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12 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday January 31, 2009 www.oakvillebeaver.com SPOT says it's time to renew dog licences T he Oakville and District Humane Society's (ODHS) licence mascot SPOT knows that Smart Pet Owners Tag (SPOT) before Feb. 15. To take advantage of Acting/ Modeling Opportunities StarCast Scouting Services has helped many people get into Sears catalogues, Walmart & Royal Bank TV commercials, movies, Canadian Tire ads, music videos and more! Don't Miss our Search Event in: OAKVILLE Tuesday, February 3rd Holiday Inn Oakville-Centre 590 Argus Road Attend anytime between 5 pm - 8 pm No experience necessary - 3 years & up. Reg'n fee of $39 plus GST. Refunded if you do not qualify. www.StarCastScouting.com a reduced rate for your dog's annual licence and to avoid fines, pick up your annual dog licence before the deadline. Mandatory annual dog licences are required by Town of Oakville bylaw #1982-145, Amended. Licences are sold for $5 off the regular price until Feb. 15. Any dog found not wearing a current licence tag may result in the owner being fined a minimum of $130. The animal protective services officers at the ODHS enforce this local bylaw on behalf of the Town; a bylaw that affects the shelter when people do not comply. "Our SPOT mascot reminds people of their legal responsibilities," said Johanne Golder, executive director ODHS. "Owners who want to reconnect with their lost dog more quickly, must ensure their pet's wearing a current licence tag." The ODHS will contact the owner of a dog that is found wearing a current licence tag as quickly as possible. Often the dog's tag number can be matched to its owner over the telephone, saving the owner time and the expense of impound- PET OF THE WEEK: Raven is a beautiful, sleek black cat with ment fees incurred if the dog a nice personality. For more information on available animals, visit ends up in the care of the www.oakvillehumane.ca. humane society. Without a tag, the onus of responsibility to locate a lost tant to the society," said brochure racks at the recreGolder. ation centres, veterinarian dog is left up to the owner. "Money from those sales clinics, pet retailers, In the meantime, a dog help to care for the animals libraries, or at www.oakvillewaiting in the society kennels is cared for, fed and pro- that find themselves at the humane.ca. Save $5 when you regisvided medical services, if shelter. When, annually more than 5,000 animals are ter by Feb. 15 -- $45 required. $20 If the licence tag is not cared for here, that licence (spayed/neutered), means much more to our (unaltered) and 50 per cent traceable and an owner fails to come forward to claim the community than just proper off for seniors. For more information dog, the ODHS staff will identification for a pet." Picking up a licence is as about licensing your dog, begin the process of making the dog available for adop- easy as a telephone call or contact the ODHS at 905visit to the shelter, located at 845-1551. tion. For information about "People may not realize 445 Cornwall Rd. Forms are also available other Town of Oakville dog that when they buy a licence, it's not just great for at the Town's Bylaw Office at by-laws visit the Town's webtheir pet, but it's also impor- 1225 Trafalgar Rd., or in the site at www.oakville.ca