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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1977, PAGE 3 Humane Society urges education on animal control Although the Ont ario County Branch of the Ont ario Huniane Society lias had a rather low publie profile during the past yoar, it lias had several achievenients, and developed a mnore.,organized operational structure,. President Mike Burgess told the annual meeting last week. Mr. Burgess stressed the imiportance of proper organi- zation, and a new set of bylawvs was put forwarcl for adoption.- lHe pointed out that coin- nmunications with the head office of the Humiane Society liad imiproved considerably, as- well as the branch's relations with the shelter's administrative staff. Mr. Burgess reported that the Town of Whitby had adopted his suggestion to have lower licence fees. for spayed and neutered animaIs. whichi he hoped would provide an incentive toward animal control. &"4I1feel that the branch should direct some effort towards public education regardîng spziying and neuter- ing with the ultinate aimi of' eliminating or at loast siowing down t houn nece ssary nmass slaughtering otf unwanted animaIs", he said. 'nm not naiive enougli to think that we a loiie can accomplish a task that mainy others have tried and l'ailed at, but certainly any progross is botter than none. The ultiniate solution to thle anim~al control problem iiill no doubt be a politica onie . but dealing în such a politically sensitive area it's not likely that thie politicins will act very swiftly". The annual report indicated that the brancli's operating dificit hiad droppcd fromi $12,108.87 in 1975 to $9,977.53 ini i976. The Whitby shielter report- eA it cared for 6,760 animiais in 1976, of which I 1573 vre adopted to niew homies. 899 returned to their owners. and 3,945 destroyed. A total of 52 violations wcre is5LIe(lin (lhe Whithy areu, withi 45 convictions, six charges withidrawn and one dismissed. hinWliitby thére ve re i19 conipiaitîts o f crucity or nceglect inivestigated. Two orders and 1 3 cautions werc issued, and 13 dogs and 18 cats wcrc seized. 1o0111 Hughes, execuitive vice-president of the Ontario i lumiane Society was guesi speaker at the meeting. The 1'nlowing people wo ré eiected as directurs of't ho Ontario Comnty Branch for 1977--Mike Burgess, George Gauit, Suzanne Anderson, Muriel Sissons. Dr. Clayton NlacKay - Edward MacDonald.- Dr. Mary Madili. bleanor Gaskin, Fran Terry. and ianct Gordon., The directors at a s,-'e quent mee ting., ii1 elect the branch's executive. Mike Burgess (second from ieft) President of, the Ontario County Branch of the Ontario Humane Society chaired the annual meeting of the branch beid at the Whitby Library iast Tuesday. On Mr. Burgess' right is Susann Anderson, treasurer, and on bis leit are Petra McDougaii, secretary, and Tom Hughes, executive Vice-President of the Society. Mr. Burgess in his annual report expressed bis desire for better communications both within and outside the branch. He also expressed his concern for "the unnecessary mass slaughtering of unwanted animais". The Ontario County Branch, with its head office at the Thickson Rd. sheiter in Whitby, is responsibie for ail the«Whitby-Ajax- Pickering area, and has in excess of 500 paid member S. Photo by inspector John Kirkland O.H.S. FORWD LEA SING IE-100 CARGO VAN*145. Ceow-UGARXR7 139. F-100 SZYLED SIDE PCKUP143. MERCURYS $148. MONARCHS *119. LINCOLNS $259. COUGARS *129. MARK V $2750 36 MONTHf NET LEASE -448,0 FREE MLES. 4C ADDITIONAL MILE. 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