The RM of Hanover has secured a company from Grunthal to continue providing animal control services in the municipality.



K-9 Control Services Ltd. has been providing this service the last fifteen years in Hanover. As part of their service agreement, K-9 staff pick up strays and transport them to their kennel. They then check for tags, tattoos and microchips and contact owners if that information is available.

Hanover Council amended its Animal Control Bylaw in 2014, requiring all dogs in Hanover to be licensed. Initially, the free licensing period was supposed to end December 31st, 2015. That deadline was later extended to June 30, 2016. Hanover has already licensed, registered and tagged one thousand dogs.

"That certainly does give them the opportunity if there is a tag on it to contact the owner and say that we have your pet," explains Reeve Stan Toews.

Dogs that are not claimed through K-9 Control Services, yet considered suitable for a new home are held at their expense until they can be placed into a shelter or rescue.

Toews notes K-9 Control Services was one of two outfits to provide a tender. Their bid was for $48,000 per year. He says it is a three-year contract, providing pound keeper services related to dogs, cats, livestock and other animals as required.

He says $48,000 is considerably higher than last year but was the low bid.

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