ESDAY, DECEMBER‘ 41, 1071

| Mrs. Ingrid Kolterhoff of Terrace is
- pleased to announce the marriage of

Webster on November 21, 1971 at the

Evangelical Free Church.

her daughter Perdita to Mr. Larry

of animals
consumption.

they would get into small places
and were cheap to hire. ;
organization was. formed {o .:
protect these children in 1824. -
When the Act was.passed to
prohibit child labour, :the -
organization turned their
interests towards ‘the animals
that were used .in the mines,
kept in darkness all their lives
and cruely mistreated. From
there the S.P.C.4. has branched
out to become the world wide.
organization it is today. -

Survive on donations —

The Skeena Valléy Branch of
the S.P.C.A. derves: the
municipality of Terrace and
Kitimat. It ls definitely not a
money making organization.

To quote one member “This
has got to be the poorest
organization I've ever worked
for’? The Municipality . gives
them a certain..amount - of
-Taoney from which they must
pay the Animal Control
Warden’s ‘salary; and-:the
maintenance: .of ‘the... Animal,

‘around for 3 montis, te

TIMAT, B.C

“It is the general impression |
keeps the

"Municipality. The: $P.C.A,

- exists mainly on donations. ,

"People ‘often become. very

. \Ineensed when their: pedigreed’.

‘darling’ is picked up while.
‘with a pack of dogs and

will phone the Animal Control
- Warden at any time of the night
_todemand their dog be returned

immediately. | The Shelter. is

“open from 3-6 during the week
‘and’ 911 a.m, on the, weekend
- and if people want ‘to pick up.

their animals. they. can do it:
then, Can the Warden really be

expected fo get up any time of -
*- the night:for someone who is

‘rude enough to give him ‘‘what
‘for’? when they are actually in’

a the wrong in the first place,

“One inspector. was threatened
that he would be run over witha
lagging truck if he ever showed

' his face‘on a certain block in

tween red and green. .
know when to cross and when

not. -Onicy roads it is difficult to. .
stop suddenly and to swerve
could take your car into the path
of an oncoming car or into a
ditch, For this reason the
Municipality passed a’ By-Law
stating that you must keep your
pet ona leash, in your yard or in
your house, You must have tha
dog licensed and under your:
control. Any person who owns a
dog over the age of 4 months is
required to obtain a license for
the dog each year. —

72 hours

Ifa dog is picked up by the
Animal Control Warden while r-
unning at large, itis taken to the
Animal Shelter, If it is licensed
itis held until the owner can be .
located. If unlicensed it is held
for 72 hours after which’ it
becomes the property of the -
SP.C.A. It is the general

| impression that all animals are
done away with. This is untrue,
If the animals are young and
healthy they are kept for an
indefinite length of time. They
hive sone there that have been

town,” said Mr, Murphy. ‘'The

-§.P.C.A employee is only c¢-

arrying out the laws laid down .
by the Municipality and those

laws were made with. the

protection of animals and -

residents privacy in mind.”

” “Christmas time is really the

"worst of all", said Mr. Hanna §
‘who is Vice President of the -

¢

| For your added shopping convenience we will -
be open Monday, Dec. 20th to Thursday, Dec.

” ‘People adopt puppies -and

| "Skeena Valley. branch and Shek

ter Supervisor of Terrace...

kittens from the Shelter to give

as gifts ‘and a few. a ioe nee
isting .

Christmas are back
it’s’ a stray they found
somewhere.” Mrs. Murphy «
who. is .Tréasurer ‘of the
Association said, ‘(We recognize .
ceenle are yng tere ile
people are lying there is little
we can do but take it back.”

"Keep indefinitely ae

oh _touchy™ subject ‘is: the
problem of what to do with old

or .seriously injured. animals.

No one: likes. the - thought ‘of
putting..an ‘animal to ‘sleep,
especially not ‘Animal Control
Wardens as they obviously: are
very’ forid: of."animals-or’ else -
they wouldn't put up.with that
thankless job. But what can be

done. “IfI pick upa dog that is

young and healthy and no one

claims him, I keep him

indefinitely’ and hope someone. —
will adopt him, One‘I've had
here for over 3 months,” said

our local warden. On the other

“fpand what: about” those «old
** strays who are sick and riddled
‘with “disease; ‘warms, lice: or

fleas,- who would want to adopt

The SPCA invites you:

come down to- the. animal

. shelter any time it is open and:

lock around. You may find the
Shelter. locked when you get:
there but this only. means that
the Warden has been called out
to look after a sick-or injured
animal. “Animals come before
customers you know,"’ said Mr.

Murphy. -

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