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Northern Saskatchewan First Nation to cull stray dogs
Band chief says wild dogs pose a safety risk to children
CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2015 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 8, 2015
The Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation in northern Saskatchewan will begin its annual spring cull of wild dogs this week. Band Chief, Earl Lidguerre, said the cull is needed to protect residents of the remote reserve.
"You don't know who the owners are because they're just loose dogs and nobody seems to have ownership of them," Lidguerre said. "Sometimes there's a pack of dogs running around and it's just not safe for the young children within the community."
Lidguerre said there are about 40 to 50 stay dogs in the community. Two weeks ago the band notified members that starting Monday April 6 any loose dogs would be put to rest.
"We shoot them but we do it with safety. One person has been doing it. He's a good hunter," Lidguerre said. "He's been doing it for the past several years without any incident or harm to the membership."
The Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation does not have a SPCA service or a veterinary clinic to spay and neuter wild dogs.
In 2010 a 10-year-old boy was mauled to death by dogs on the Canoe Lake First Nation.
Lidguerre said there have been no serious dog attacks on the the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation so far this year.
RCMP in Fond Du Lac confirm they were notified by the band of the cull.
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CANADA
Village in Saskatchewan cancels dog cull after social media backlash
By Deb Matejicka Global News
Posted July 18, 2019 5:53 pm
Updated February 2, 2022 6:45 pm
https://globalnews.ca/news/5656002/saskatchewan-village-la-loche-dog-cull-cancelled/
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Saskatchewan First Nation says disposal of culled dogs was poorly handled
INCLUDES CORRECTION
KAMSACK, SASK.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED APRIL 10, 2019
UPDATED APRIL 12, 2019
This article was published more than 4 years ago. Some information may no longer be current.
A First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan says it is reviewing its policies after 11 dead dogs that had been culled were found near railway tracks.
The RCMP began investigating last week after receiving several reports of dead dogs near the town of Runnymede near the Manitoba boundary.
The investigation led back to the Cote First Nation.
Darlene Bryant, the band’s health director, says the cull was regrettable but necessary.
She says dogs are often abandoned on the First Nation’s land north of Kamsack, Sask., and they quickly become strays that hunt for food and sometimes form packs.
Bryant says the animals tear into garbage bins and become increasingly aggressive.
“Throughout the year we’ve had nine bites,” said Bryant. “These range from the smallest child to an adult.”
It’s especially a concern for the nearly 70 children, between four and 18, who attend the First Nation’s youth centre, she said. Some children have been attacked and are now too scared to return.
Bryant said that so many dogs are left on Cote land that there are usually two or three culls a year.
The disposal of the dogs was inappropriate, said Bryant, who added that the contractor hired to cull the animals made his own decision about where to leave the bodies. The contractor won’t be hired again, she said.
There are no laws against culling dogs when they become nuisance animals, as long as the cull is done humanely.
Don Ferguson, executive director of Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan, warns that there are consequences for people who abandon or neglect dogs.
“Abandoning their dog is contrary to the Animal Prevention Act and they could be charged if found abandoning their dogs,” he said.
He recommends that pet owners seek alternatives to leaving their pets.
“There are still agencies, like the respective humane societies and SPCAs, where they can be humanely euthanized.”
Bryant told CTV News that alternatives to culls are being sought. In the short term, she said, the band office is looking to partner with a shelter to help find homes for the dogs. There’s also some thought of the First Nation constructing its own kennels. (CTV Regina)
Editor’s note: (April 12, 2019) A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Don Ferguson as the executive director of the Saskatchewan SPCA. This version has been corrected.
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Northern community faces backlash over planned dog cull
Apr 12, 2022 | 5:18 PM
Pending the hiring of a person to carry out the work, the northern community of Pelican Narrows is strongly looking at the possibility of conducting a dog cull over the Easter long weekend.
According to a statement from Chief and council, the bounty hunter will be out and about in the community, and local residents who want to save their pets are encouraged to keep them tied up. Councillor Sarah Swan explained to paNOW the situation, which she attributed to negligent owners, has gotten very bad.
“In less than one week we had 10 people (adults) taken to the clinic regarding dog bites and the nurse said one of them would have been fatal if it wasn’t caught on time,” she said.
Estimating there’s currently as many as 100 stray dogs running around the community, Swan noted an incident as recently as Tuesday morning where a pack of 20 dogs was seen in a bunch, fighting, and tearing another dog apart. She explained the community has tried using a bounty program in the past, but has had trouble hiring people to do the work.
“Some got in trouble like the owners would get mad at the bounty for killing their dogs that were unchained, untied and not taken care of,” she said.
While the planned cull this weekend is still not a guarantee, Swan explained the person hired to do the cull will pick up the stray dogs, and perform the task at the dump, away from the eyes of young children.
The community’s plans have not gone unnoticed and at least one dog rescue group has appealed through social media for the community to meet with them and develop a better plan. Swan explained the community has used a rescue group in the past, but claimed the rescuer was only taking away the smaller, hungry dogs and not the bigger, more aggressive dogs. She also added the volunteer was not from the actual community.
“She doesn’t see and hear of all these incidents happening, like she doesn’t walk our streets to see all the dog packs and all the mean dogs that are on every street”, Swan said. “She would be scared.”
Gayle Yungwirth, with North of 54 Frontline Dog Rescue, is the volunteer who has been travelling to the northern community for the past three-and-a-half years. She told paNOW she was surprised hear about the cull plans.
“To my knowledge there has not been a cull/shoot in the community since I started rescuing there in late 2018,” she said.
With respect to the situation at hand, Yungworth agreed there are a lot of dogs there, but added it is very hard to determine whether a dog is owned or not. Most dogs roam freely throughout the community and do not have collars which immediately identifies whether they are owned.
Estimating that she traveIs to Pelican Narrows at least every two weeks, and sometimes weekly, Yungwirth said they have not done a large rescue there for awhile now as they do not have access to a cargo van. The closest place to rent is Prince Albert and there is no guarantee that a vehicle is always available.
“But whenever I go there I come home with dogs. I get messages and pics on a regular basis,” she said, explaining the pickups include surrenders, dogs/pups that have come to a property but are not their dogs, strays needing help, injured dogs (from dog fights or hit by cars), sick dogs, or Momma’s and babies that have been located in a den, or under a building.
When asked what option she would propose for the community, Yungwirth suggested they hire a full-time Animal Control Officer and provide them with a vehicle and proper equipment needed to rescue animals. Other options she thinks are good are limiting the number of dogs per household; and imposting a fine for owned dogs that get retrieved for a fine. If picked up a second time, the dog gets relocated.
“All dogs must be registered and tagged at the Band or Village Office, ideally with proof of vaccinations and spayed or neutered,” she said.
Moving forward Yungwirth said she has a group chat going with the five band council members from Pelican Narrows, and has requested a meeting Wednesday in the community.
“I want to say that I have met some absolutely awesome people in these communities.There are many families that take very good care of their pets, love their animals. Many in the community help animals in need by feeding them and reaching out to me. People thank me every time I go up there for what I am doing,” she said.
圖：https://panow.com/2022/04/12/northern-community-faces-backlash-over-planned-dog-cull/
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