Rescue workers, Torontonians...

[lmdp12]

We recently had an incident in March where a dog was found on the side of the road with a broken leg. A good samaratin brought the dog into the clinic and it was determined the leg was broke at the elbow.

The owner's were found, and they did not want to pay for surgery, they just wanted to take the dog home and let it heal on it's own. The vet said "no way". The vet then explaned to them that a rescue group would take in the dog and have the leg fixed and find it a new home. Again, they wanted the dog back without surgery. The vet phoned the CVO (College of Veterinarians of Ontario), and asked if she could keep the dog from them or did she have to give the dog back & phone the OSPCA to have them remove the dog. The CVO said she did not have the power to hold the dog from it's owners. However, she had every right to call the OSPCA and report them.

The situation did resolve itself, as the owner's finally surrendered the dog to the vet clinic, who in turn, surrendered the dog to the rescue I volunteer for.

I just fired off an email to Hugh Coghill who is Cheif Inspector of the OSPCA and another one to the CVO general inquires, asking this question. It will be interesting to see what they respond with.