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Lift off at the library
staff photo by Eric Evan Lee
by Ronnie Crocker
Battalion Reporter
The Brazos County Animal
Shelter, which opened in late
January, already has taken in ab
out 1,000 animals, the shelter di
rector said.
The shelter, the only one of
its kind within 100 miles, is oper
ated by director Kathy Ricker,
her staff and 30 volunteer
workers.
Animals which have stayed at
the shelter include not only stray
dogs and cats but also stray
chickens and cows. Of these,
many have been returned to
their owners and 175 have been
adopted, Ricker said.
Whenever Bryan-College
Station or Brazos County offi
cials bring in strays, they are
charged for impounding the
animals for up to three days, she
said. After that time, the shelter
is responsible for the care of the
animals.
But impoundment fees cover
only a small part of the $ 120,000
budget at the shelter. Most of
the remaining funding comes
from donations because the
shelter is not part of the
Humane Society or the Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, she said.
About $3,000 has been don
ated by private persons to aid
the shelter, Ricker said, and sev
eral Texas A&M groups, such as
a group of second-year veterin
ary medicine students, also have
donated money. *■
When an animal without an
identification tag is brought to
the shelter, it is vaccinated and
impounded for three days.
After three days, the animal is
evaluated by several veterina
rians and shelter workers. If the
animal is healthy, it is put up for
adoption.
Sometimes an interested per
son may request to adopt a parti
cular pet. If the type of pet the
person wants is available, the
person will be interviewed as a
prospective owner.
Certain precautions must be
taken before the adoption can
be completed. For instance, if a
person wants a large dog, he or
she must have a fence. Also, all
pets must be neutered.
The cost for adoption is $35
for cats and $40 for dogs. These
prices include a $25 veterinarian
fee for neutering services, rabies
shots and a physical checkup.
If a new owner discovers the
dog or cat is diseased, the pet
may be exchanged for another,
Ricker said. If a pet is ineligible
for adoption because of sickness
or other reasons, it is put to sleep
by one of the 18 veterinarians
who service the shelter.
Ricker said animals turned in
with tags are not vaccinated and
attempts are made to locate their
owners. Tagged pets also are
kept longer before being put up
for adoption.
Ricker urges all pet owners to
obtain tags for their pets so it
might be easier to return lost
pets if they are found.
Tags for pets belonging to
Bryan residents are available at
the shelter now and those for
College Station residents will be
arriving in a couple of weeks,
she said.
Librarian Michael Nyerges fills
balloons Monday and gives them away
to students to help kick-off National
Library Week. Nyerges is chairman of
the National Library Week committee
for Sterling C. Evans Library.
College Station schools
o shift students in fall
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The College Station Indepen-
:nt School District’s Board of
ucation decided Monday
Jght to integrate the students
omA&M Consolidated Junior
gh with students from Oak-
iod Middle School beginning
!$ fall.
Oakwood presently has fifth-
id sixth-graders, but next year
Fifth-graders will be moved
dttoelementary schools, leav-
the middle school with about
students in sixth grade.
CSISD Superintendent H.R.
imett said the total size of
ades seven and eight attend-
gthejunior high will increase
about 120 for the 1983-84
ool year. He said that a por-
of the seventh-graders at
j ( ejunior high must utilize the
irtofthe Oakwood Building
ing vacated by the fifth grade.
Burnett said the number of
venth-grade students at Oak-
nod and the movement of
achers from building to build-
gwill be minimized.
the same teachers and same
schedules, each of the schools
represent totally different philo
sophies,” Giammona said.
“Those seventh- and eighth-
graders are acting like 18-year-
olds, and it won’t work.”
Bill Wasson, a member of the
board, initiated a debate about
whether Holik Street, which
separates the junior high from
the middle school, should be
closed because of heavy traffic.
The board will make a prop
osal next week to the College
Station City Council to close the
street.
Board president Bruce
Robeck appointed a committee
to develop a long-range plan for
the education of gifted and
talented students in the school
district.
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He said the movement of
nth-grade students to the
nior high will be restricted to
' and choir as it has been in
past since Oakwood doesn’t
ive facilities for these classes.
Board member Charles
iammona said he doesn’t think
lending students from both
diools is a good idea.
“Although we’re dealing with
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