Small Species Spotlight
This adorable term is used to describe a baby hedgehog.
What is a Hoglet?
This orange tabby cat is famous for his love of lasagna and hatred of Mondays.
Who is Garfield?
This common shelter illness, often called "kennel cough," is highly contagious among dogs.
What is Bordetella (or Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex)?
If something is the absolute best, it's "the cat’s" what?
What are pajamas?
This document dictates the stray hold period for animals found in the City of Orangeville, as well as licensing requirements, and general rules of ownership.
What is the City of Orangeville By-Law?
These small pets, often surrendered to shelters, have continuously growing teeth and need hay or wooden chews to help wear them down.
What are rabbits and rodents (rats, hamsters, etc.)?
This loyal collie was known for saving the day in a long-running TV show that began in the 1950s.
Who is Lassie?
Feline panleukopenia is caused by this type of virus, which is highly dangerous to unvaccinated kittens.
What is the feline parvovirus?
You might say this animal is in the room when there's an obvious issue no one wants to talk about.
What is an elephant?
The only organization within Ontario with the authority to both legally seize and rehome an owned dog.
What is the Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS)?
Guinea pigs cannot produce this essential vitamin on their own and require it in their diet.
What is Vitamin C?
This wisecracking parrot voiced by Gilbert Gottfried appears in Disney’s Aladdin.
Who is Iago?
This tiny external parasite can cause tapeworms if swallowed by a cat or dog.
What is a flea?
This dramatic expression suggests you're so famished, you could eat an entire one of these large animals.
What is a horse?
Any animal found outside the City of Orangeville (or not governed by a by-law) defaults to a 5-day stray hold (excluding weekends and holidays) according to this piece of legislation.
What is the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act (PAWS)?
Despite their young age, these animals can get pregnant as early as 8 weeks old, with the males being capable of impregnating a female at only 4 weeks old.
What are Guinea Pigs?
This famous rabbit starred in a groundbreaking 1988 film that combined live action and animation.
Who is Roger Rabbit?
A life-threatening condition where a dog's stomach fills with gas, food, or fluid, dilates, and then twists, trapping the contents and cutting off the blood supply. Typically, it is more common in large breeds and has been linked to eating/drinking quickly, exercising too closely after eating, stress/anxiety, and even raised food bowls.
What is Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV), commonly known as "bloat"?
This phrase refers to a seemingly minor thing that causes everything to fall apart.
What is the straw that broke the camel’s back?
This piece of legislation defines Pitbull Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers as banned breeds in Ontario.
What is the Dog Owners Liability Act (DOLA)?
Unlike dogs, this pet species cannot vomit, making conditions like gastrointestinal stasis a life-threatening emergency.
What is a rabbit?
These are the four main animal characters who escape from the Central Park Zoo in Madagascar.
Who is Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo?
What is Xylitol?
This saying compares an improbable event to these animals doing something gravity-defying.
What is "when pigs fly"?
Bound by the Animals for Research Act (ARA), shelters and municipal pounds are subject to inspection by this regulatory agency at any time.
What is the the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)?