Purpose:
Is responsible for providing services to the Community for the capture of injured, dead, or stray animals from the Territory of Kahnawá:ke for treatment, disposal, and/or impoundment.
To ensure this is done effectively and efficiently.
To conduct patrols throughout the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory to investigate Complaints and provide a variety of Public Services for the General Public
Roles & Responsibilities
To Patrol Kahnawá:ke and enforce the Kahnawá:ke Animal Control Law.
- Patrols Kahnawá:ke Territory for any stray animals, and captures for holding in the kennel, following protocols for holding and care.
- Issues warnings and/or infraction tickets to owners of dogs that are untied on their property.
- Testifies in a court of law when called upon to do so.
- Communicates or receives calls by Peacekeeper phone or radio.
- Responds to all emergency animal calls.
- Maintains records, logs, and reports of all calls.
- Answers calls for injured, dead, or stray animals needing to be picked up.
- Transports animals to the proper animal care facility, or to and from a veterinarian for treatment, or to a pound.
- Disposes of animal carcasses, following proper protocols.
- Provides on-call service 24 hours per day.
- Promotes animal control issues by appearing on radio stations for talk shows to inform Kahnawa’kehró:non of the laws regarding their pets.
- Report impounded animals via local media, K-103 radio station.
To care for animals at the pound.
- Ensures all animals are fed regularly.
- Ensures all cages are cleaned regularly.
- Ensures all tools and equipment are kept clean.
- Ensures animals are kept in a humane holding space.
- Ensures that animals are comforted at all times by providing proper bedding and accommodations, especially in cold weather and extreme heat.
To ensure that the Animal Protection Office is maintained
- Logs each call received by filling in a daily activity sheet of all calls.
- Documents and completes reports of every animal brought into the pound.
- Ensures the office is kept clean.
- Shovels the walkway and clears the kennel yard of snow in winter.
