Humane societies in Niagara have opened their doors to some tiny northern visitors after 300 animals were exposed in a single house during a fire in Kawartha Lakes. Lincoln County Humane Society general manager Kevin Strooband drove to Fenelon Falls Monday night to retrieve 30 of the displaced "pocket pets." Ten of those Small Animals were taken in by the Niagara Falls Humane Society, while the remaining 20 will live at the St. Catharines Fourth Ave. shelter for the time being. They include rabbits, rats, hamsters, gerbils, chinchillas, a guinea pig and a degu, a small rodent. Strooband said they might finally be adopted out, depending on the outcome of the case.
"We're looking to re-home them if it happens, but it won't happen yet because the investigation is ongoing," he said, adding its possible the owners may be able to get their animals back through the legal procedure. The other 270 animals are at shelters across the province. The Ontario SPCA put out the call to 50 communities to take in the animals, which included cats, dogs, birds and small pets. Strooband said the animals were brought to an ambulance bay in Fenelon Falls where they were stored, treated and then distributed. The small pets animals have been place in the Lincoln County Humane Society's reptile room, which is currently reptile-free.
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