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<br /> . Dear Editor, be spayed or neutered. As good as this Dear Editor,
<br /> Congratulations on an excellent may be, the state still provides no funding This letter is in response to the
<br /> magazine in "NACA NEWS"! I find it for even this mandate. article written by Dennis Fetko in the
<br /> most informative and educational. Sixty-nine of the 139 dogs in a 6 JanuarylF ebruary 1994 edition of the
<br /> Thanks for doing your part in making month time span were pure breeds, NACA NEWS. Dr. Fetko brought up
<br /> known the problems that affect the silent including, but not limited to: Pugs, numerous objections to the use of the
<br /> population as well as what we can do to Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Dobermans, expandable steel baton or asp and I'd like
<br /> make a difference. Dalmations, Standard Poodles, Cocker to respond to his opinions.
<br /> Recently I compiled infonnation Spaniels, Collies, !.abraders, German He implies thatsteel batons have
<br /> from our records regarding the number Shepherds, Beagles, Bassets, Sussex a greater negative connotation than
<br /> of pure breed dogs that pass through our Spaniels, Rat Terriers, German wooden batons. Although he doesn't
<br /> doors. I thought you may find this Shorthairs, Springer Spaniels, Brittany advocate wooden batons, he certainly
<br /> infonnation most interesting. In the last Spaniels, She1ties, Golden Retrievers, goes to great lengths to point out that
<br /> six months, July through December, 139 Irish Setters, PitBuUs, Rottweilers, Lhasa steel batons have a lesser value, and I
<br /> dogs passed through our shelter. Of Apso, Norwegian Elkhound, Samoyeds, don't understand the basis ofhis thinking.
<br /> those 139, 69 were pure breed dogs or Chow Chows, Blue Heelers, Australian I think the problems he foreseeS,
<br /> 49.6%. I know the common perception Shepherds and the list could go on. that could occur with the asp, are the
<br /> has been that 20-30% of shelter animals I hope you find this informative. same that could occur with any other
<br /> are pure breeds. We are a very small I hope you will feel free to use it in any piece of equipmentthat the animal control
<br /> shelter compared to so many others. capacity you see fit to. I hope I can even warden uses. To avoid these problems,
<br /> Obviously even the breeders are out of encourage you to use this information we have to be sure that our officers
<br /> control with the breeding. I often come and to expose this sad truth to your receive the proper training and the we're
<br /> across people that are breeding because readers. I know public awareness is the not putting the wrong person into the
<br /> they have a pure breed animal. What are start to making a difference. If I can wrongjob. I don't have any qualms about
<br /> . their qualifications? answer any questions or be of assistance our officers having the expandable batons
<br /> These statistics are very in anyway, please feel free to contact me. any more than I have concern about them
<br /> supportive of a breeding moratorium I appreciate your time and wish you the carrying a department issued jack-knife
<br /> across the country, yes, even for the pure best in your endeavors on the animals' on their belt and two different types of
<br /> b reeds ~ These statistics are very behalf pepper spray - one for distance and one
<br /> supportive of much higher fees for Sincerely, Terri Ward for close up. I can sleep well at night
<br /> licensing of non-neutered animals. Iowa, Story County, IA, Animal Control Officer knowing that they are not going around
<br /> this past summer, passed legislation that Courthouse, Nevada, IA 5020 I beating animals with them, nor are they
<br /> all animals adopted from shelters have to stabbing dogs with the knife ormaliciously
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