Concerned
Concerned about the welfare of equines?
Please notify authorities if you suspect any animal is:
- Lacking adequate and/or acceptable quality food and water
- Exposed to extreme cold or heat and/or without shelter
- Not provided with suitable care and/or medical attention if wounded aged or ill
- Confined in an area where obstacles or equipment may present a danger of injury
- Kept in unsanitary conditions
- Confined without adequate ventilation
- Confinement for periods which may not allow sufficient exercise
- Demonstrating extreme or unusual anxiety or distress
911 (Emergency)
Call 911 in an emergency when any life is in immediate danger, such as when there is:
- an animal attack resulting in serious injury to people or other animals that requires emergency medical attention
- a dog or cock fighting ring underway
- an act of animal cruelty underway, such as beating or torturing of an animal
- an animal left unattended in a hot or cold vehicle
Provincial Assistance
Alberta
British Columbia
- Horse Council BC 1-800-345-8055 extension 1006
Manitoba
- Manitoba Agriculture Animal Care Line – in Winnipeg: 204-945-8000 Toll free: 1-888-945-8001
Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Animal Protection.ca
- To report farmed animals in distress call 1-902-956-1165 or email the Department Agriculture FAW@novascotia.ca
Ontario
- Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) – Animal abuse or neglect line 1-833-926-4625
- Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
Saskatchewan
- Animal Protection Services Saskatchewan – Tel. 306-382-0002 or Toll Free 1-844-382-0002
Québec
- MAPAQ Plaintes : Sécurité et bien-être des animaux 1-844-264-6289