Spt ee ee em ne rete re eg eee weenteetel Al 6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 16, 2005 ‘trap set in'a residential. area : -on th ‘bench: the.. desperate - feline* Nov. 7-around’3°p.m. She’ says” “a. flash: of: black and” white” caught her eye as “she: was — . driving ‘and as she slowed down she realized. it was’ a. © cat in a trapper’s trap: . - itis was spooked and tried to ° “Tun. away and its paws kept. . getting . ‘tangled | up. inthe’. trap,” she recalls, “I. finally - * got. ahold of it but trying to. understand’ how these- traps | come apart is next. to. impos-; : . sible.” hia a “Unable. to: free the ° “cat “> from “ the’ trap’s. jaws, she carefully. loaded the hurt:an-. _imal into her car and brought _ it, te-Jocal’ veterinarian. Dr. - - David Farkvam. ° : “It’s a picture: that will | be frozen in my head for the . . Test of my life and the sound. was indescribable of it: try- ing to draw breath — it: was jst awful,” -Neys: says. ‘Once at the: vet’s it took . three: people to free: the cat from the deadly:mechanism.. - . HAS Itried to get close to rs a, seen anything like it. “It’s like one of. those e leg . “hold type traps without the . - teethiit looks like one of the... « traps you would use in the’ ; ~‘water for beaver.” =: & 5: “I don’t know if ‘they. . were trapping cats or. what — the reasoning was for-it...it .. was unbelievable to be hon- est with you.” Neys is convinced ‘the - trap was set on purpose and. she’s furious that anyone ‘ would do such a thing, par- ticularly in a residential area, «. Where an unsuspecting child o “could have been injured. “To me it was absolutely: ‘malicious and premeditated . “+ somebody wanted to: hurt ‘an animal, ‘a :domestic ani- mal,” she says. - “This: ‘was a trapper’ S “trap. This was meant to hurt.“ _adog or acat and remember.. } this is a residential area.” Neys says if someone is. ‘having problems with do- mestic animals they should | .contact the City of Terrace animal control officers. in- stead of resorting to “inhu- mane methods.: : The cat has since received some medical treatment but Dr. Farkvam believes it may - Dr. Farkvam says it is .have suffered some neuro- — THE. METAL ti ‘trap pictured here: nearly ended this cat’ s life. before it was rescued by a a local woman. and taken to veterinarian Dr. David Farkvam for treatment. logical damage. The. cat will be taken ta. _.the Terrace animal. shelter ~ where its owner ‘may claim it or. it will be put up. for adoption. Animal control of- . i] -sistent. chemical | City closes leisure pool, hot tub aquatic centre will re-open this week after it was or- ‘dered closed by a local | health inspector two weeks ago. ‘The. leisure pool was also ordered closed but re- - opened last week. The order came after several weeks of fluctuating chemical levels stemming from the’ incomplete instal- lation of a new chlorinating system when the pool shut down for its annual refit in’ : September. Iqbal Kalfi, the manager for public health protection in the northwest, said incon- teadings léd to the closures. “It can be an issue and that’ s why at caught in. metal trap. “just straight tuck” that, the. . D8 ”.. cat wasn’t killed. ‘He’ s never. AL LOCAL. ‘woman - ‘is: ‘ap- ‘ palled’ after’ ‘rescuing a do a fiver Tammy Mclean says ‘an incident like this hasn’t... " happened fora long. time. If’ . people need to trap a cat hu- © mane devices are. available for rent at the shelter. .. - ‘Terrace & District Credit Union. ". 4650. Lazellé Avenue, Terrace os _ pvaale fort a ite time only - Better Savings | Certifi cate 5-Year Term Deposits F ull or. Partially redeemable after. 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Milnthorp.says the com- pany hired to install the units, BI Pure Water from © Vancouver, “left Terrace before the installation was complete and before train- after chemical levels fluctuate CITY OFFICIALS are op-. timistic the hot.tub-at the . ing the pool’ s employees to properly use the system. The company has since - returned and training did take place as did a complete installation. It did so at its own expense. _ The pools must have con- sistent chemical readings for a full 24 hours followed by - another 24 hours of bacte- ‘ria free readings before they can re-open. a - 202. trial size paints - Exctusively ot: Lowa “THE DUMALDERS CHOICE” =” OPEN SUNDAYS i” “Across from Wal-Mart” mec 16 East, Terrace | I am Morning Rose “The. new personality-inspired decorating Collections oA whole new way to choose color: | : “Www. voiceofcolor. com _ Play The Color Sense Game" and | ' discover your color personality i . 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