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By Gary Roberts, June 18, 2009

The Toronto Humane Society seems to be having its fair share of trouble these days. There was a series of Globe and Mail exposé-style articles written recently, which focused on some perceived issues and concerns with regard to the current management, as well as the conditions in which the THS animals live.

Now there’s a new web site, which has just been launched, named the Association for the Reform of the Toronto Humane Society (ART), whose mission statement is:

To provide a credible association for the gathering and dissemination of facts and background on the current Board and management of the Toronto Humane Society (“THS”) relative to animal care, treatment of staff and volunteers, fiscal accountability, and governance matters, and to create public awareness of these issues in an effort to bring about reform and renewal of the THS for the benefit of the animals and our community.

Some people have come forward already, to report on their experiences at the THS, and the above ART web site provides information on who to contact at the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), which is currently conducting an investigation into the THS.

Let’s hope things turn out for the best for the THS and its employees and volunteers, but especially so for all the abandoned, lost, and sick animals living there right now.