Fort Chip pet rescue

A new initiative between the Mikisew Cree First Nation and the Municipality of Wood Buffalo, is showing great success in dealing with the stray dog problem in Fort Chipewyan.

A temporary shelter has been set up and an animal control officer was hired to round up the strays, with the intention of getting them back home or finding them new homes.

Cathleen O’Brien is the is the Advisor for Aboriginal Relations for the Municipality of Wood Buffalo and says, results of the dog catching program have been really successful so far.

“It all really started in mid to late February. This year alone there’s been about 120 dogs removed from the community and re-homed in other parts of Canada… some as far away as Halifax and Vancouver Island that have come from Fort Chip,”  said O'Brien.

O’Brien adds spay and neutering is the key to long term success.

For more information about the program or the adoption process, check out the Fort Chip Pet Rescue Facebook page.