Friday, October 17, 2014

Couple fights to keep pet raccoon - The StarPhoenix

 By Andrea Hill, The StarPhoenix
Wendy and Ron Hook have a raccoon named Dennis that the City of Saskatoon says they are not allowed to keep according to bylaws on October 16 in Saskatoon. Ron Hooks with Dennis.
Photograph by: Richard Marjan, The StarPhoenix
A Saskatoon woman and her pet raccoon have fled the city to escape municipal bylaws that outlaw ownership of the mischievous, bandit-faced animals.
Wendy Hook, who moved to Saskatoon with her husband this spring, said she was trying to be a law-abiding citizen when she went to City Hall last week to get an exotic pet license for her beloved raccoon, Dennis. When she was told it was illegal to keep Dennis in her house, she “panicked” and moved in with friends outside city limits to avoid the possibility of bylaw enforcement officers taking her pet away...Continue reading, photos, video...

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