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Inspector Leonard Addison of the Toronto Humane Society, says these traps are cruel - bu the Borough of York dog pound uses them against skunks . .
Inspector Leonard Addison of the Toronto Humane Society, says these traps are cruel - bu the Borough of York dog pound uses them against skunks . .

Inspector Leonard Addison of the Toronto Humane Society, says these traps are cruel - bu the Borough of York dog pound uses them against skunks . .

Date1/15/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Inspector Leonard Addison of the Toronto Humane Society; says these traps are cruel - bu the Borough of York dog pound uses them against skunks . . .
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0113800F
    Maurice Cowper-Smith of Toronto Humane Society seeks support of bill banning leg-hold traps
    Maurice Cowper-Smith of Toronto Humane Society seeks support of bill banning leg-hold traps
    Cowper-Smith, Maurice
    5/13/1977
    Seymour the civet has a smell rivalling that of skunks - and that is why he's in Riverdale Zoo
    Seymour the civet has a smell rivalling that of skunks - and that is why he's in Riverdale Zoo
    Ross, Fred
    2/23/1972
    Detectives and Firemen check the charred wreckage of the 1971 convertible owned by Len Addison, general manager of the Toronto Humane Society, which w(...)
    Detectives and Firemen check the charred wreckage of the 1971 convertible owned by Len Addison, general manager of the Toronto Humane Society, which w(...)
    Dutton, Don
    9/19/1973
    Leg-hold trap: Humane societies say the trap violates the Criminal Code and threaten to take Ottawa to court
    Leg-hold trap: Humane societies say the trap violates the Criminal Code and threaten to take Ottawa to court
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    11/15/1977
    Scores of ducks-but not Ringo-paddle along the shore of Lake Ontario as Humane Society Inspector John McArthur tosses bread crumbs and corn to them to(...)
    Scores of ducks-but not Ringo-paddle along the shore of Lake Ontario as Humane Society Inspector John McArthur tosses bread crumbs and corn to them to(...)
    Spremo, Boris
    11/10/1971
    Trap victim Toronto Humane Society officials Graham Henderson (left) and Claude Besner examine a coonhound -- ready to give birth any day -- who had a paw caught in a painful leg-hold trap
    Trap victim Toronto Humane Society officials Graham Henderson (left) and Claude Besner examine a coonhound -- ready to give birth any day -- who had a paw caught in a painful leg-hold trap
    Cooper, David
    2/12/1980
    Don't bug me: Sam Bryks, supervisor of pest control for the Metro Toronto Housing Authority, left, and employee Dave Greer check roach traps at 90 Mornelle Court in Scarborough
    Don't bug me: Sam Bryks, supervisor of pest control for the Metro Toronto Housing Authority, left, and employee Dave Greer check roach traps at 90 Mornelle Court in Scarborough
    Dunlop, Al
    2/16/1988
    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
    Maurice CowperSmith. Toronto Humane Society director says there are too many dogs on the loose
    Maurice CowperSmith. Toronto Humane Society director says there are too many dogs on the loose
    Cowper-Smith, Maurice
    3/22/1978
    Checking his traps, Cree trapper Allan Diamond, 25, snowshoes on Tukanee Lake, north of Sault Ste
    Checking his traps, Cree trapper Allan Diamond, 25, snowshoes on Tukanee Lake, north of Sault Ste
    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    2/13/1976
    Segment of estimated crowd of 20,000 jams area near 18th hole to the left, and also gets view of the 17th hole's Sahara fairway, where 13 sand traps await errant shots
    Segment of estimated crowd of 20,000 jams area near 18th hole to the left, and also gets view of the 17th hole's Sahara fairway, where 13 sand traps await errant shots
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    6/24/1978
    A Narrow Miss: Goalie Wayne Stephenson of Philadelphia Flyers traps puck neatly to foil scoring Harast by Leafs' Darryl Sittler during National Hockey League game at the Gardens last night
    A Narrow Miss: Goalie Wayne Stephenson of Philadelphia Flyers traps puck neatly to foil scoring Harast by Leafs' Darryl Sittler during National Hockey League game at the Gardens last night
    Lennon, Frank
    1/7/1976