“An animal rescuer from Winnipeg was found dead, with stray dogs around her, while volunteering in Sandy Bay, Man. Her body was found around 6 a.m. by a local maintenance worker. It’s believed she was killed by strays while volunteering to manage the overpopulation of dogs in the community. She was in Sandy Bay Ojibway ‘First Nation’ {a ‘nation’ of 8,027 people} on the western shore of Lake Manitoba, working alongside ‘K9 Advocacy Manitoba’, a non-profit dedicated to helping reserves manage the overpopulation of dogs.
“Amanda Nobiss, 37, was initially reported as missing by a friend at approximately 12:45 a.m. last Friday, the Manitoba ‘First Nations’ Police Service (M‘FN’PS) said online later that day.
“The circumstances surrounding the death are not believed to be suspicious at this time. Several aggressive dogs had been observed in the area”,
according to the MFNPS release. An autopsy will be done, according to the police service.
“Sandy Bay Ojibway ‘First Nation’ said it is aware of the overpopulation of dogs in its community. It said the ‘nation’ “has been actively working to address the longstanding issue of stray and aggressive dogs” in a news release Saturday.
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“Based on the information currently available to the ‘First Nation’, it is our understanding that the canine advocate entered the community after regular business hours {?} and attempted to retrieve dogs”,
the ‘nation’s release continued.
“Sandy Bay Ojibway ‘First Nation’ remains committed to working with its partners to develop long-term, humane solutions that protect both people and animals.”
{Well, you’re not doing it very well…}
“Global News reached out to both Sandy Bay Chief Trevor Prince and the M‘FN’PS for comment or an update. As of publishing, no response was received.
“‘K9 Advocacy’ declined doing an interview, saying it would not speak with the media out of respect for the Nobiss family.
“Debra Vandekerkhove, the managing director of a rescue group called the ‘Manitoba Animal Alliance’, said this is “a very tough loss” for the rescue community.
“It was very, very difficult and shocking for everyone, and trying to come to terms with the safety issue of people and the calling that all rescue groups have been doing for so long to help ‘nations’ with health and safety of people and pets”,
Vandekerkhove said.
“Managing dog overpopulation is an arduous task that requires funding – which it currently lacks, the animal advocate said.
“There’s no specific funding or any sort of national or provincial strategy across Canada to help animals in ‘Indigenous’ {sic} ‘nations’,”
she noted.
“The Alliance works to create a community-led animal management program that is specific to the places it works in.
“If people think we can spay and neuter our way out of the problem, we cannot. We have to focus on people. We have to focus on the safety of our volunteers”,
Vanderkerkhove said.
…
“Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Office (CVO) declined an interview with Global News and instead issued a statement, which read in part:
“The Province supports community-led efforts to provide access to veterinary services and public education.”
“Animal control is up to municipalities to manage, the CVO added.”
–‘Woman killed while trying to rescue stray dogs in Manitoba’,
Tavi Dhillon, Global News, July 20, 2026 – Updated July 21, 2026
https://globalnews.ca/news/11973247/sandy-bay-first-nation-animal-rescue-death/
VIDEOS:
–‘Blood Tribe declares state of emergency after recent dog attack’,
https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2026/02/03/blood-tribe-issues-state-of-emergency-after-dog-attack/
–‘Peguis ‘First Nation’ woman attacked by dogs, RCMP say’,
https://globalnews.ca/video/9686892/peguis-first-nation-woman-attacked-by-dogs-rcmp-say/
—“‘I can’t even walk next-door without dogs trying to attack’: ‘First Nations’ near Calgary warn residents of dog attacks”
–‘Child killed in dog attack on northern Alberta ‘First Nation’
https://globalnews.ca/video/9544470/child-killed-in-dog-attack-on-northern-alberta-first-nation/
From 2021:
“Shamattawa ‘First Nation’ and animal rescue organizations are working to prevent more stray dog attacks in the community, after a seven-year-old girl from the northern Manitoba ‘First Nation’ {a ‘nation’ of 1,717 people} had to be airlifted to Winnipeg with “extensive injuries” last Thursday.
“The young girl playing outside her home would have died if it weren’t for the local carpenter stepping in to fight off the dogs and save her life, Shamattawa ‘First Nation’ Chief Eric Redhead told Global News on Tuesday.
“She’s now in a Winnipeg hospital awaiting more surgeries, he said.”
–‘Manitoba animal rescue groups rally to relocate roaming dogs after pack attacks girl’,
Rosanna Hempel, Global News, November 16, 2021 – Updated November 17, 2021
https://globalnews.ca/news/8377347/manitoba-animal-rescue-groups-rally-relocate-dogs/
2016:
‘Alberta community held hostage in their homes after wild dogs attack’
2014:
‘Battle underway to control stray dog population in First Nations communities’,
Canadian Press, June 09, 2014
2013:
‘Volunteers struggle to reduce wild dog population plaguing native reserves’
Jen Gerson, National Post, February 2, 2013
From 2010:
“More than 200 half-starved dogs roam the reserve in packs, searching for food. Nobody is tying them up or feeding their own animals. They don’t bother taking care of them. They let them go loose and wild.” –Reserve resident
“The death of a nine-year-old boy torn apart by dogs on a north Saskatchewan native reserve Saturday has highlighted a growing danger — wild dog packs that roam many northern communities.
“The child — Keith Iron-Cheekosis — was found dead in the snow near the home of a cousin he was going to visit at Canoe Lake ‘First Nation’, a 1,700-member reserve.
“It was shocking to me to see him lying there in the snow“,
said Cynthia Ballantyne, Keith’s aunt.
“I couldn’t sleep. I just can’t close my eyes. They must have jumped him.”
“Something has to be done about these animals because kids go out every day, and they are afraid“,
Ms. Ballantyne said.
“It’s not safe for them to go out. It is the same all across the north. Reserves need help with these animals. The dogs are overpopulated and not fed anything at all.”
“By late yesterday, Band members had hunted down and killed four dogs with Keith’s blood on their fur.
“All of a sudden yesterday, they started killing the dogs — but they were told last week after another kid was attacked“,
Ms. Ballantyne said.
“They just jumped to it after my nephew was dead. It’s not right. They should have done it before. Other kids have been bitten, too. They will even attack grown-up persons. Now, it’s too late for my nephew.”
“Ms. Ballantyne said that more than 200 half-starved dogs roam the reserve in packs, searching for food.
“Nobody is tying them up or feeding their own animals“,
she said.
“They don’t bother taking care of them. They let them go loose and wild.”
“Keith, a boisterous, popular child, was well known in the community. He was extremely close to his elder brother, Sonny, who has a significant learning disability and relied on Keith to help him communicate and understand the world around him.
“Keith is like a guide to him“,
said a local resident, who asked to remain anonymous.
“Sonny is going to be very lost. It will take a long time for his to understand that his brother is gone.”
“Geraldine Red-Iron, a vice-principal at Canoe Lake’s high school, said that the dog issue is very divisive. She said that whenever authorities try to kill the wild dogs, people claiming to be their owners rise up in anger.
“They get very, very defensive about the dogs“,
Ms. Red-Iron said.
“This is not just a reserve issue. It is a northern issue. The bylaws regarding pets are not enforced. Whenever we see a pack of dogs near our school, we have to call the Band office to come and remove them.”
“She said that Bands have tried unsuccessfully to persuade provincial health authorities to send vets up north to neuter dogs.
“Mr. Ballantyne said that her cousin was hired by the Canoe Lake Band Council several weeks ago to kill some of the dogs. Within days, she said, he was arrested for garroting one of them, and is now serving a ten-month jail sentence for animal cruelty.
“Keith was the third child mauled by dogs in northern Saskatchewan in the past two years. In 2007, a five-year-old boy on the Cumberland House ‘First Nation’ reserve died after in an unprovoked attack by five dogs.
“Last fall, a six-year-old child at Île à la Crosse, Sask., was badly bitten but survived after surgeons at a Saskatoon hospital used 60 stitches to close the wounds.
“Lance Loonskin, a five-year-old boy in northern Alberta, died in 2006 after being mauled by a pack of dogs running loose on the North Tallcree reserve.
“In Manitoba, two children also suffered the same fate in 2006. A two-year-old boy on the Hollow Water reserve and a three-year-old boy on the Sayisi Dene reserve were fatally attacked by dog packs.”
–‘Fatal mauling of boy, 9, highlights wild-dog menace’,
Kirk Makin, Toronto Globe and Mail, February 1, 2010
See also:
‘Rez Dogs – Rescue or Theft?’ {Oct.19, 2020}:
“‘APTN News’ reporter Kathleen Martens has been covering this new phenomenon and says what’s often happening is non-‘Indigenous’ people {sic, she means ‘Aboriginal’} and organizations are coming to communities and helping themselves to pets…”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2020/10/19/rez-dogs-rescue-or-theft/
‘Deadly Dogs On Reserves’ {July 12, 2019}:
“Quebec provincial police are investigating after a one-year-old boy was found dead and covered in bite marks in the Nunavik community of Kangiqsujuaq, Que. His body was surrounded by dogs…”
http://endracebasedlaw.com/2019/07/12/deadly-dogs-on-reserves/
“Dr. Samson-French believes there could be as many as a million unhoused dogs on reserves across Canada. She estimates there are at least two semi-wild dogs for every home on a reserve.
“Essentially, the task force puts together a volunteer team of close to 100 people, including vets and surgical assistants. Eight times a year, they set up what would be akin to a MASH unit — with examination areas, a triage zone, surgery stations and recovery rooms. And it is all created in a school or gym in a chosen Alberta ‘First Nations’ community.”
–‘Volunteers struggle to reduce wild dog population plaguing native reserves’,
Jen Gerson, National Post, Feb. 02, 2013
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/volunteers-struggle-to-reduce-wild-dog-population-plaguing-native-reserves
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