $20.00
                        Litters                                  $20.00
                        Small animals                            $10.00

                     
                    Cremation Fees
                        Small animals           (<14kg)                            $75.00
                        Medium animals       (14 to 27kg)       $100.00
                        Large Animals          (28 to 55kg)     $125.00
                        Extra Large Animals (>55kg)     $150.00


                    Adoption Fees
                        Birds
                             Budgie, Finch types                  $5.00
                             Cockateils, Love Bird types                           $20.00
                             Parrots
                              Small(<1 kg)                       $50.00
                              Large(>1kg)                       $100.00
                         
                        Fish                                      $5.00
                        Mammals (other than rodents)             $40.00
                        Reptiles, Amphibians
                               and Invertebrates                 $20.00
                        Rodents                                   $5.00


                    Other

                        Trap Rentals (Deposit)                  $100.00

                        Pick-up and Delivery Fees                $20.00

                        Cat Boxes                                 $5.00

 

   
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