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Shady affair: John Mucenieks and his pet, Milk Bone, were not at all happy today after the city dismantled the dog's street-corner shelter
Shady affair: John Mucenieks and his pet, Milk Bone, were not at all happy today after the city dismantled the dog's street-corner shelter

Shady affair: John Mucenieks and his pet, Milk Bone, were not at all happy today after the city dismantled the dog's street-corner shelter

Date8/3/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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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
Storke victim: John Mucenieks, 67, says Sunnybrook Health Science Centre is about to discharge him but he has no money, drug card or home.
Storke victim: John Mucenieks, 67, says Sunnybrook Health Science Centre is about to discharge him but he has no money, drug card or home.
4/30/1991
Budget blues: The Dzegieris family of Scarborough - nibbling on snacks and cuddling two dogs and a cat - see extra pennies slipping away as they watch Finance Minister Michael Wilson deliver his budget on television yesterday. Snack and some pet foods, al
Budget blues: The Dzegieris family of Scarborough - nibbling on snacks and cuddling two dogs and a cat - see extra pennies slipping away as they watch Finance Minister Michael Wilson deliver his budget on television yesterday. Snack and some pet foods, al
2/18/1987
Vindicated pet: Slightly overweight Portia, with owners Frances and Dave Dvorchik yesterday, will be able to stay in the Dvorchiks' condo after a judge tossed out a 25-pound limit for residents' dogs.
Vindicated pet: Slightly overweight Portia, with owners Frances and Dave Dvorchik yesterday, will be able to stay in the Dvorchiks' condo after a judge tossed out a 25-pound limit for residents' dogs.
6/5/1992
Victim of Beating while he strolle with his wife and daughter on a west end Toronto street, Joe Scapicchio, 54, is recovering in Northwestern General Hospital today after an operation to repair fractured facial bones
Victim of Beating while he strolle with his wife and daughter on a west end Toronto street, Joe Scapicchio, 54, is recovering in Northwestern General Hospital today after an operation to repair fractured facial bones
6/22/1970
Clean sweep: George Moffat, president of Halo Enterprises, holds the kit his company is retailing for dog owners to help them clean up after their pets
Clean sweep: George Moffat, president of Halo Enterprises, holds the kit his company is retailing for dog owners to help them clean up after their pets
6/24/1985
Sniffing it out: Roy Da Silva gives his English springer spaniel Sprat a new scent to identify with, Da Silva is the director of the Ontario branch of Cansard - Canadian Search and Rescue Dogs, where dogs learn to track down missing persons.
Sniffing it out: Roy Da Silva gives his English springer spaniel Sprat a new scent to identify with, Da Silva is the director of the Ontario branch of Cansard - Canadian Search and Rescue Dogs, where dogs learn to track down missing persons.
12/21/1989
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.
6/15/1978
A leaking Garage was their home for the night after Gordon Simmon,s 76, his wife, Marion 52, and their 19-year-old epileptic son decided not to go to an emergency family shelter they were evicted from their home of 20 years in Scarborough
A leaking Garage was their home for the night after Gordon Simmon,s 76, his wife, Marion 52, and their 19-year-old epileptic son decided not to go to an emergency family shelter they were evicted from their home of 20 years in Scarborough
9/14/1978
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
Dog's best friend: Dr. Daniel Toronto says his psychiatric treatment is expensive but his success rate runs high.
Dog's best friend: Dr. Daniel Toronto says his psychiatric treatment is expensive but his success rate runs high.
5/13/1980
His Gripe: U of T student Malcolm McIver drew the above cartoon to depict his worst nightmare: hot dogs taking over the Toronto skyline
His Gripe: U of T student Malcolm McIver drew the above cartoon to depict his worst nightmare: hot dogs taking over the Toronto skyline
11/14/1989