Anne Doncaster, 76, founder or cofounder of four noted animal advocacy organizations, died of cancer on April 19, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario. Born Anne Procter, in 1962 she married former Mississauga Board of Trade president David Doncaster, who survives her, and raised three daughters before becoming involved in animal advocacy. Recalled Mississauga.com, “Anne Doncaster attended […]
Toronto Humane Society raided, execs arrested, by Ontario SPCA
TORONTO––Nearly 30 years of turmoil over control of the Toronto Humane Society reignited on November 26, 2009 when Ontario SPCA investigators backed by Toronto police arrived at the THS shelter with search warrants and led THS president Tim Trow, veterinarian Steve Sheridan, general manager Gary McCracken, and senior staff members Romeo Bernadino and Andy […]
Fear and loathing in Toronto the Good
April 1996 TORONTO––A Divisional Court ruling by Justice Edward Saunders is expected soon as to whether the Toronto Humane Society must release to the public copies of the pound contract it holds with the City of Toronto. Claiming a need to protect the security of animals and staff, THS has appealed a December 29, 1995 […]