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Puppy love isn't saddling Metro with as many unwanted pets as it used to, says George Banton, chief animal control officer for the Borough of York. Above, he displays one of the York animal shelter's inmates, a young part-German Shepherd. The animal shelter now has empty cages and Banton gives the credit to the borough's low-cost spay-neuter program, begun two years ago.
Puppy love isn't saddling Metro with as many unwanted pets as it used to, says George Banton, chief animal control officer for the Borough of York. Above, he displays one of the York animal shelter's inmates, a young part-German Shepherd. The animal shelter now has empty cages and Banton gives the credit to the borough's low-cost spay-neuter program, begun two years ago.

Puppy love isn't saddling Metro with as many unwanted pets as it used to, says George Banton, chief animal control officer for the Borough of York. Above, he displays one of the York animal shelter's inmates, a young part-German Shepherd. The animal shelter now has empty cages and Banton gives the credit to the borough's low-cost spay-neuter program, begun two years ago.

Date6/15/1978
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Great weather for ducks! George Banton of the York borough Animal Shelter helps shepherd ducks across the road from their outdoor cage to their enclos(...)
Great weather for ducks! George Banton of the York borough Animal Shelter helps shepherd ducks across the road from their outdoor cage to their enclos(...)
11/2/1972
Deadly oil is washed from feathers of duck by animal control officer George Banton at York animal shelter
Deadly oil is washed from feathers of duck by animal control officer George Banton at York animal shelter
9/18/1972
A 100-Pound Doe is carried from operating room at York Animal Shelter by animal control officer Rick Wood (left) and George Banton yesterday. Lost and(...)
A 100-Pound Doe is carried from operating room at York Animal Shelter by animal control officer Rick Wood (left) and George Banton yesterday. Lost and(...)
1/24/1978
Fluff Ball: Dr. Kevin Saldanha of Mississauga's Creditview Animal Hospital implants microchip into a cat with the help of Rose Nigrello. If pet gets lost, its microchip number can be read by scanners at shelters.
Fluff Ball: Dr. Kevin Saldanha of Mississauga's Creditview Animal Hospital implants microchip into a cat with the help of Rose Nigrello. If pet gets lost, its microchip number can be read by scanners at shelters.
1/26/1998
Heat's on at bus stop: Controller Mel Lastman, North York mayoralty candidate, presses the button to turn on heating unit in first of four bus shelters in the borough to be heated
Heat's on at bus stop: Controller Mel Lastman, North York mayoralty candidate, presses the button to turn on heating unit in first of four bus shelters in the borough to be heated
11/23/1972
Yellow cover with illustration of bird perched on stick, left middle of cover, and an illustrat ...
Illustrated catalogue of bird cages (brass and jappaned) parrot cages, squirrel cages, breeding cages, flight cages, small animal cages: cage stands seed cups, bird baths ...
1900 approximately
An injured wolf that bit the york animal control officer who captured it was reported the first wolf seen in the borough in two years. The wolf is to be killed
An injured wolf that bit the york animal control officer who captured it was reported the first wolf seen in the borough in two years. The wolf is to be killed
2/11/1975
Vet and pet: Dr. Donald MacDonald warns pet owners against believing all those rumors about animals. Here he smiles at a stray six-week-old puppy, brought in with an injured eye and now in good shape again.
Vet and pet: Dr. Donald MacDonald warns pet owners against believing all those rumors about animals. Here he smiles at a stray six-week-old puppy, brought in with an injured eye and now in good shape again.
7/22/1983
Wearing Coonskin hat, York Mayor Philip White invades North York today to plant his borough's flag and lay claim to Yorkdale Shopping Plaza-part of neighboring North York
Wearing Coonskin hat, York Mayor Philip White invades North York today to plant his borough's flag and lay claim to Yorkdale Shopping Plaza-part of neighboring North York
7/8/1977
Milk Bone's back: News vendor John Mucenieks pets his dog Milk Bone, returned yesterday after being seized by Toronto Humane Society officials who said he didn't have adequate shelter
Milk Bone's back: News vendor John Mucenieks pets his dog Milk Bone, returned yesterday after being seized by Toronto Humane Society officials who said he didn't have adequate shelter
2/15/1983
African pets, or, Chats about our animal friends in Natal : with a sketch of Kaffir life
African pets, or, Chats about our animal friends in Natal : with a sketch of Kaffir life
Toronto Humane Society workers Jan Pinney, left, and Tricia Ralston say they are becoming increasingly disturbed by the number of animals arriving at the shelter as strays and not being claimed
Toronto Humane Society workers Jan Pinney, left, and Tricia Ralston say they are becoming increasingly disturbed by the number of animals arriving at the shelter as strays and not being claimed
6/2/1978