Jensen pleaded guilty to one charge under the Animal Protection Act for causing or allowing dogs to be in distress. She was fined $3,000 and is prohibited for life from breeding, selling or advertising for sale any domestic dog and from allowing any domestic dog breeding or sales operation to take place on her property. She is also prohibited for 10 years from owning or keeping any more than three dogs, all of which must be spayed or neutered.
To Report an Animal in Distress call
1-800-455-9003
17904 118 Ave. NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 2W3, Canada
[email protected]
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Report an animal in distress
Abused or neglected animal
Under the Animal Protection Act, peace officers have authority to investigate concerns of animal abuse or neglect if there is reason to believe that an animal is:
(a) deprived of adequate shelter, ventilation, space, food, water or veterinary care or reasonable protection from injurious heat or cold,
(b) injured, sick, in pain or suffering, or
(c) abused or subjected to undue hardship, privation or neglect.
Does your concern meet these requirements?
Who to call
In Edmonton:
311
Edmonton Animal Care & Control Centre
In Calgary:
403-205-4455
Calgary Humane Society
On a First Nation or Reserve:
Contact Band leadership or the RCMP
Outside Calgary, Edmonton, or First Nations:
1-800-455-9003 or complete online
Alberta SPCA
What you need when you call:
Address, details (must be firsthand), date and time, description of owner and animals
What next
If your concern is regarding intentional cruelty to
an animal, contact your local police or RCMP. If the
animal is in immediate danger, call 911.
If not, start again.
Abandoned animal
Stray animals and abandoned animals are different.
An abandoned animal has been intentionally left behind by their owner or caretaker, without proper care or intention to return.
A stray animal may or may not have an owner or caretaker, and is wandering at large (off the owner or caretaker’s property).
Who to call
In Edmonton:
311
Edmonton Animal Care & Control Centre
In Calgary:
403-205-4455
Calgary Humane Society
Outside Calgary and Edmonton:
1-800-455-9003
Alberta SPCA or complete online
Help with something else
Who to call
Companion Animals
In Edmonton:
311
Edmonton Animal Care & Control Centre
In Calgary:
311
Calgary Animal Services
Outside Calgary and Edmonton: Contact municipal enforcement / bylaw office
Livestock
Contact Livestock Identification Services at 1-866-509-2088.
After hours, contact your local non-emergency police line