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Downtown hunter: Barry MacKay of the Toronto Humane Society holds a Snowy Owl which was caught after being trapped in a window well in the Yonge St
Downtown hunter: Barry MacKay of the Toronto Humane Society holds a Snowy Owl which was caught after being trapped in a window well in the Yonge St

Downtown hunter: Barry MacKay of the Toronto Humane Society holds a Snowy Owl which was caught after being trapped in a window well in the Yonge St

Date4/30/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0064587F
Someone gives a hoot. This baby great horned owl, only 2 or 3 weeks old, was brought in to the Toronto Humane Society after it was found with an injur(...)
Someone gives a hoot. This baby great horned owl, only 2 or 3 weeks old, was brought in to the Toronto Humane Society after it was found with an injur(...)
3/26/1990
Trap victim Toronto Humane Society officials Graham Henderson (left) and Claude Besner examine a coonhound -- ready to give birth any day -- who had a paw caught in a painful leg-hold trap
Trap victim Toronto Humane Society officials Graham Henderson (left) and Claude Besner examine a coonhound -- ready to give birth any day -- who had a paw caught in a painful leg-hold trap
2/12/1980
Surely, he can find a home. The Toronto Humane Society shelter on Wellesley St. has a mystery on its hands. Anne Meredith of adoption staff holds Yor(...)
Surely, he can find a home. The Toronto Humane Society shelter on Wellesley St. has a mystery on its hands. Anne Meredith of adoption staff holds Yor(...)
8/25/1977
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
Rescuer Harry Harrison climbs back to top of Simpson's Tower after being lowered to cradle where he tied ropes around waists of two trapped window cleaners
Rescuer Harry Harrison climbs back to top of Simpson's Tower after being lowered to cradle where he tied ropes around waists of two trapped window cleaners
12/29/1969
Well-Travelled, 80-year-old Joseph Caulder of Yonge St. holds map showing his travels around the world as a Rotarian. He's pointing to Buenos Aires, one of the many cities in which he spoke to Rotariars. He thinks 1924 convention here greatest.
Well-Travelled, 80-year-old Joseph Caulder of Yonge St. holds map showing his travels around the world as a Rotarian. He's pointing to Buenos Aires, one of the many cities in which he spoke to Rotariars. He thinks 1924 convention here greatest.
6/5/1964
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
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Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
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Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
1/2/1976
He's got the bird: Wildlife control officer Rennie Carson holds a female peregrine falcon that was trapped at Pearson airport last week
He's got the bird: Wildlife control officer Rennie Carson holds a female peregrine falcon that was trapped at Pearson airport last week
10/16/1992
Puppy saved: Jenny Laing of the Toronto Humane Society examines a 6-week-old puppy found near dead after being left in a parked car in the sun
Puppy saved: Jenny Laing of the Toronto Humane Society examines a 6-week-old puppy found near dead after being left in a parked car in the sun
8/5/1988
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