Animal Care and Handling
- Choosing and caring for a family pet
- Heat stress in animals
- What to do if you find a pet left in a vehicle
- Caring for pets during an evacuation
- Winter feeding and shelter requirements for cattle
- Winter management of horses
Reporting Concerns about Animal Welfare
Please notify authorities if you suspect any animal is:
- lacking adequate food and water
- exposed to extreme cold or heat
- not provided with suitable medical attention if wounded or ill
- confined in an area of insufficient space
- kept in unsanitary conditions
- confined without adequate ventilation
- not allowed an opportunity for sufficient exercise
- suffering, seriously injured or in extreme anxiety or distress
How to Report a Concern
Reporting by phone
Contact the Animal Care Line, monitored seven days a week by the Chief Veterinary Office:
- In Winnipeg: 204-945-8000
- Toll free: 1-888-945-8001
Reporting by email
- Complete in full the Complainant Intake Form (PDF 1 MB) and submit to animalcare@gov.mb.ca.
Ensure all important information is included in the complaint.
For the City of Winnipeg
- Report your concern to the Winnipeg Humane Society at 204-982-2028.
Confidentiality
All reports are treated with utmost confidentiality. We do not release names of people who report animal welfare concerns. Your personal information is protected by The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and will remain confidential.
If you are a witness to animal abuse you may be asked to testify in court.
Learn more about
- How the Chief Veterinary Office will follow up on your report
- The Animal Care Act and the obligations it places on animal owners
- Animal Welfare Resources
- Animal Welfare Program and how it protects the welfare of animals