If you are looking for information on the Town of Georgina, please visit our official website at www.georgina.ca. We hope that you will join us here and check out our other online profiles on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The Town of Georgina will work diligently to ensure the appropriateness and security of social media pages. However, the Town is not responsible for content posted by others.
Social media content may be subject to access to information and/or privacy provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Comments and messages collected for the public record using social media will be treated like any other form of communication received by the Town. This is an open forum that is intended to be family friendly. Inappropriate content may be removed based on the Town’s discretion. Inappropriate content refers to: any graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comment or submission, any comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone of any organization and/or any comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity. In addition to keeping comments appropriate we ask that you follow our posting guidelines listed below:
• We do not permit graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions, nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone of any organization;
• We do not allow solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not permit defamation or defrauding of any financial, commercial, or non-governmental agency;
• We do not permit comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity;
• You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, username, and any information provided;
• The Georgina Animal Shelter & Adoption Centre provides urgent care to stray cats and dogs in the following municipalities: Georgina, Newmarket, Aurora and East Gwillimbury. If you have an urgent concern with a stray cat or dog in one of these areas please call the shelter at 905-476-3457 and you will be directed accordingly.
• Adoption requests are considered for stray pets after the 5 business day redemption period has concluded. The redemption period does not include Sundays, statutory holidays or any day in which the shelter is closed to the public. The shelter's first priority is always to reunite lost pets with their families.
• Rehoming requests are considered on a case-by-case basis and at the discretion of the shelter. The Georgina Animal Shelter strives to keep pets in their homes and will offer alternative solutions and other resources during each rehoming consultation where applicable.
• The Georgina Animal Shelter & Adoption Centre regular hours of operation are Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm and Saturdays from 8am-12 October to May and 8-4 June to September. Users can expect a timely response to social media inquiries during regular hours of operation. If you are calling after shelter hours for a contained dog or cat, make sure you leave a message for Animal Control Services in your area. Messages left for the shelter staff may not be returned until the next business day.
