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Dog owners warned to be vigilant The head of the local animal shelter is warning pet lovers in town to be extra cautious when taking their dogs out in public.
Jennifer York, Maple Ridge animal shelter branch manager, showed an example of a cigarette butt found at a Hammond park. Even cigarette butts can be toxic, she said.
by Sylver McLaren smclaren@mrtimes.com
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dog owner claimed to find shattered tempered glass in the dog park, and another said her dog ate poisoned kibble. “Who knows what people are putting out there? A toxic substance can be fatal, even if just smelled, depending on what it’s made up of. I really implore the public to get involved and be vigilant in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Keep their eyes and ears open and report anything to the animal cruelty hotline [1-855-622-7722,]” said York.
Dog poisoning in town is an ongoing issue, according to Jennifer York, head of the local SPCA. On July 14, there was another report of a dog being poisoned – not necessarily intentionally. The incident happened on the north end of Neaves In other SPCA news, the Maple Road in Pitt Meadows, along the dike. Ridge shelter is offering 50 per cent off “This is terrifying that this is hapcat adoption fees from July 18 to 31. pening in our comThe local SPCA is munity. It’s very holding a special adop“Be careful anywhere troubling and very you have your dog. Keep tion promotion featurupsetting that we are ing half-price adult your dog on a leash so seeing more instancat adoption fees in ces of this lately. I response to the overthat you can monitor don’t know if it is whelming number of what they ingest.” one individual or kitties in care at its Jennifer York several individuals shelters. who are responCurrently there are 39 sible,” added York. adult cats being cared for at the shelIn the most recent case, the dog ter. York hopes this special promotion was reportedly rolling and sniffing in will be an incentive for people who something about 10 minutes before it have thought through their decision to became violently sick. He was taken adopt a cat and are just waiting for the to a veterinarian and given tests, but right time. blood work and X-rays didn’t reveal People who adopt cats from the anything. SPCA are getting exceptional value, “Be careful anywhere you have your even without a special promotion, said dog. Keep your dogs on a leash so that York. you can monitor what they ingest,” This special adoption promotion York warned. will also include 50 per cent off rabbit Last month in Volker Park, where adoption fees. Visit www.spca.bc.ca/ several incidents were reported, one halfpricelove for more information.
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Accident
Coroner to examine death of toddler A Maple Ridge toddler succumbed to his injuries after falling out a window. By Gordon McIntyre
Special to The TIMES
The BC Coroners Service will look into the death of a toddler who fell from a secondstorey window at a Maple Ridge home on
Friday. The child, reported to be two years old, fell around 4:30 p.m. on Friday and a helicopter was called to Westview Secondary to airlift the victim to B.C. Children’s Hospital. The child died over the weekend. Photos of the house on the 12400 block of 201st Street show a second-storey window open and what appears to be a framed screen hanging down from the bottom of the window
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sill, as if it had been pushed open or leaned against. From there, there’s a steep, shingled decline of about two metres, then a one-storey drop to a concrete driveway. “The investigation is still in a very preliminary stage,” coroner Barb McLintock said on Tuesday, “but there will be a full investigation.”
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