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Show I Dog-catchers Appointed to ;,. , Scour City and Dispose of f K- Unprotected Animals "I. : With tlio employment this morning i 'of extra men, the campaign o the cltv health department against unmuzzled un-muzzled dogs began. The dog-catch-ors will scour the ".Ky and dispose of ovcry unmuzzled dog that is discovcr-'; discovcr-'; ed. according to J. M. Elliot, city sanitary inspector vho lias charge of the drive. Dr. Elliott was n conference with sfato officials yesterday In Salt Lake 'In i-egard to the growing number of oases of rabies among dogs and upon his arrival in Ogden declared that the campaign will be continued with In-t In-t 'l r tensity. ,' ' "Enforce Ordinance "t a Dr. Klllott paid that the enforce- s mcnt of the ordinance for the muz- zling of dogs within the city limits is necessary at this time as a means of protection against Ogden citizens. lie said that three dors have bitten persons per-sons within the past month which have been found to be afflicted with the disease and the lives of those bitten have been in danger. Dr. Elliott El-liott took another dog's head to Salt y uaKe yesterday ror examination, to e-, e-, certain the presence or absence of rabies. The animal had bitten a person per-son whose name could not be determined. deter-mined. Every dog owner of the city is urged to install a muzzle in order that the animals may not be taken up by the dog-catchers. Dr. Elliott said. Immediate Im-mediate killing of the animals will fol- low their capture where they are found to be unmuzzled, he declared. Dr. Elliott this morning quoted an act of the legislature In regard to the muzzling of dog3 In communities .where rabies are found and the course to pursue when persons or animals have been bitten by the rabid dogs. The act follows. Section 1. Dangerous diseases quarantines rabies and hydrophobia. "Whenever any case or cases of rabies, or other animal dlpcascs dangerous to . the health of human being3, which j , - may be declared by tho state board of health as coming undor the provisions of this act, shall be reported as existing exist-ing in any county, city and county or incorporated city or town in tho state of Utah, the statA board of health shall make, or cause to be made a preliminary investigation as to wheth such disease does exist, and as to the probable area of the state in which the population or animals are thereby endangered. If upon such Investigation In-vestigation the state board of health shall find that any of the said diseases dis-eases docs exist, a quarantine shall be declared against all such animals as may be designated in the quarantine order, and living within tho area specified in said order, ' and If tho quarantines shall be for the purpose of preventing tho spread of rabies or hydrophobia tho declaration (notice) shall contain a warning to the owners of dogs within tho quarantined area to confine closely or to muzzle all such dogs so as effectually to prevent biting, bit-ing, and after such notice as aforesaid afore-said any dog found running at large in such quarantine area or known r to havo been removed from or to have escaped from such area, not being I muzzled as aforesaid, may be killed by any person, without liability there- |