THUNDER BAY – An anonymous complaint led animal welfare agents to remove 16 animals – including nine cats – from an Intercity area home.
Officers with the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Thunder Bay and District Humane Society and the city’s animal services department executed a warrant at the home on the 1000 block of Alexandra Street late Friday afternoon.
OSPCA agent Jeremy Gardiner said six adult cats, three kittens, three ferrets, two rabbits and one dog were seized.
“They were definitely in distress and needed to be cared for, for sure,” Gardiner said, adding the kittens appeared to be suffering from an upper respiratory infection. “We’ll get them to a vet and get them treated right away.”
While a number of OSPCA seizures result in dogs and cats being removed, Gardiner said it is not uncommon for other animals like ferrets, rabbits and even reptiles to be needing assistance.
“We have to be prepared for anything,” Gardiner said.
The animals have been sent to the Humane Society.
It is not known whether charges will be laid.
