Euthanization Of Hundreds Of Animals Begins At Newmarket, Ontario Shelter

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By Jennifer Yang, Daniel Dale, Jesse McLean For The Star.com

Euthanization of hundreds of animals begins at Newmarket shelter despite opposition over handling of ‘epidemic’ ringworm outbreak

As a Newmarket OSPCA began euthanizing hundreds of animals exposed to ringworm on Tuesday, numerous opponents — from volunteer dog walkers to a provincial politician — called on the shelter to halt the killings and seek alternate solutions.

“I just could not believe that they would be taking that route,” said Ruth Wozniak, who has volunteered at the York Region branch for 10 years and fought back tears as she contemplated the animals’ fate.

“We have got people left, right and centre offering to take the (animals). . . . They just seem to be disregarding all of the help.”

On Tuesday morning, the shelter began euthanizing 330 dogs, cats and small animals, a drastic move it said was necessary to eradicate a ringworm outbreak of “epidemic” proportions. Vets have determined at least 20 animals could be saved. They were taken to private clinics to recover in isolation.

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Sue Dykhuis
12 years ago

Before putting down hundreds of animals, invest in oral treatment with itraconazole, ketoconazole, or griseofulvin pills or tablets.  More humane.  Ringworm is not life-threatening.  Murdering hundreds of animals in inhumane and sick.

Rachael Vanna
12 years ago

no, its just plain lazy is what it is because of the time, effort and money that would have to be put into giving that many animals oral medication every day and cleaning and disinfecting the place… so instead they can kill them all and clean the place up all at once… its the lazy cheap way to deal with it… and if it were in my city that the shelter director made that decision, she or he would be fired on the spot…. lazy is lazy no matter how many excuses or explainations you want to give for this mass destruction of these animals…. and the Mayor or city councel is allowing this?? WTF is the matter with this place?

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