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Pets don't make good Easter gifts, Humane Society warns Rakibies, chicks and ducklings given to children as Easter presenes usually end Up in an animal sheleer, said a represeneative from the Oakville Humane Society (OHS). Suzanne Harris, communiey ser- vices coordinator assistant for the OHS, said aller the newness of a pet wears off, many people realize ihey don't want the cosi or the responsibility of owning a pet. When Chus happens, people will eiiher drop the animal off ai a shel- ter or release it into the wild. At a shelter, rabbits and other small animais take a long time to he adopted, Ms Harris said. "les a long stay - six monekis to one year hefore we tind homes for them," Ms Harris said. Animais Chat don't find homes are put to sleep. And the prohlem with pueting the unwanted gifts into the wild is ehat they're already domesiicated - dependent on people - and can't survive on their own, she said. People who give animais as gifes VMi i tnn '~ N~w1 ov~ Ni lei S' N se eh hi t' te le cI Il usually do it spontaneously, wieh- out much ehought or research into how much je wull cout sn Cime and money, she added. Ms Harrîs said that many people purchase bunnies without realîzîng that ehey require veeerinarian care, special food and housing and con live up to eight years. lnsiead of a real animal, Ms Harris suggested people put a stuffed animal in their children's baskeis or gîve them books about the animal they were consîderîng olour course featured in exhibit on next week Televîsson personalsises Jane Lockhart Miltonians are inviîed to joan Campbellvclle artiot Tîna and Mary Dobson will drop by Milton zwlove se Indigo Books tomorrow to Iaunch ber latese col- Wednesday to deliver a seminar hased on ~eion entitled 'Angeit, Saints and Speries'. a new book from Benjamin Moore & Co. The set exhibit will kick off from 2 to 4 p.m. ~e ehe B~t Ltd. entitled 'Room Recipes - Cooking reet bookotore. People will be able to visit wîth Ms up Style with Colour'. ewlove snd look se ber lateat collection of original works The event, nponssored by Bergsma Paint id peints. Some of ber art will also be for sale. and Wallpaper, will be held at Halton Huis Singer and songwrieer Rik l,,eafwill also bu in steendansce at Place, 3090 Steeles Ave., at 7:30 p.m. e opening, performing telections from bis latent CD. Ms Lockhart, owner of Jane Lockhart The show will continue until May 31. Design Communications, is the hose of Ms Newlove bas bad a busy career since gradiatsting with HGTV show 'One Bouse, .Two Looks'. nours from the fine art programn se MeManter University Shes also an award-winning graduate of vo yesrs ago. Her work, wbich ranges from delicate minis- the School for Interior Design at Ryerson ires to funky extravaganzaa, bas been feseured se exhibitions University in Toronto. Canada, the United States and Europe. Ms Dobson iv a regular on the Citytv Skie also recenely went to Kosovo for a benefit conceet for program CieyLine and iv also a featured sildren affected by war. Skie paicseed on stage to munic with ~ presenter in the spin-off videos Bese of vu band. - CityLine. The Canadian Champion, Fnday, ApnI 21, 2000 - 5 Got a hot scoop? We'd love to hear your story ideas. Gail 878-2341, ext. 234. Quit Smoking? Canadran ncer Socreiy vwn mont peuple cao t usisay,'t'mgoingto FAF I quit smoking nuse,' p~E** g ihen quît fvrgood But 4 . 111.1 000 StflOkitgCO5SOttOfl progras - ~.SIi~iW Bringin Ihisoeupon anti alinîe-canhelp I change thewayyoo receive thrnk ahoutyour an adddmnal t smoking and pmvtde u wrth tools lu croate thehentwayfnryou I iO~u~~0 ihefrstntop I lv hocomîng emolce- froc CatI rokical office tfrecanatlian I I ~ Caoceraocîotyorlho ~ yourtoialpurchasel I Soc etys lotI froc o v Cancer lnforotaion ~mn~apnateatpaP~Ilt/lltt Ij~- ~ ~b fu , ~ Service 18889393333 e 'c'a je for urfoeecopyof I Orne Stop ai a licite Also ava table ont so ai manaLoajiotoca lii 'Il ~7~fr CavalieW 2000 Venture Van * O A C Sea sales rap for detaîls fie odvhles vvhsvacuroe cck .~~CHARDS.GN ValiiePricing Mon Fn ai.epm a!urvnflL~I'..flI.fl~MflRfl.! lOUAS SERViCE HOUAS ~ 818.2393 Sn~im Tues -.~ HWY.~5 S. AT DERRY RD., MILTON ~ Ousunias 9.fr~Ifl SALES I Mon-Tisses. Fnday. Sasardan.