Responsible pet ownership includes caring for the physical & mental wellbeing of your pets, which includes adhering to any federal, provincial, and municipal regulations. Good pet citizenship helps ensure that everyone – animals and humans – can co-exist peacefully.
Common topics that arise in each of these include:
- Leash Laws. Keeping your pets under control when they are off your property. If your pet needs more space to play, please visit our section on off-leash parks.
- Animal Welfare. Minimum requirements for the care of your animal.
To learn more about helping develop good pet citizenship skills, please see our blog.
Petawawa as a community is governed by provincial laws and benefits from having clear ByLaws. For those residing on base, this includes additional rules as outlined by the Canadian Forces Housing Authority.
To learn more about these laws and ensure your pet is a good citizen, we have included the following:
If there has been an incident that needs to be reported, please contact the key individuals as listed above.