Full Podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/261005-animal-welfare-in-ontario-jill Jill from PetSave says one of the biggest problems in Ontario’s animal-welfare system is that decisions are being made by people who may not fully understand what is happening on the front lines. Her point is simple: **You cannot make good decisions if you do not first understand the problem.** Jill says there is a major disconnect between government policy and the day-to-day reality faced by rescue groups, veterinarians, animal-welfare officers and people dealing with cruelty, hoarding, overpopulation and abandoned animals. She argues that someone working in an office can look at policies, budgets and statistics, but that does not necessarily show what happens when an officer confiscates animals and suddenly has nowhere to put them, or when a rescue is already overflowing and is still being asked to take more. That is why Jill is calling for the people who actually know the animal world to be brought together. Rescue organizations. Veterinarians. Animal-welfare officers. Provincial representatives. Policy makers. Put them around the same table and ask: What is actually failing? Where are the gaps? What resources are missing? Why are complaints falling through the cracks? And what would actually make the system work better? Jill says front-line workers often see the problem long before government does because they are the ones dealing with the consequences every day. **Before Ontario creates more rules, changes more policies, or spends more taxpayer dollars, Jill says government needs to understand what is really happening.** Good decisions start with good information — and that means listening to the people doing the work. #PetSave #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRescue #FrontLineWorkers #Accountability #Ontario #NorthernOntario #Sudbury #TaxpayerDollars #LoveTheNorth