Councillors grapple with humane society's pull-out on enforcement services

City peace officers will temporarily take over local enforcement of the province’s Animal Protection Act, starting Friday.
City council’s community and public services committee passed a motion to allow staff to take on enforcement work that the Edmonton Humane Society will cease doing Thursday. With the interim solution in place, city administration will prepare a report on permanent solutions to be returned before council in March.
The society’s decision to stop making enforc