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If you see a sick or injured wild animal, call Vaughan Animal Services at 905-832-2281. If calling after hours, please press “0” to reach our after-hours dispatch team. Officers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to calls about sick or injured wildlife.
Residents should contact private wildlife companies to deal with healthy wildlife that is causing a nuisance on private property.
Managing urban wildlife
With understanding and some simple precautions, residents can learn to enjoy the wild animals who share our backyards and cities.
Often the best way to prevent issues with wildlife is to make small changes on your property and in your actions. For example, removing food sources, water and shelter will encourage wildlife to go elsewhere.
Important points to remember
Supervise your pets when they are outside. Keep your pets safely on a leash.
Make sure your dogs and cats have up-to-date rabies vaccinations. You are required by law to vaccinate all cats, dogs, and ferrets over the age of three months.
Do not feed or handle wildlife.
NEVER transport or relocate wildlife.
Learn more
Feeding wildlife: do's and don'ts (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry)
Information on living with mice, rats, pigeons, raccoons, skunks and squirrels (Canadian Federation of Humane Societies)
Rabies update:
Wildlife rabies surveillance and control zones
Contact Information
By-law and Compliance, Licensing and Permit Services - Animal Services
Phone:
905-832-2281
Toll-free:
1-855-227-7297 (PAWS)
Email:
animal.services@vaughan.ca
Location:
Department
Vaughan City Hall, Level 100
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1
Shelter
70 Tigi Crt., Unit 47
Vaughan, ON L4K 5E4
Related Links
By-law and Compliance, Licensing and Permit Services
Complaints
Additional Resources
City By-laws
Government of Ontario - wildlife and nature
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