Today numerous worried individuals called numerous times, reporting a cow and calf roaming easily on the primary roadway in Castle Convenience, near Water’s Edge. Quickly after, numerous more calls reported these animals to be struck by several cars, threatening the life of these animals in addition to the driving public.
In contact and in coordination with the Performing Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Lennox St Aimee, the rescue group was dispatched to the location of mishap, discovering undoubtedly the calf hurt by the roadway. It is lucky that no individuals were hurt or car damage reported, as the owner might be accountable for all medical expenditures of hurt chauffeur, and guests, in addition to car healing expenses according to insurance coverage of the harmed car.
Based on treatment, the rescue group moved the hurt calf for evaluation by a vet in charge, and both animals were moved to a safe kept track of area for additional medical checkup and needed treatment.
We wish to ask the general public for immediate help in discovering the owner of these animals as the owner was not present at the scene throughout rescue operation, nor called us later on.
Based on conversation with authorities, these animals can not be gone back to the owner up until it is shown that they will be kept in a protected shelter with proper food, water, and with veterinary look after the hurt calf.
Such big animals wandering in suburbs without appropriate food or shelter are exposed to instant risk of mishap, injury, discomfort and perhaps death– likewise producing a severe threat for roadway users. Under The Security Of Animals Act, Chapter 61:01 anybody that triggers unneeded suffering or is the owner allows such unneeded suffering to animals is guilty of the offense of ruthlessness to animals and is accountable under summary conviction to a fine and/or possible jail time.
An option to the above charges is to give up these animals or offer them (less rescue, veterinary and transport charges) to the Rescue which will make sure appropriate and safe moving of these damaged animals to a safe facility/location authorized by authorities.
Anybody with info on this case concerning the owner is asked to please contact Rescue hotline at 767 245 0001.
