I got a very upsetting phone call from her that day.  She said the coyotes were “humanely euthanized by firearm”.  She was so nonchalant when she said this, which is chilling coming from the head of Animal Services.  The fact that “humanely euthanized by firearm” were the words she used is offensive to anyone whose beloved cat or dog has died.  No one humane thinks hiring a hunter to shoot healthy animals is a good death.  I am shocked you also think that being shot to death after watching your mate be shot is a good death.

That makes me wonder how Johnny the Critter Gitter could have discreetly shot two animals.  According to Elizabeth Glibbery, the police were there to ensure no humans or dogs were shot.  I called the police non emergency line three separate times and each time they confirmed they did not know anything about the shooting until after the fact.  

I also called 311 several different times and they did not know the coyotes were shot by a hunter.  They thought they had been euthanized using intramuscular euthanol injection under anaesthetic, since the term humanely euthanized was used.  Please bear in mind the term humanely euthanized is legally meaningless.  

I also called Toronto Wildlife Centre.  They only found out about the shooting from the city website.  They were devastated, especially since they were attempting to rescue the coyotes and treat them for mange.  

I also talked to residents of Liberty Village.  They didn’t hear gunshots.  That suggests that either Critter Gitter shot animals in the dark (which an article from 2010 says he does exactly that), which leaves a wide margin of error, or he used a silencer, which requires a federal permit that is rarely if ever granted.  https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-the-liberty-village-coyotes-shot-and-murdered-in-toronto

The thing is, Toronto broke its own policy regarding coyotes when it hired Johnny the Critter Gitter to shoot two coyotes after pet incidents but no “bona fide threat” to humans.  No human bites were confirmed, according to the city’s own public reports.  Elizabeth Glibbery said they were shot after several human bites.  Someone is lying.  

What is obvious is that someone is lying and covering stuff up.  I would like this information investigated by the Ombudsman.  I would like to make a formal complaint against this horrifically cruel city that organized a dog shoot with no warning.  The city chose to listen to a few people who hated coyotes, yet ignored Coyote Watch Canada, Toronto Wildlife Centre, and other animal rights organizations and real coyote experts.  

Nicole Corrado

On Jun 20, 2025, at 11:21 AM, Janet Eide <Janet.Eide@toronto.ca> wrote:

Dear Nicole,

 

Thank you for your patience while I connected with Animal Services regarding your concerns about the recent decision to euthanize two coyotes in Toronto. 

 

I have been advised by Animal Services that they provided you with a final response to your concerns during a May 15, 2025, phone call with Elizabeth Glibbery, then-Acting Director of Animal Services. While Animal Services may not have responded to your May 28 email specifically, you were provided with a final response from the division on May 15.

 

If you have administrative or procedural fairness concerns about the response you have received, you are welcome to send them to us for review at ombudsman@toronto.ca. Please note that fairness concerns do not include disagreeing with the decision. More information on our fairness lens is available on our website. 

 

Thank you for contacting Ombudsman Toronto.

 

Sincerely,

Janet

 

L. Janet Eide (she/her)

Operations Coordinator Ombudsman Toronto

 

Ombudsman Toronto

Listening. Investigating. Improving City Services.
 

From: Nicole Corrado <ntcorrado@rogers.com>
Sent: June 12, 2025 11:45 AM
To: Janet Eide <Janet.Eide@toronto.ca>
Subject: [External Sender] Re: Coyote shooting 
 

Yes, I consent.  

Nicole Corrado

On Jun 12, 2025, at 8:48 AM, Janet Eide <Janet.Eide@toronto.ca> wrote:

Dear Nicole,

 

Thank you for providing the requested information. In order to contact the City to enquire about your concerns, we will require consent:

 

As part of our complaint review process, we may contact the City (or one of its agencies, corporations or adjudicative bodies) to gather information in relation to your complaint. We may use your personal information in doing so. All the information we collect is kept confidential and is protected from disclosure. Do you consent to Ombudsman Toronto using your personal information in this way?

 

If you consent, we will proceed to review your concerns. Kindly reply at your earliest convenience.

 

Thank you!

Janet

 

L. Janet Eide (she/her)

Operations Coordinator Ombudsman Toronto

Tel.: 416-396-5377

 

Ombudsman Toronto

Listening. Investigating. Improving City Services.
 

From: Nicole Corrado <ntcorrado@rogers.com>
Sent: June 9, 2025 3:54 PM
To: Janet Eide <Janet.Eide@toronto.ca>
Subject: [External Sender] Fwd: Coyote shooting 
 

 

Nicole Corrado

Begin forwarded message:
From: Nicole Corrado <ntcorrado@rogers.com>
Date: May 28, 2025 at 8:46:53 AM EDT
To: Carleton.Grant@toronto.ca, esther.attard@toronto.ca, jasmine.herzog@toronto.ca, corpcomm@tps.ca, Nathalie Karvonen <director@torontowildlifecentre.com>
Subject: Coyote shooting
I am very concerned that the police apparently knew nothing, and the critter gitter shot coyotes in the middle of the night, without warning the public, and probably with a silencer, which is illegal without a federal permit.  And Toronto Wildlife Centre wanted to treat them for mange, but only found out about the shooting on the news.  
Nicole Corrado