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Watch the Birdie! A foundling robin taken to the Society for Animals in Distress (SAD) shelter on St
Watch the Birdie! A foundling robin taken to the Society for Animals in Distress (SAD) shelter on St

Watch the Birdie! A foundling robin taken to the Society for Animals in Distress (SAD) shelter on St

Date6/3/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Watch the Birdie! A foundling robin taken to the Society for Animals in Distress (SAD) shelter on St. Clair Ave. W. five weeks ago is leading the good life; even getting along well with Tubby; the SAD mascot and resident cat. Allan McGinn; general manager; has named the bird Young Robin and kept it alive on a diet that now includes dog food; bits of tunafish sandwiches; and the odd dew worm. McGinn's current problem is teaching Young Robin to fly so he can return to wild.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113732F
A potential client looks over the new ambulance operated by the society for animals in distress
A potential client looks over the new ambulance operated by the society for animals in distress
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A sad-looking stray was picked up yesterday by John MacArthur, a driver-agent for the Toronto Humane Society, and taken to the society shelter on Well(...)
A sad-looking stray was picked up yesterday by John MacArthur, a driver-agent for the Toronto Humane Society, and taken to the society shelter on Well(...)
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Watch the birdie!, Recent article that suggested vacuuming pets may have been taken too literally by reader Norman Epstein.
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3/25/1981
Who could resist those eyes? Animals are usually kept at the shelter for five days
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12/8/1976
Book cover: dark green with leather spine and corners.
Fabulous histories, or, The history of the robins : designed for the instruction of children, respecting their treatment of animals
1818
History of the robins : designed for the instruction of children, respecting their treatment of animals
History of the robins : designed for the instruction of children, respecting their treatment of animals
1819
A by-law for restraining and regulating the running at large of animals, defining the duties of pound keepers, fixing the amount of fees to be taken b(...)
A by-law for restraining and regulating the running at large of animals, defining the duties of pound keepers, fixing the amount of fees to be taken b(...)
1860
Animal art: Animals now decorate boarding around new Humane Society building, thanks to kids from Park Public School
Animal art: Animals now decorate boarding around new Humane Society building, thanks to kids from Park Public School
6/16/1980
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Puppy love isn't saddling Metro with as many unwanted pets as it used to, says George Banton, chief animal control officer for the Borough of York. Above, he displays one of the York animal shelter's inmates, a young part-German Shepherd. The animal shelter now has empty cages and Banton gives the credit to the borough's low-cost spay-neuter program, begun two years ago.
6/15/1978
Watch the birdie. Walter Pitman (left), executive director of Ontario Arts Council, discusses Prehistoric Bird with creator Edward Koniuszy at yesterd(...)
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