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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

Inspector Wilf Patey, stays on the job last night at the Toronto Humane Society after being hit on forehead by a rock

Date9/19/1973
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131891F
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
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 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
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
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
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 (...)
4/18/1966
Zany Zoo: Being chief inspector to the Newmarket-based Ontario Humane Society brought Don Hepworth face to face with critters he'd rather forget, including a gorilla in a Thornhill garage
Zany Zoo: Being chief inspector to the Newmarket-based Ontario Humane Society brought Don Hepworth face to face with critters he'd rather forget, including a gorilla in a Thornhill garage
4/28/1988
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
The executive director of the Toronto Humane Society has been fired less than two months after taking the job created for him. Stephen Best, who was working on a monthly contract, said yesterday he was shocked by the decision dismissing him from $45,000-a-year position.
The executive director of the Toronto Humane Society has been fired less than two months after taking the job created for him. Stephen Best, who was working on a monthly contract, said yesterday he was shocked by the decision dismissing him from $45,000-a-year position.
2/24/1986
Milk Bone's back: News vendor John Mucenieks pets his dog Milk Bone, returned yesterday after being seized by Toronto Humane Society officials who said he didn't have adequate shelter
Milk Bone's back: News vendor John Mucenieks pets his dog Milk Bone, returned yesterday after being seized by Toronto Humane Society officials who said he didn't have adequate shelter
2/15/1983
Sun Deck on roof top is great for family sunning in the city. The Bacon family stays in town most weekends preferring to enjoy their home rather than battle traffic to the north. Although pollution and noise from surrounding buildings can sometimes be irritating, they are content with life in the city.
Sun Deck on roof top is great for family sunning in the city. The Bacon family stays in town most weekends preferring to enjoy their home rather than battle traffic to the north. Although pollution and noise from surrounding buildings can sometimes be irritating, they are content with life in the city.
7/14/1972
Sun Deck on roof top is great for family sunning in the city. The Bacon family stays in town most weekends preferring to enjoy their home rather than battle traffic to the north. Although pollution and noise from surrounding buildings can sometimes be irritating, they are content with life in the city.
Sun Deck on roof top is great for family sunning in the city. The Bacon family stays in town most weekends preferring to enjoy their home rather than battle traffic to the north. Although pollution and noise from surrounding buildings can sometimes be irritating, they are content with life in the city.
7/14/1972