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A veterinary shortage across Canada has left the Great Slave Animal Hospital in Yellowknife unable to offer emergency services, which were originally paused last February.
As demand for veterinary services grows, veterinary clinics in the N.W.T are being forced to restrict or temporarily suspend their emergency after-hours services to prevent staff burnout.
Elusive 3-pawed stray dog captured with chicken drumstick
Tia Hanna is an experienced dog catcher, but it took weeks to catch this elusive dog with a bait no animal could resist.
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Posted: Feb 20, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 20
Tia Hanna captured Minky Three-Paws near Frank Channel after weeks of laying out traps for the stray dog. (Submitted by Tia Hanna)
Elusive dog Minky Three-Paws had evaded capture for weeks, his paw stuck in a trap, until animal lover Tia Hanna came along with the most alluring bait a chicken wing and barbeque sauce.
Minky Three-Paws is a stray dog who was spotted running around Frank Channel, near Edzo and Behchoko, N.W.T., in November.
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
For years, Olson worked as a veterinary technician. But then, she says, she needed a break. That s when she found her real passion: taxidermy.(Avery Zingel/CBC)