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Meet tile animals mum W70 3 e at Laurel Creek A He et ome 33...... this weekend at Laurel Creek Conservation Area. Park adrriission fees apply: $2.75 for children' six to O I 14 and .25 fo 1 l4 lde.Childre do Pet lwensmg keeps pets safe and out of shelters M”; 33303 e °3 ° 3 n u" 3 BY Pater: Dismal) tion initiatives are geared toward the The Kitchener-Waterloo shelter sees ChmnicleSmfl' owners. about 6.000 pets come through its “These animals ended up on the doors each year, according to Amy Gni- “may nigllt concerts nimal control has nothing to do street because the human relationship ber. fundraising and community rela- Awith the animals. it has to do failed them,” he said. tions manager for the shelter. at the Public square with pet owners. Warren Spires, executive director of Most cats the shelter sees will not - "m - - This was the message Bill Bruce. the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Soci- reunite with their owners alrighzvearlsellzznliunzhgcjsqaaz. bhzzoflgx [1m director of animal and bylaw services ety. was one of about 30 animal servic- "Our retum-toâ€"owner rate for cats is every Thursday for the City of Calgary. brought to es and humane societyemployees low.” Gruber said. “We really want to Discover different bands staged around the Kitchener City Hall Wednesday. from Southwestern Ontario to take in change the value of a cats life here. uptown core or head to the public square for a fea- Bruce has completely revamped Bruce's presentation. The City ofCalgary has a 55 per cent tured concert. This week’s concert features Power animal services in Calgary. increasing He said there are a number of initia- compliance rate for cat licensing. a Trip, and runs 5:30 Pm to a pm licensing compliance for dogs and cats. tives from Calgary that could work program which started in 2007. ' while decreasing euthanasia rates. here. all starting with education. Spayed/ neutered cats are currently The director said licensing plays a ' “We know we can’t do it alone,” licensed forSlO. ‘ role in effective animal services Spires said. “We know it will be a big Calgary’s cat licensing fees pay for a Ste' lea]! BapflSte Day because it is a pet's ticket home. collaboration. noâ€"cost spay! neuter program for low- festival On his first day of work. Bruce said Spires said there is a serious cat income pet owners and fund its onsite he had anepiphany. overpopulation problem here. It's a vet clinic. Bruce said of the 869 cats The Association dos francophone de Kitchener- “! walked into the shelter and what problem that could be curbed with that ended up at animal services last wa‘efloo is hostinga flee French-language festival really struck me as really odd.” he said. public education about things like year. 55 per cent were returned to their on June 25 to celebrate Ste. m Baptiste Day. "Was the animals were socialized. spaying and neutering pets. he said. owners. Another 27 per cent were The festival will music. dance and stage per1 these were animals that belonged to “if it is really working so well in Cal- adopted and 18 per cent euthanized. formances, kids' games and activities. and more. somebody. gary. why can't it work here." he said. Of the 4.330 dogs that mine into the n runs noon to 5 pm. at the Slovenian Sava "Why were they in the shelter? it “As we head into lune. we head into shelter. 82 per cent were returned to Club. SDSchiefele n. in Breslau. For more informa- was a responsibility issue.” high season. their owners. 8.5 per cent adopted and tion. visit www.aikw.org. Instead of focusing on laws and “We've got people dropping cats off 4.5 per cent euthanized. methods placing the pet at fault. Bruce at our door every day. it’s really hard on About 13,000 dogs here are current- ‘ said enforcement. bylaws and educa~ our staff emotionally and financially.” ly licensed. according to Gruber. 3:. '13“ ' “:14“ -â€"-’-â€"-o .mâ€"a‘...“ . . v 4 3 . *â€" ... .. . _,....-..-.3 " ‘ 9‘ ‘WW {“33 . "‘3‘ 37' 7"""""‘" {i ""53 “"3«%“.‘¥":“"* ’1‘ " “152".“ .3 ,1. 1 V T ’ M5! 5" 9 n t iw wwfitw "~23? a « 3" ~37 . “I”; 3 V“...- ":15“ 153"“ 7’13 ‘ 3‘: i. 4 k} . 1: :A _.a . it? 3 :3 1,”: j I O ”3%“ far-1:: ,. 3933. 3.. 2 -:* ' oil-.333 . ' 3.4.; , 3 1 .3 3‘11 “ ‘V'1w3133‘"“17v""“ . '1‘ t“ ;_ - V 7 t” ‘ 33131-3 *‘ no? it; 333’” :4;§.. my» 4'“ "a ‘91:“ 5E} '_ ‘3'. . Vt; ‘13”; . 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