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Live fox taken in Metro. Toronto Humane Society Inspector Wilfred Patey conducted a fox hunt in Metro yesterday and came back with a live one, as the (...)
Live fox taken in Metro. Toronto Humane Society Inspector Wilfred Patey conducted a fox hunt in Metro yesterday and came back with a live one, as the (...)

Live fox taken in Metro. Toronto Humane Society Inspector Wilfred Patey conducted a fox hunt in Metro yesterday and came back with a live one, as the (...)

Date4/18/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Live fox taken in Metro. Toronto Humane Society Inspector Wilfred Patey conducted a fox hunt in Metro yesterday and came back with a live one; as the picture shows. He was called in after boys in the Highway 401-Leslie St. area saw the fox limping along with a trap clamped to a front paw. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113797F
Image shows a police boat and a few people in it with a lot of sea gulls above them.
Sea guills cloud the sky as Wilfred Patey (in hat), a Toronto Humane Society inspector, leads the search around the outer harbor for an injured gull. (...)
7/13/1978
Inspector Wilf Patey, stays on the job last night at the Toronto Humane Society after being hit on forehead by a rock
Inspector Wilf Patey, stays on the job last night at the Toronto Humane Society after being hit on forehead by a rock
9/19/1973
For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
2/2/1976
Humane Society Inspector Wilf Patey holds two make peacocks he captured last night on Balliol St
Humane Society Inspector Wilf Patey holds two make peacocks he captured last night on Balliol St
9/16/1973
Lucky lived up to her name. With Humane Society Inspector Patey, owner Guinn
Lucky lived up to her name. With Humane Society Inspector Patey, owner Guinn
4/17/1963
Humane society officials Wilf Patey and Ralph Burton examine a boa constrictor, one of the exotic pets from a Scarborough shop raided yesterday on com(...)
Humane society officials Wilf Patey and Ralph Burton examine a boa constrictor, one of the exotic pets from a Scarborough shop raided yesterday on com(...)
9/12/1973
It's time of a handout, and Humane Society Inspector George Pichler offers grain to a flock of Canada Geese wintering along Metro's Lake Ontario shore(...)
It's time of a handout, and Humane Society Inspector George Pichler offers grain to a flock of Canada Geese wintering along Metro's Lake Ontario shore(...)
1/12/1971
Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 d(...)
Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 d(...)
1/2/1976
Wilfred Patey
Wilfred Patey
11/8/1971
A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
7/4/1978
Misty-eyed Metro woman is overcome by emotion during the salute to Terry Fox day in Metro yesterday
Misty-eyed Metro woman is overcome by emotion during the salute to Terry Fox day in Metro yesterday
9/21/1980
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(...)
6/20/1974