Bone & Biscuit
4125 - 50th Ave T0A 3A2 Saint Paul, AB, Canada

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The Alberta SPCA has opened a number of investigations in recent weeks of Albertans trapping cats on their property. While it is the legal right of a property o...wner to do this, there can be serious legal ramifications for the person doing the trapping if the animal is harmed in the process. The moment the cat is trapped, the person who set up the trap has the legal responsibility to ensure health and welfare of that animal. If the cat becomes distressed, the property owner can be charged under the Animal Protection Act. Once the cat is trapped, the property owner has only three options; the cat may be released in the hope the experience deters the cat the cat may be returned to owner, if known the cat may be turned into the local municipal animal care facility Cats are not to be relocated (example: moved to farms or across town, abandoned in the country, or destroyed). Abandoning animals is an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada, and killing other people’s cats is prohibited under the Criminal Code. Any traps used must be live traps. The use of leg hold traps for domestic animals is an offence under the Criminal Code. Traps should only be set in locations where they will be protected from weather (sun, rain, hail) and other potential hazards. Traps should not be set in extreme weather (ie: winter, when thunderstorms are expected, when temperatures are expected to be high, etc.). They should be monitored and checked at least twice a day. Traps must only be set on property owned, leased, or rented by the user or with the permission of the person owning, leasing, or renting the property. Wildlife must be released in compliance with the Wildlife Act (contact Fish and Wildlife for details). #yyegpets #yycpets #alberta #yyccats #yegcats

There is no evidence that animals, including pets, wildlife, and livestock, are playing a significant role in spreading the virus that causes COVID-19 to people.... Most animals with COVID-19 were infected after close contact with a person with the virus. The risk of animals spreading the virus to people is low. If you get sick, protect your pets and other animals from infection by avoiding contact with them. Learn more: https://bit.ly/35ydQTm. See more