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Show 6A Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, September 26, 1984 Which Wsiy Is Moire Hwsuswe MmmglI fio Many people bring the animals in boxes. Occasionally, the animals come in burlap sacks. One man brought in nine cats in one sack to the Fruit Heights shelter Its a usual day when the shelter gets from 20 to 40 cats and 15 APRIL ADAMS Review Staff There are different ways to die. And some people make it easy for their pets. They just sign a statement at an animal control shelter that the animal must be destroyed. The order has to be followed. Lives of entire families of cats and dogs are ended this way. There are the harder ways of dying, too. Any Davis County animal con trol officer can tell a few stories about cats found impaled on the top of chain link fence and left to die. A few were still alive when someone arrived on the scene. Some dogs or cats get their bellies cut open by a knife and are found that way. Cars and trucks take care of some of the countys cat and dog population. Hundreds are picked up or scraped off the roads each dogs. 7,000 animals are into the county shelter a brought year. Of the 7,000 cats and dogs, about a thousand are adopted. Some are traced back to owners through the shelters lost and found program. But the remaining 6,000 are put to sleep. The cat and dog population in the county is increasing, not decreasing. One female dog, not neutered, can have one to two litters of puppies a year, said Glen Taylor, the interim director of the county animal control shelter. An average litter is about six .puppies. In five years, with two litters of puppies a year, and each of her offspring multiplying at an average rate, 7,000 dogs will be bom. Taylor said prevention of the needless loss of animal life lies with animal owners. Neutering of pets would greatly reduce the increasing numbers of animals. Responsible animal ownership is the only answer to the growing problem, he said. Until pet owners begin caring enough to get animals neutered, thousands more will die each year, he said. year. A few are starved. Many are abandoned by the roadsides with- out food or shelter, a common way of taking care of unwanted puppies and kittens. A large portion of cats and dogs are dropped off at the county shelter. Its a relentless and dreary process. Animals come into local shelters continually, brought into the facility by owners, someone Photos By Rodney Wright whos found them, or animal control officers. " V I-- ' Death on Tho Road? ' y s' f &4PFWV Adopt -- Doath By Infection? A- Newgale Mall puts muscle in your weekend. The practical choice 89). r is This cute about 10 weeks old and has a dachshund-terrie- - - good disposition. The choice pet can be yours for a $24 adoption fee. At 4 months of age it will need to be licensed and receive necessary vaccinations. Contact Debbie at the shelter 544-835- 5. 36th and Wall Ave., Ogden The right design, engineered to perfection and built to last. Outside: (1) an attractive steel cabinet, 22 thicker than minimum requirements, baked enamel paint. Inside, the magic of Pius 90: (2) efficient, reliable; (3) gas valve-sa- fe, burner assembly sealed to keep out heat noise; (4) primary four-pass heat flow stretches exchanger, fuel dollars; (5) secondary condensing exchanger wrings out more heat, saves precious heating dollars; (6) inducer motor maintains negative pressure for safety; (7) vent outlet uses easily attached PVC pipe; (8) condensate drain trap, negative pressure design for added safety; (9) blower circulates air through house quietly; and (1 0) filter easily removed, easily cleaned. FURNACI c o u 'P o N WANT TO BUY A HORSE? FURNACE CLEANED & SERVICED o0S includes cleaning and oiling the blower. Checking the gas valve, heat exchanger, thermo coupler, fan limit switch .and thermostat. C O u p o N BSC HEATING & AIR CONDITIOmiG Then turn right now to our livestock Heading in 2693 COMMERCE Classified. 731-47- 4 ' I re Powerlifters from the Intermountain West will compete Saturday, September 29 at Newgate Mall. Competition will run throughout the shopping day and will be held in the food court. Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Center, the meet will feature some of the areas top competitors In powerlifting. An Olympic event, powerlifting is the classic competition among weight lifters. You'll see trained athletes, male and female, hoist as much as 500 pounds in a match of brute strength. Li fJEUGATEjKV)MALI tf' v furnace that truly is a triumph of technology. Bringing greater than 90 efficiency, designed-with-careliability, and first cost affordability thats whisper quiet. It is a furnace for today...and tomorrow. Saturday, September 29th 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. , The puppy which just may be the one your child has always wanted can be found this week at the Davis County Animal Shelter just northeast of Fruit Heights along the Mountain Road (U.S. v ; Adoption Powerlifters meet Pet . About WAY-UNI- T OGDEN INDUSTRIAL PARK OGDEN, UTAH 81 i C 731-47- 80 4 . |
