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About 130 cats and same number of dogs are up for adoption at the Toronto Humane Society shelter on Wellesley St
About 130 cats and same number of dogs are up for adoption at the Toronto Humane Society shelter on Wellesley St

About 130 cats and same number of dogs are up for adoption at the Toronto Humane Society shelter on Wellesley St

Date12/8/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: About 130 cats and same number of dogs are up for adoption at the Toronto Humane Society shelter on Wellesley St. W. But you must be over 18 to adopt one.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0113748F
    Surely, he can find a home. The Toronto Humane Society shelter on Wellesley St. has a mystery on its hands. Anne Meredith of adoption staff holds Yor(...)
    Surely, he can find a home. The Toronto Humane Society shelter on Wellesley St. has a mystery on its hands. Anne Meredith of adoption staff holds Yor(...)
    Loek, Dick
    8/25/1977
    Doggone it! No one's claimed this lost dog (he's wearing a Kentucky rabies tag) so Marcia Darling, Humane Society worker in Toronto, says adoption inq(...)
    Doggone it! No one's claimed this lost dog (he's wearing a Kentucky rabies tag) so Marcia Darling, Humane Society worker in Toronto, says adoption inq(...)
    Mahler, John
    8/2/1979
    The 10 cats 47-year-old Joseph Pechoc kept in a tent on the roof of the office building where he is a maintenance man were taken away by agents of the Toronto Humane Society yesterday, so he took out the electric heater with which he'd kept them warm
    The 10 cats 47-year-old Joseph Pechoc kept in a tent on the roof of the office building where he is a maintenance man were taken away by agents of the Toronto Humane Society yesterday, so he took out the electric heater with which he'd kept them warm
    Bull, Ron
    11/25/1975
    Price going up? The Humane Society is paid $600,000 a year by the city to provide a shelter for stray animals like this dog, but plans to demand $200,(...)
    Price going up? The Humane Society is paid $600,000 a year by the city to provide a shelter for stray animals like this dog, but plans to demand $200,(...)
    McConnell, Colin
    4/3/1981
    Mike and Sue Symest are thrilled with their new century farm, near Claremont, settling in with six cats, three dogs, three horses, 40 chickens, a few bantams and two children
    Mike and Sue Symest are thrilled with their new century farm, near Claremont, settling in with six cats, three dogs, three horses, 40 chickens, a few bantams and two children
    McConnell, Colin
    6/24/1988
    Veterinarian Alan Secord explains how dogs and cats bond with their owners, but, left, it's a very different relationship
    Veterinarian Alan Secord explains how dogs and cats bond with their owners, but, left, it's a very different relationship
    Faught, Ken
    10/2/1992
    A stray pup finds sanctuary in the arms of Alan McGinn, founder of a new organization for animal-lovers to provide refuge for lost dogs and cats that might otherwise be used for medical research
    A stray pup finds sanctuary in the arms of Alan McGinn, founder of a new organization for animal-lovers to provide refuge for lost dogs and cats that might otherwise be used for medical research
    Bull, Ron
    3/23/1971
    Banned pet: Sad-eyed Laka waits for adoption at the Toronto Humane Society after a no-pet clause forced her owner to give her up
    Banned pet: Sad-eyed Laka waits for adoption at the Toronto Humane Society after a no-pet clause forced her owner to give her up
    Lennon, Frank
    10/4/1988
    Milk Bone's back: News vendor John Mucenieks pets his dog Milk Bone, returned yesterday after being seized by Toronto Humane Society officials who said he didn't have adequate shelter
    Milk Bone's back: News vendor John Mucenieks pets his dog Milk Bone, returned yesterday after being seized by Toronto Humane Society officials who said he didn't have adequate shelter
    Lennon, Frank
    2/15/1983
    Toronto Humane Society workers Jan Pinney, left, and Tricia Ralston say they are becoming increasingly disturbed by the number of animals arriving at the shelter as strays and not being claimed
    Toronto Humane Society workers Jan Pinney, left, and Tricia Ralston say they are becoming increasingly disturbed by the number of animals arriving at the shelter as strays and not being claimed
    Goode, Jeff
    6/2/1978
    By Paul Bilodeau and Hanoch Bordan,Toronto Star, A proposal to bring greyhound racing to Toronto may go to the dogs if government and humane society officials have their way.
    By Paul Bilodeau and Hanoch Bordan,Toronto Star, A proposal to bring greyhound racing to Toronto may go to the dogs if government and humane society officials have their way.
    Griffin, Doug
    4/3/1986
    Battered fighting dog is one of those seized from a Guelph farm and now in the Ontario Humane Society shelter in Mississauga. Long, vicious lights bet(...)
    Battered fighting dog is one of those seized from a Guelph farm and now in the Ontario Humane Society shelter in Mississauga. Long, vicious lights bet(...)
    Norris, Dave
    10/23/1974