Manitoba’s Animal Care Act already requires animal owners to provide protection from “injurious heat or cold.”New pet ownership rules coming to Winnipeg in July
It would also allow a wider range of enforcement personnel, including conservation officers, to administer the law and break into a vehicle to save an animal if necessary.“Outside of Winnipeg, there’s only a handful of animal protection officers that are working through the ,” Khan said. “With more officers being able to enforce this faster response times, we keep in mind the safety and well-being of animals.”Pet owners who contravene the proposed law would be subject to fines that would be determined by a judge or justice of the peace.
The Winnipeg Humane Society, which fields hundreds of calls a year relating to animals left in hot or cold temperatures, welcomed the bill.0:43