THE TV Era New market- Out We October The Second Section Sports News District News Entertainment BEWARE OF DOGS Joe raises cats the jungle kind By ALICE VAUGHAN TOWNSHIP On first meeting one wonders about Joe Orsattis perspective He warns you to beware of his inoffensivelooking Labrador Retrievers while he himself romps playfully with a creature guar anteed to strike fear into mast sober individuals Watch out for the dogs Mr says They can be rough sometimes He says this mind you while he frisks with a fullgrown leopards name is Patricia White Joe and Pat play their games another feline feminist jeal ously attempts to divert Joes atten- looks familiar its be cause shes the cougar that snarls so eloquently in those Ford commercials Mr Orsatti is in the animal rent al business His personal animal re servation is located just south of the Jefferson Sideroad on the King Vaughan Township line Gingerly pat Mr didnt issue any warn ings about his big cats during my visit so I attempted a gingerly pat Success ful Ail fingers safely returned And the next minute Pat the leopard was rolling gleefully on the grass thor oughly appreciating a massage from my fouryearold daughter Pat is an exceptional leopard says Mr Orsatti You could raise a hundred of these big cats and never get one with a nature like Pats he said Shes a favorite at fashion shows You should see the people when Pat appears on the ramp with a model Pat and are each valued at about 5000 Mr Orsattis business slogan is that he can supply any animal no Joe the mule And passing motorists can see what he means Tony the llama and two African dwarf donkeys graze alongside a mule and Joe the big chestnut horse Joe appeared in Life magazine recently photographed at Torontos Centre Island It was some fun recalled Mr Orsatti taking him across on the ferry boat Further down the field some fallow deer fresh from a commercial for eye makeup nibble at the grass Besides a pair of enormous hawks some swans pheasants Canada geese various families of chickens and a raccoon named Checkers the Orsatti menagerie boasts a housetrained bob Mine are the only trained cats available explained Mr Orsatti If he doesnt own the animal you want he can get it for you Included on his Lion is loose made headlines recently when Mr Orsatti chained him to a service station hoist for the night Somehow the big lion freed himself and met the owner at the door next morning The owner called me in a panic chuckled Mr Orsatti He couldnt get in to open up the shop Mr own big cats often ride with him in the cab of his truck On one occasion the trainer was stopped for speeding when was his passenger The officer forgot all about a ticket when that cougar stood up and stretched said Mr Animal business His animals often bring him into association with celebrities Recently he worked three evenings with Vin cent Price at Casa The com mercial for a breakfast drink requir ed the services of a cockatoo My whole family is in the animal business Mr said grew up in it My dad raises pheasants and ornamental birds Ive raised three and Pat are about 5 years old I bought them from a car nival act that was going out of busi ness a year ago You should have seen how wild they were then Theres an obvious affection be tween the trainer and his cats Affectionate They become affectionate when youre working with them all the time he said You must respect them but you have to be firm as well The cats weigh about 130 pounds each yet Mr Orsatti has suffered no thing more than a slight scratch from How does his wife feel about her Mr Orsattis exotic livestock She takes over the care and feeding when Im away he said But shes not a real animal nut like me The third of our four sons is the other one in our family whos most keen about the animals How about the neighbors Do they ever worry about bumping into a 500pound Hon some dark night Im on pretty good terms with them said Mr Orsatti They know how careful I am about keeping the big cats under control Of course theres that poor ser vice station owner Keep that stick to yourself Its the year of the dress and the hat is hack King Township library was richer by art books follow- to the library by the firms owner Mrs Joy The accent was on fabrics printed in carat gold were featured Tiny Pa J an elegant fashion show held last week The collection was presented femininity as the photographs at far left and right show Skirt lengths hair centre left contrasts with a white silk length dress while to Chief Librarian Mrs Bernice Ellis after Colour and Contrast Consul- ran from mini to midi with many hovering around the classic length Lynda Morrow proves the hats back centre right She Is also wearing Units Limited of King City presented the show The collection was given Bulky Scottish weaves luxurious mohairs shimmering Tai silk and even a piece of Nordic costume jewellery which was also on display photos