By : Stephanie O Hanley For OpenFile.ca If Berger Blanc’s critics have their way, no borough will ever again contract the for-profit pound to deal with Montreal’s lost, stray and abandoned animals. “We need a municipally run and funded animal services shelter that provides education, licensing, sterilization and adoption as their primary mode of operation,” says Plateau veterinarian Judith Weissmann. …
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Thank you to Montreal Dog Blog reader, Deborah for passing along this information: From Deborah: I received a very long and thoughtful response from Piper Huggins of Plateau Mont-Royal (she is a councillor in charge of the Animal Control Dossier). It is public knowledge that Projet Montreal will be presenting a motion on May 16th to City Council on ‘gestion animal …
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CBC News Posted: May 4, 2011 1:56 PM ET Two Montreal boroughs are terminating their contracts with the Berger Blanc private pound following allegations of animals being mistreated. An investigation by Radio-Canada’s Enquête program broadcast in April showed footage of questionable euthanasia practices. At a borough meeting last night, Cote-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce officials voted to end its contract immediately, despite being obligated …
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