No ringworm found at Newmarket OSPCA shelter: report

Megan O'Toole Jun 3, 2011 – 1:27 PM ET

A long-awaited report into a severe ringworm outbreak at the Newmarket OSPCA shelter a year ago reached a surprising conclusion: There was no ringworm outbreak.

Not only that, but after months of public criticism stemming from the shelter’s much-publicized decision to euthanize 99 animals last year due to the outbreak, the report found this, too, never happened.

In fact, only 57 animals were euthanized last May, and for a variety of reasons. It is unclear how many of the animals were infected with ringworm, OSPCA chair Rob Godfrey said Friday in announcing the report’s results.

The chain of events appears to be a result of sweeping mismanagement at the Newmarket shelter.

“The report states that the events at the Newmarket shelter were due to inadequate policies, procedures, training and record keeping,” Mr. Godfrey said.

National Post

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