| Show t Animal shelter J home to unexpected animals Cleova Williams Staff Writer L Llamas lamas turtles geese and donkeys are just a few of the animals housed in the Salt Lake City Animal Shelter You expect to find cats and dogs of all descriptions from pedigreed bre breeds ds to mongrel mutts but the animal shelter houses 10 much uch more 0 A large variety of animals r including billy goats calves and ducks are part of a petting z zoo o. o The gentle healthy y animals are fenced in together IN where they can be seen easily Individuals or small groups of ofa a people are allowed to visit the t. t animals' animals pens behind the shelter t The cantankerous sheep or geese who chase the caretakers care care- care care- y takers 11 1 around are kept in a 1 j 4 n Y V I 4 Y I It j i iV g A ro x c I p A w k F photo by Cleova Williams A South American llama sedately wanders among goats and ducks in the Salt Lake City Animal Shelters Shelter's petting zoo separate area so visitors cannot cannot cannot can can- not get hurt The petting zoo is full of animals that have been donated by their owners or found loose within the city ty limits Frequently animal owners find that their pets require require require re re- re- re quire more work and attention attention attention atten atten- tion than the owner wants to put out The beautiful white llama that now gracefully struts across the shelters shelter's s pen was recently given away by its owner Another pen houses a mother pig and her piglet Next to it is a bird cage full of parakeets parrots and quail A family of baby ducks huddle together quacking for their mis missing ing mother A water turtle submerges everything but his nostrils into his his' tub of murky water Further down the row is a cage full of pigeons White or grey with ruffs at the neck or fancy tail feathers they are all cooing In a secluded d pen a mother sheep suckles suckles' her two newly born lambs and a few feet away a donkey waits for the birth of her foal One pen is set aside for chickens ducks and turkeys that were outcasts outcasts outcasts out out- casts from their own flocks When a flock of birds decides one of their members isn't welcome they peck at the poor thing endlessly The pen penis is full of fowl who had been half plucked by their mates before they were brought to the shelter Away from their tormentors they can find peace In the building are four cages of rodents Hamsters gerbils and mice mic are separated by species es There are adults and babies in each cage Some of the babies are only a afew afew afew few hours hour old with their eyes tightly closed Rabbits and guinea pigs amiably share the fourth cage sleeping most of the time There are seven severi animal shelters in Salt Lake City but the only one with a petting zoo is located at the north northend northend northend end of the city ty on Beck Street at N. N W. W |
