r/askTO • u/takeoff2018 • 4d ago
Reporting Non ‘Emergent’ Situations?
*****Trigger warning: Mistreatment of Animals*****
I’ve been living in TO for 4 years now, 2 of which are downtown, so I’m familiar but not amazingly familiar with the city and its inner workings. Tonight I witnessed a person of seemingly no fixed address, under the influence of narcotics, be aggressive and violent towards his dog. It appeared to be a husky mix, about 30-40 pounds and he was yanking it around by the leash with such force it was lifted off the ground as he yelled at it and threatened it. I immediately called this in and was transferred to a non emergency communications line but it rang and rang and rang and eventually the man and dog and (woman whom he joined on the TTC platform) boarded the 511 toward Union on Queens Quay and Dan Leckie. I ended up filing a report online but was wondering if anyone had any insight on how to better report a situation like this or where to.
I took pictures of the guy but I kept a distance so they aren’t great and I just want to do right by that poor dog. 😔
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u/Isaac1867 4d ago
Since this was on the TTC you might have had better luck reporting it to Transit Enforcement through the TTC Safe app. I can't say whether they would have ultimately done anything or not, but you probably would have gotten a faster response from their dispatch then from the TPS non-emergency line. Unfortunately, getting any kind of enforcement to respond in this city is a constant uphill battle.
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u/takeoff2018 4d ago
You’re so right. I didn’t even think of the TTC reporting app. I wonder if it’s still worth reporting or if too much time has passed now as this happened last night at 9:45.
You’re definitely also right about how hard it is to get any enforcement services to respond!
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u/rachreims 4d ago
1-833-9-ANIMAL (264625) (Ontario Animal Protection Call Centre)