Show January And February Februarys H I Do Dog Months The public kills animals they no longer want but they resent it when we pick up their dogs s said one animal control officer Jin in discussing the role of the Davis County Animal Control HE SAID THE public kills animals animals animals ani- ani mals by tying them in sacks and tossing them in the river Worse yet the ani animal mal control officers have picked up animals fastened in boxes and left on the public highways to be run over Another way of killing animals animals animals ani ani- mals which the public no longer wants the officer said is to let the dog run loose to chase cars until he is eventually killed by byone one one ITS IT'S NO PLEASURE to kill the dogs he said but wed we'd much rather have to put them away than have to pick them up by the side of the road squashed or dying due to someone's neg neg- Jr The number of dogs picked up and disposed of in Davis County increases each year In 1964 there were dogs returned or sold out of 1093 picked up were disposed of In 1965 were returned or sold and 1343 S were disposed of Statistics for forI 1966 are expected to be even I higher 3 IN JANUARY and February of each year the animal control officers pick up the highest number of loose dogs In 1966 it amounted to over per month Dog pickup tapers off toward the e heat of summer and then rises again after school starts It continues on the increase until the start of hunting season when It takes a dive PECULIARLY during hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing season the number of reports reports re reports re- re ports of lost or stolen dogs In in- in creases Following hunting season season season sea sea- son the number of Mound found dogs and reports of dogs dumped out of vehicles vehicles' increases J. J According to Garth E E. E Shaw one of four full ti time me ani animal mal control control control con con- officers the ratio of unlicensed unlicensed unlicensed censed dogs to licensed ones is approximately ten licensed dogs for every picked up Only ten per cent of those are re re- re claimed Seventy-five Seventy per cent of those with licenses are re re- re clai claimed mad APPROXIMATELY dogs were licensed In the county in 1966 estimated re remaining remaining re- re unlicensed A typical report for one month showing the ani animal mal control activity activity ac- ac throughout the county contained contained con con- a total of dogs picked up and 35 citations issued Of 23 dogs picked up In Bountiful 18 were disposed of of two picked up in Centerville two were disposed of five were picked up in Farmington and five were disposed of 19 were picked up in Kaysville 17 were disposed of THIRTY WERE picked up in Layton and 25 were disposed of three were picked up in North Salt Lake and three were disposed disposed disposed dis dis- posed of 13 were picked up In Sunset and 11 were disposed of six were picked up In Sunset Clinton and West Point area and six were disposed of Udell Kynaston supervisor of the Department of Animal Control Control Control Con Con- said My opinion of why we pick up so many dogs which their owners dont don't claim is that the dogs were given to a family at no cost and then when the newness of the puppy wears off its it's not taken care of as well asit as asit asit it should be and it wanders around the neighborhood The owners dont don't care anymore be because because because be- be cause they dont don't have any money invested in it ANYONE WHO goes to the county dog pound in Kaysville to find a new pet for his family buys the dog from the pound at a acost acost acost cost of 10 plus licensing fee whether the dog is a breed or a mongrel The ani animal mal control officers in the course of their work have come upon some unusual happenings One summer two dead dogs were brought into the pound One of the dogs had his fangs buried in the other ones one's throat They had died in that position WHEN THEY were brought into the pound rigor mortis had already set in The officers consulted consulted consulted con con- a veterinarian to deter- deter f rf K Ji j J v f. f J f II f A 1 1 Jr i 5 f. f a 7 ril f s r Garth E. E Shaw Animal Control Deputy for Davis County holds the string of dos dog tags the deputies at the County Dog Pound h have e taken from collars collar of some stra stray dogs doge thc they have picked up during the pa past t two years Most of them were found on dogs doss who had been killed on Davis Count County streets I And many of them arc are from distant cities such as Lehi Lelii Salt Lake Cit City Har- Har and Roy or even out out-of out of state When a dog has a tag the owner is always alwa's notified that their dog has been picked up before the dog is put put away Mr Shaw Shuw said Maid mine the cause of death since rabies is always suspect It was found they had died of heat ex ex- ex A dog picked up by one officer officer officer in apparent good health suddenly showed a head swollen to twice its size overnight A veterinarian found that barely a noticeable wound in its neck had become infected Upon checking with people in the neighborhood where he was picked up the of officers officers officers of- of learned he had been in a dogfight prior to being caught USUALLY DOGS appear to have an innate sense of fear when they see an animal control officer in uniform Mr Kynaston Kynas- Kynas ton says a friends friend's dog climbs into his lap when he visits the family out of uniform but when the dog sees him in uniform he turns tail and runs He thinks itis it itis itis is scenting danger But one dog in the county has been brought to the pound so many ti times mes that he apparently enjoys the trip He jumps into the truck upon command when officers find him running at large When he arrives at the pound he jumps out of the truck walks in selects the pen he lie wants to be pla placed ed in and sits and waits walts for his owner to come for hi him m. m THERE ARE four animal control control control con con- officers working full time In Davis County They are U Udell ell Kynaston supervisor Robert Higgs who has been with the department de department department de- de the longest Garth E E. E Shaw and Brent Ball All own animals themselves Three of the officers are also auxiliary police officers and use their dogs In police work to control control control con con- crowds Besides dogs Mr Ir Ball and Mr Ir Kynaston also own horses and until recently Mr Shaw owned a bobcat ONE OFFICER Brent Ball Bali has a unique way of using his Ws German Shepherd When ne has hasa a problem connected with picking picking picking pick pick- ing up a dog he lie uses his Shepherd Shepherd Shepherd Shep Shep- herd to chase the dog down and hold him at bay In some cases a dog high hightails hightails hightails tails it for home when an animal control officer is after him When this happens and the officer officer officer off off- icer can ascertain to whom he belongs he issues a citation Instead in instead instead In- In stead of picking the dog up WED WE'D RATHER do that than pick up the dog said one oUi- oUi See So DOG PICKUP Page 2 i I Jan and Feb Highest f Months For Dog Pick Up t Continued from Front Pago Page t cere Then the owner is punIshed punIshed puni pun- pun i instead of the animal which Is as it should be t Statistics show that when an owner pays a citation or two he f. f controls his dog more carefully r IF HE DOESN'T DOESN IT really want the animal said the officer then it is his burden to get t rid of It not ours Either a dog is picked up or a citation is issued but not both In cases where the owner is not home the officer has a choice of picking up the animal or signing a complaint before any judge who will then Issue a summons to the owner I WHEN AN ANIMAL is allowed allowed al allowed al- al r lowed to run at large it is considered considered considered con con- a misdemeanor and the owner is subject to a fine of any r- r amount up to or and/or 60 days in jail The highest fine paid by anyone so far was t L which was paid in 1965 Citations can be issued for any of five reasons 1 1 dog running running running run run- ning at large 2 2 dog tag not attached 3 an unlicensed animal animal ani ani- mal 4 dog allowed to enter a aC C prohibited establishment 5 unI un- un I r lawful ul use of the registration tag tagon j oh o on another animal ONE WO WOMAN IAN who was cited for allowing her dog to run at large paid a fine of ot 15 At the time she was told by the judge If she had lived in North Salt Lake the fine would have been 25 R How did she feel about the ci citation citation ci- ci tation She said I 1 was grateful that the officer let me keep my dog even though he did issue the citation He was very nice considerate considerate considerate con con- and courteous but he had a job to do and he did it SHE SAID HER dog was a fe female female female fe- fe male and It was the family's first experience at keeping a dog She kept her tied because she didn't have a fence but ut h her r dog would sometimes mes c chew hew through the rope and get away They've built a fence now They still have the dog They I have had her spayed and she is licensed I I Ivery BEFORE 1958 there very little problem of oC dog control control control con con- I and the cities took care of I I their own If trouble arose one police officer said he shot it Cats presently fall Into this category now There is no cat control but if a policeman man runs into trouble with a cat it can be shot THE DOG CO CONTROL was es es- es in 1958 with a pound located in Kaysville near King Clarion Hills There are 20 pens for dogs and plans are being finalized to build stray 11 livestock pens at atthe the same samo location These are presently being cared for forby forby forby by Victor Wade until they are either returned to their owners or auctioned off at public tion At the present time the Davis County Dog Pound does not have havea a contract with any laboratory to sell dogs for experimental purposes Dogs which are not reclaimed by their owners or sold to new owners are gassed on the premises and buried at atthe atthe atthe the county waste disposal area I THE GASSING procedure is painless to the animal Carbon monoxide is used after it is run through a cooling system to tore tore- remove re- re move the burned carbon burned oil and to cool the monoxide Gassing is done singly with an average of three large dogs killed in a minutes minute's time The method advocated by the Humane Society Is to use a hypodermic hypodermic hy hypodermic hy- hy Injection The officers officers oHi- oHi cers are presently looking into this means from the viewpoint I of feasibility and cost LICENSING WHICH some owners object to is the primary means of support for the Animal Control in Davis County Dog licensing licensing li licensing li- li censing is in the same category as taxing a farmers farmer's livestock or paying a license fee to run your car said one officer Com Commissioner missioner R Richard i c h a r d S S. S Evans in charge of Animal Control Control Control Con Con- said For every in taxes six cents is used for support support support sup sup- port of animal control He pointed out that in 1965 cost of operating the pound was an ac actual actual actual ac- ac and revenues from the pound amounted to IN 1966 THE BUDGET for the pound was estI estimated mated at Up to November had been taken in from violations and sale of animals Final figures figures figures fig fig- ures tor for the year are not yet available In Tn other words said Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Evans the cost of ot animal control is being borne largely by the dog owners FOR 1967 A budget of 27 has been set up due to increased increased in increased in- in creased requests for animal control and new capital improvements improvements improvements im im- planned Ik lk |