Show Sawhill appointment draws criticism The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has released a letter sent to the governors of all the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains states expressing “grave reservation” over the apparent choice of John C Sawhill as regional energy coordinator While applauding the idea of a coordinated regional energy program to protect the people and environment of the region EDF termed Sawhill’s positions and policies as head of the Federal Energy Administration “contradictory to the interests of the region” During the past week governors Thomas Judge of Montana and Richard Lamm of Colorado confirmed that Sawhill is the only present contender for the job of regional energy administrator The EDF letter critically reviews three Sawhill policy areas: His promotion of large-scal- e western energy development including his statement that the West is “The last real frontier for energy development in this country” His efforts to prevent the passage of strong strip mine control legislation in Congress (“We intend to accelerate surface mining in Montana” Sawhill stated in a speech to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce His advocacy that clean air standards should be weakened and that states should not be allowed to have air quality standards more stringent than the federal requirements The EDF letter stressed that time should be taken to consider alternative candidates and that the public should be given a fuller understanding of what a regional energy office would entail Vol 72 No 30 Campus Community asked opinions on education at USU To start Winter Quarter off Student Life would like to conduct an unscientific plebiscite on student opinions on the quality of education received at USU If you wish to participate please answer the following four questions and make any additional remarks you would like and return the answers to Student Life by Friday Jan 17 Address your ballot to Student Life UC room 315 USU Logan Utah 84322 The results of the plebiscite be announced Jan 20 1 — Are you US? satisfied with the quality of education you receive at no yes 2 — Do you think 3 — Which the university gives adequate attention ur'wje educational needs of students? P areas of education at USU do you believe should be upgraded? 4— What areas of education at USU do you believe to be outstanding? will Names social security numbers and other forms of identification are not required Utah State University Logan Utah Monday January 6 1975 8 pages Cache Valley free spay clinic issue discussed by CTferl Fbwers Staff Reporter ' An issue being discussed by and local Logan City veterinarians is Should there be a spaying clinic for dogs in Cache Valley? "Right now we’re deciding how feasible and practical the idea is” Martin Ernie Logan City Animal Control Officer said local “We’re asking veterinarians in the area if they want a spaying clinic and if they should the clinic be handled Should dog owners that sign up on specific days receive a half price fee or what?” Ernie do said how “So far we’ve reached no decision” Erni said Mildred Wickel of Cache Valley’s Humane Society is a proponent of a dog birth clinic in Logan where dogs are spayed or neutered at a low cost Published ip the Logan Herald Journal’s “Letters to the Editor” Mrs Wickel said “Hundreds-of-don- ’t dogs m Logan beautiful won- derful dogs are being put to death just because they are female Why don’t all the veterinarians get behind a spay clinic like they did for a rabies clinic” “People interested cannot get veterinarians in" "Logan to cooperate” Ms Wickel said “People can’t afford to pay high fees If we could get the community behind us maybe we could force the city to do something” she said Mrs Wickel has placed stray dogs for the city ever since she moved to Logan 24 years ago “I’m satisfied to know I’ve helped some” Mrs Wickel said Dr EH Gibson of the Cache Valley Veterinarian Hospital is against a spaying clinic in Logan “A lot of preparation is taken in spaying a dog it must have been off food and in a good state of health” Dr Gibson said “Spaying a dog can’t be done successfully on a mass basis The Hospital insists on a sterile surgical preparation techniques proper and after care for the dog” Gibson said He said the bulk of the people know what’s involved in spaying a dog “They just want a cheap price” he said “The ovaries and uterus of the dog is removed you just don’t snip a A discussion has arisen around establishing a spaying clinic in Logan but has anyone asked her opinion? Photo by Jay Reedy cord” The standard fee for an uncomplicated spaying operation is $2750 “This is if the dog isn’t in heat or pregnant” Gibson said Gibson is in favor of a low priced license fee structure “This would encourage dog owners to spay their dogs The surgery would pay for itself in a fev years" Gibson said “They have spaying clinics in California and back East and as far as I can determine they haven’t been very successful” he said “Emphasis should be placed on responsible ownership” Gibson said If you own or buy a female dog you must take care of it Dogs are in heat twice a year for a three week period Keep the dog locked up during this period or get it spayied” In 1974 the fee charged by the city to license an unspayed dog is $20000 If it’s spayed $600 If a dog is not neutered the fee is $800 if neutered $600 “I’m against the idea of having an unspayed female dog cost more than an unneutered male dog It takes two to tango” Erni said The female dog goes into heat twice a year the male dog is “in heat” all the time It costs $1750 to have a male dog castrated Johnson of the said Dr Starting Jan 1 1975 unspayed males females and neutered dogs license fees are $800 The fee is half price if done between January and March “When we pick up a dog with the license on it we are able to look the dog’s owner up by a computer sheet If its the dog’s first time we return it to the owner free If the owners not home the dog is impounded at Dr Larsen’s Veterinarian Hospital or Cache Valley Veterinarian Hospital To reclaim the dog the owner only pays a $125 per day board fee The second time the dog is picked up the owner pays a $1000 pick up fee plus a citation for the owner to appear in court” Ernie said If the dog is unlicensed when picked up the owner pays a $1000 UP fee the board fee a license fee and $600 if the dog isn’t vaccined for rabies The dog can be impounded for five days if not reclaimed the dog is destroyed A yearly average of 12 to 15 dogs are impounded a week Five or six of these are put to sleep period During the from March 1 to Aug 31 Erni handled 367 dogs Of the total 127 had to be destroyed 161 were reclaimed by owners 41 were sold by the city the humane society got 36 and two were given away “The problem of dog control the city has is caused by lack of eduation of people” Erni said They are not aware of the consequences of letting their dogs run loose” pick-u- p six-mon- th flushes old depot CACHE JUNCTION — The Union Pacific Railroad depot at Cache Junction a Utah historical landmark will be removed to make way for two restrooms The Beanery a restaurant next to the depot was given an okay from the Cache County Board of Adjustments to build the restrooms in December DB Johnston an assistant for the Union Pacific Animal Small engineer Bridgerland said his company is doing away Veterinarian Hospital “I’d be for a spaying clinic if with the depot and moving all its we could find a good way to run office to Logan about 15 miles it” Johnson said “We only make away The Beaner’s customers have about $250 when we spay a dog been using the restrooms at the If the spaying fee is lowered who’s going to pay the added junction since therestaurant itself Jra's" none at present Since cost someone has to pay it are Utah law requires restroom of A lot spaying problems at a restaurant solved facilities to being very close the choice was to said Johnston devices control By birth through for the the birth set was clinic a request up the grant restaurant the or have restrooms be devices ready control might violate state law for the market Johnson said The 19th Century depot was Dr Johnson doesn’t have a total solution to the dog control made a state historical site in problem but he would like to find March 1974 when the railroad one company first announced plans to “You can’t give responsibility tear down the buildings which away or charge people enough comprise the depot Milton C Abrams chairman of money to make them responsible the better take wouldn’t governor’s committee on Some people lower a if had and historical sites said cultural of a dog they care his group had done all it could to ree” the depot save licenses obtain owners If dog 1 or if said the state 1 Abrams March and Jan between Union Pacific a with the move into negotiated Logan during they to save the year and buy a license in their year ago in attempts destruction first 10 days of residence the historical site from “We’re sorry about it but we did license fee is half price all we could do to save the depot” he said Since Union Pacific made its plans known that it would tear down the depot Abrams said he wrote the general solicitor of the company reminding him of plans for an AMTRAK route to go through Southern Idaho Abrams said he wondered how the railroad planned to accomodate the passengers “I received no direct answer but the company officials have indicated that their decision to remove the depot is final” Abrams said Johnston said the Union Pacific will allow the depot to be moved to another site for historical preservation The company doesn’t plan on tearing it apart he said County Planner Van Martin said the reason that the restaurant is being saved isn’t because the railroad wants it He said many historical groups have been trying to save both the Beanery and the rest of the depot Thus the railroad while doing away with the depot is allowing the Beanery to remain Martin said Martin added that the removal the depot will probably mean the doom of the Beanery anyway since 50 to 60 per cent of its business comes from railroad crewmen who will now be going to Logan of |