Toronto city councillors initiated a motion for city staff to develop a business model for a wildlife response team. Concerns arose from a rising number of animal incidents, notably dog and coyote attacks. Carleton Grant highlighted existing resource limitations, which have hindered effective management of wildlife issues. Incidents have increased by 13 percent from 2023 to 2024, with coyote attacks more than doubling since 2019. Residents and organizations such as the Animal Alliance of Canada support the creation of a dedicated team for quicker responses to human-animal conflicts.
"We need to continue to build our team in such a way that we are able to respond and to respond as the community expects us to and that is with some urgency."
"A dedicated team would not only alleviate the load on Animal Services, but would provide year-round proactive and reactive responses."
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