Animals causing a nuisance in Huron-Kinloss

By Darrell Ziegler

At it’s July 17 meeting in Ripley, Huron-Kinloss council authorized the payment of $472.50 each, to two area farmers who recently lost calves to wild animals.

The livestock evaluator reported that the losses were a result of coyote attacks.

At its June 19 meeting, council authorized the payment of $102 for the loss of a lamb to coyotes and compensated a Lucknow area farmer $262 for the loss of three lambs as a result of wolf attacks.

Township Clerk Sonya Watson says that although these types of attacks are not very common, the Township has been receiving quite a few calls lately. Watson stresses that there is nothing to be alarmed about. “These things happen from time to time. It’s been months since we’ve last had calls concerning attacks and chances are, it will be quite a while before we receive another.”

Losses of this nature fall under the Ontario Livestock, Poultry and Honeybee Act.

Once the Township pays the livestock owner, a motion is filled out and sent to the provincial government. They in turn, reimburse the Township for the payment.

The purpose of the act is to compensate producers of eligible livestock or poultry species killed or injured by wolves or coyotes and for damage to honey bee colonies or hive equipment caused by bears.

The act provides compensation to livestock producers for losses of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, rabbits, honeybee colonies and certain fur bearing animals.

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