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PAGE 10, WEDNESDAYI, APRIL 4,1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS Humane Society prawsed for ca't care'centre; advice offrdtoCtowfer8 à f1IIUmUgfl 1978-79 was flot one of the most active for branch activities 'the Dur- ham Region Branch--of the Ontario Humane Society had a reasonably-good year, re- tiring president Mike B3urgess reported i at the annuai meeting Iast week. Mr. Burgess reported that the annuai tag day was the most successfui ever, thanks to the efforts of Misg Muriel Sissons and her helpers. Another successfui fund- raising event was a ride-a- thon at Burketon in Septem- ber which raised m'ore than $4,000 for the OHS. Plans are being mnade for another ride- a-thon in June. The 50 riders Who , participated last year have announcedi their inten- tions to ride again. Inspector John Kirklanci, Who works out of thé Dur- ham Region- brançh was commended for.his efforts in managing a hËockey team calleci the OHS Animais, which has piayed six gaines, with four wins, one tie and one loss. This has-been a very successful venture backed by' the OHS head office. Last year Mr. Kirkiand was named Inspector of the Year, atthe OHS annuai convention, and his example has led the staff and their famiies tô help beyond the eall of duty, at the sheiter, said' Shel ter Supervisor iCarole L ang. Mrs. Lang reported that in 1978, more than 6,000 ani- mals came ýnto the shelter on Thickson Road. 0f these,- 1,437 were adopted, 713 were claimed, eight were trans- ferred ta othershelters, two were quairanteedà, and 3,526 had to be destroyed. It was emphasized several times, during the meeting. that the shelter staff find it a very unpleasgnt task to have to destroy animals. Mr. Kirkiand reported that 246 cruelty investigations were- conducted and three charges laid, two of which are' stili before the courts. in the third case a man whose 67 ponies and horses were seized from a farm at Woodville was fined $500 or 50 days on each of five counts of cruelty ta animais, and is serving his jail- term, said Mr. Kirkland. *mm---% GARROW AUTOMOBILE is pleased to announce the appointment of- BILL BOWERS (Formerly of Bowers Texaco) as their new SALE & MECHANICAL CONSULTANT Corne in and talk to Bill about a used car or truck. or any mechanical problems with your present car. BILLBOW *ER'S SPECIAL I 1973 MONTE CA-RLOý SWIVEL BUCKET SEATS, LOADED WITH OPTIONS! LIC. AOV 818 $2395 THIS WEEK ONLY! G ARROW 1415 DUNDAS ST. E. WHUTBY »UWVIUILE 668-u889- meivxuers or the 1979 oard of uirectors of the Durham Region Branch of the Ontario. Humane Society posed with-Executive Vice-President Tom Hughes at the branch's annual meeting iast week. In the back row are: Ann Beauclerc, Fran Terry, Janet Buchier, Thema Owens and Debbie Wittenberg. In the front'row are: Ed MacDonald, Janet Gordon, Susann Anderson, Past-President Mike Burgess, Mr. Hughes, Muriel Sissons, and Eleanor Gaskin. Absent is Clayton MacKay. Free Press Photo Mr. Kirkland reported that in the past, animal wardens have received littie support from the courts, but this has changed for the better re- cently., Mrs. Lang reported that in the faîl of 1978, the students of Port Perry High School raised $500 for the Ontario Huniane Society with a 24- hour basketball marathon, af ter a member of the society staff gave a speech at the school. -- She also reported the Christmas open house at the shelter was "a tremendous success." Tom Hughes, Executive Vice-President of the Ontario Humane Society, had high praise for the life- turne care centre for cats recently estabiished'at the Whitby shelter. "One of the saddest cases is a person with cats who can't take care of them any more," he said. "There is no reason cats should be put down becausesomeone dies or goes into a nursing home. Ail we need is enough money to care for them." Mr. Hughes expiained how a woman who had to go into a nursing home had provided the Ontario Humane Society with enough money to care for her 46 cats for the rest of their lives. This wauld amount ta about $200 per cat per year, he said. It matters more ta the people ta have their cats protected," he said poiniting out that the owner of the cats is a happy persan now that her cats are cared for by the society. Mr. Hughes urged aider people with animais ta con- suit with the, Ontario Humane Society before miak- i ng a wili regarding their animais. He gave one exampie where a woman hac wiied her cats ta the humane soci- eity -and then changed her wiil ta have the cats for in her home for the rest of their lives. .This would cause the- es- tate money ta be used up very quickly, he said, and the cats could not get proper care. He related how the oldest cat, kept with those in a, basement, had drowned in a' sump pump. "We can't compiy with the Cont'd on P. il BROOKLIN GENERAL ELECTRONICS Repairs fo ail malces of Audio, Visuol, Radio, & Test, Equipmfent Phil. Branton Terry Nixon 1-416-655-4069 pu% F" "q mm L- 1 1