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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

More Frustration Over Animal Control In The City

Another person is Saint John is struggling with the City's response to injured or abandoned pets since their contract with SPCA Animal Rescue ended on March 1st.


Mary Beth Heighton says she sent emails to the Mayor and councillors after she found an abandoned black kitten on Thornborough Avenue and both the City and SPCA Animal Rescue League turned her away.


She tells CHSJ News she finds it ridiculous the City would spend money on statues for Peel Plaza Park while it's not providing animal control services.

She wants the City to give that $200,000 to the SPCA Animal Rescue League so things can go back to the way they were adding the costs also include medical care and getting the animals spayed or neutered.

Heighton tells us an employee from SPCA Animal Rescue is fostering the black kitten she found.
The City telling us recently their By-Law enforcement office is looking after animal control and they are looking for an affordable solution that addresses safety concerns.