Pickering By-law 6811/07, s. 24 — Where, on the sixth day, exclusive of Sundays and statutory holidays, after the date of impounding, an animal has not been returned to its owner, the Animal Services Supervisor may at his or her discretion and subject to the Animals For Research Act either
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Where, on the sixth day, exclusive of Sundays and statutory holidays, after the date of impounding, an animal has not been returned to its owner, the Animal Services Supervisor may at his or her discretion and subject to the Animals For Research Act either
- (a) sell or make a gift of the animal; or
- (b) euthanize the animal in a humane manner, and no damage or compensation shall be recovered or recoverable on account of the animal’s disposition or destruction.
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- 23 The City shall restore possession of an animal to its owner only where,
- 23(a)
- 25 Where an animal that has been seized and impounded is injured or should be euthanized without delay for humane reasons, or for reasons of safety to persons or animals, the Animal Services Supervisor may euthanize the animal in a humane manner as soon after seizure as he or she sees fit without permitting any person to claim possession of the animal and without offering it for sale and no damages or compensation shall be recovered or recoverable on account of the animal’s destruction
- 26 Where the Animal Services Supervisor deems it necessary to euthanize an animal pursuant to section 25, he or she shall first attempt to contact the owner of the animal and to permit the owner to transfer the animal, at the owner’s expense, to the office of a veterinarian
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