News Releases

Hamilton, ON – With the warm weather upon us, the City of Hamilton sees that citizens are enjoying our parks and forested areas. Unfortunately, as citizens are doing so, the City of Hamilton is also seeing an increased volume of subsequent removal of wildlife from their natural habitat with an ill-intentioned result.

HAMILTON, ON – We all love to be close to nature, either by walking along a trail, near the Escarpment or a forest. We even locate our homes to back onto ravines and forested areas to enjoy the wilderness. The challenge is that sometimes, this closeness to nature requires some thought and precaution if you own a pet.

Hamilton, ON - September 28, 2017 - City of Hamilton Public Health Services and Animal Services are hosting a low cost rabies vaccine & microchipping clinic Saturday, September 30 in Gage Park.

HAMILTON, ON - April 22, 2017 - Yesterday, a quick-thinking Animal Services officer rescued a beaver stuck in a wrought-iron fence found on a private property in Hamilton.  At approximately 12 noon on April 25th, Animal Services was called to an address to find a full-size adult beaver, carrying excess fat from a long winter hibernation, wedged between two bars.‎ Fast response and years of experience enabled Officer Sarah Mombourquette to use soap to help the beaver out of this tight situation.

Hamilton, ON – November 14, 2016 – The City of Hamilton Animal Services sold over 1,200 new dog licenses and processed over 1,400 overdue renewals in October 2016. Animal Services launched a one-month campaign to encourage dog owners who had a lapsed or non-existing licence for their pet to purchase one and not pay late fees or past years’ fees. The new dog licences, combined with overdue and regular renewals, pushed the monthly total to 3,658 dog licences sold in October 2016, amounting to $117,056 in revenue.