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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 197B Page 3 bounty group buy a tract of land Humane Society planning shelter Wc Buy Books J • CASH FOR BOOKS! J EVERY DAY! • • We buy att used books - • £ | Loupot's Bookstore) * University Bookstore • I Northgate - Across from the Post Office J • At thc Northgate • By BEVERLY MANJEOT r Afsick dog abandoned by i t s owner r iveis in the rain, a cat injured in a t , t-and-run accident shrieks in pain, r d a tearful owner decides to put an n ed pet to sleep. The staff of a local r imal shelter is taught to handle . esc kinds of problems and many ore. Every community needs an ani- Khelter and Brazos County may ■me, thanks to the local humane gWy. Harolette Woods, treasurer of e Humane Society of Brazos Biity, said a down payment was He in February on 1.3 acres of nd about 4 miles south of College ation on Wellborn Road. Money r r the down payment was acquired rough bake sales membership fees id contributions. The land, which ist about $14,000, has a house VHr, nine dog runs and a wooden ed “We bought a track of land that Hs a lot of improvement before Han use it,’ Woods said. “So far, ft’s only speculation as to how the ftty will run the animal shelter, it financing will be our biggest oblem." Some animal shelters operated by humane societies are financially in dependent, while others have con tracts with their city governments. “Ifyou have your own shelter, you don’t have to worry about the city’s input, ’ Ruth C. Schaffer, a member of Brazos Valley Kennel Club, said. “However, if we had our own shel ter, we woidd still want the city of Bryan to do something with their in adequate facilities. A shelter committee, co-shared by Jim and Jean Duffey will consider all financial support issues and building suggestions before making any defi nite plans for the animal shelter. The committee will also decide how the land can be adequately used. The American Humane Associa tion has established the guidelines for building an adequate animal shel ter and has published them in pam phlet form. The pamphlet suggests that among other things the shelter should have “a veterinarian on the premises or one that can be called in an emergency. Dr. Sam C. Scarmardo, a local veterinarian, explained that because of a city ordinance a nonveterinary group like the animal shelter could not hire a full-time vet. few electronic system visually deprived “It’s like building a doctor’s office and then hiring a doctor to work there,’ said Scarmardo. “It’s consid ered unethical. To help formulate plans for their animal shelter, the Humane Society of Brazos County sent four members to a workshop in Oklahoma earlier this year. “It was primarily a workshop on shelter operations, procedures and management,” said Cheryl DeMeo, a Humane Society member who at tended the seminar. “We also learned how to prepare photographs for court concerning animal cruelty cases, saw animal handling demon strations and talked about items ranging from distributing newslet ters to various methods of euthanasia. When the animal shelter first opens, it probably won’t have a spay ing or neutering clinic, but will con tinue to operate in conjunction with local vets and the vet school, DeMeo said. Scarmardo, who opened his prac tice only a few years ago, presented the idea to local vets of rotating monthly schedules to help with neutering and emergencies. Woods said. “I don’t do any more than any of the other vets in the area, Scar mardo said. “We all try and help the humane society by offering our serv ices at cost.” “Inertia will be their biggest prob lem because people will volunteer to help, but no one will get off his rusty-dusty to do anything,” said Dr. Dorothy T. Roberson, a veterinar ian. Woods agreed that it would be hard to run an animal shelter on a strictly voluntary basis. Some animal lovers believe the city government should provide some financial support for the animal shelter’s maintenance. Betty L. Schier, vice president of the Brazos County Humane Society said, “In the past, our cities haven’t bothered to take a stand. I feel the councilmen need to stand behind us so we could get more public sup port. ” When questioned about Bryan of fering some financial aid to the shel ter, City Councilman Pies Turner said, “Money for the animal shelter could be put into next year’s budget, but I hesitate to comment on what the chances are for this allocation oc- curing. “It was the taxpayers who turned down the 1977 bond issue, not the councilmen,” he said. During last year’s bond election, Turner was opposed to allocating any money for the animal shelter, said Woods. “I was for the animal shelter, but didn t want to give them $40,000 to $50,000 to run it,” said Turner. “The Humane Society has done a good job raising money, but I think they need support from at least one of the two cities,” said Dr. Kathy Wheeler, president of the Brazos Valley Kennel Club. “College Station refuses to admit that they even have a stray animal problem, but we know they do by how many calls we get,” DeMeo said. “Bryan knows they have a prob lem, but doesn’t feel they could spend the money to build a new pound. Perhaps when our shelter is established they will contract with us.” Because of rising school taxes, tax payers living in the A&M Consoli dated School District aren’t willing to give any more money, said Rober son, a resident of the school district. “I’d like to see government control of the animal shelter because it would be easier for everyone con cerned, Charles Honeycutt, of the Bryan animal control unit, said. “We should work hand-in-hand with the humane society because they handle the problems out of our reach.” SENIORS... Take Advantage of our WARDROBE ACCOUNT Vested Suits from $125 GENTLEMAN'S QUARTER 3705 E. 29th • Bryan • 846-1706 ■■■ Town & Country Center fifi Visually handicapped students, :ulty and area residents now have cess to the Apollo Electronic Dal Aid (EVA) which is main- Hd at the Texas A&M University Hries. Located on the fourth floor the library, the EVA is a system tich provides visually handicapped ers with the means of reading or- lary printed materials easily and Bbrtably at great magnification, firchase of the system was made ssible with proceeds from the B National Library Week Book H which is sponsored each year fte Friends of the Texas A&M liversity Library. Paul Higgins, reference librarian Science and Technology, can be isulted concerning use of the /A. Her telephone number is •5-1451. In addition, Eldred Pryor, mbilitation counselor with the ate Commission for the Blind, has Fered to explain the system to terested persons. He can be con- id by telephone at 823-7535, or in person at 1706C East 29th Street in Bryan. The EVA Model 2B consists of a camera mounted vertically on a post-style stand, and a monitor or closed-circuit TV screen. In addition to the basic system, there are other attachments which increase the flexibility of the EVA. One is a typewriter attachment which permits the user to view what is being typed. This will be pur chased by the Library. Another attachment, not yet available in the library, is one which permits the user to read microfiche. MANOR EAST 3 THEATRES Now You Know By United Press International Scotland Yard got its name be- e it was built on the site of a idon palace given in the 10th itury by King Edgar of England ing Kenneth II of Scotland. love that Paul Arnett’ ily in Battalion Sports Harold Robbins’ “The Betsy” “Saturday Night Fever” “Annie Hall” Winner 4 academy awards including Best Picture Skyway Twin 822-3300 Plus Deadly Hero HENRY WINKLETl THE ONE AND ONLY Plus Lifeguard Campus COLLEGE STATION ‘Smokey and The Bandit” nhfM I HI TET DOT ATE ^ . krU'" 1 ' Pail r Ginri lioinn'"* . 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