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Brazos Animal Shelter searches for
practical solution to tough situation
By Traci Travis
The Battalion
Say goodbye to the stereotyp
ical dark and dirty pound.
Kathryn L. Bice, executive di
rector of the Brazos Animal
Shelter, said she hopes to dispel
many of the myths about animal
shelters. But this is not your or
dinary shelter.
What makes this shelter so
different?
"Wonderful stories, happy
reunions, wonderful rescues,
happy adoption families," Bice
said. "But it's a roller coaster
because the next one may be a
euthanasia request for a loved
pet. Or someone may bring in a
litter for one of their dogs they
refuse to spay. Each one is dra
matically different. We help
every kind of person and pet sit
uation you can imagine."
The Brazos Animal Shelter
has become a temporary solu
tion to an ongoing overpopula
tion problem in the Brazos Val
ley. The problem. Bice said, lies
in the hands of an uneducated
public.
Donald E. Bray/Class of '84
and supervisor for animal con
trol at the shelter, said, "Stu
dents need to understand that
with every animal you breed,
another animal gets hurt."
Purchasing a pet should not
be taken lightly, he said. Col
lege students need to be respon
sible for their pets.
The reason for euthanasia,
Bray said, is overpopulation,
plain and simple.
"In most cases, we use eu
thanasia to help severely injured
pets end the pain that they are
in. But, occasionally, a perfectly
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shelter is reserved for the
pound's patrons.
Kyle Buniett/THL Battalion
April Main, a junior biomedical science major, prepares to clip a
stray cat's nails at the Brazos Animal Shelter. Main volunteers at
the shelter twice a week.
healthy puppy is euthanized,
and to me, that is very disap
pointing," he said.
On an average day, the Bra
zos Animal Shelter may take in
up to 100 dogs and cats. The
Bryan-College Station Animal
Control makes daily rounds
throughout the area picking up
strays that have wandered too
far from home. Other animals
brought in are referred teas
"surrendered animals." They
have been discarded by pet
owners who are no longer able
to take care of them.
Once the animal is brought to
the shelter, it goes through a se
ries of evaluations. The animal
is checked for diseases and its
ability to be adopted quickly.
After 72 hours, the animal re
ceives its final rating which de
termines whether the animal
will be displayed for adoption,
or "put to sleep."
The only participants in the
euthanization process are staff
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Life at A&M pleases Wiatt
By Margaret Claughton
,Jhl Battalion
Whether it be for the FBI, the county attorney or
Texas A&M, Robert E. Wiatt has worn a badge of
one sort or another for the past 43 years.
Although the duties of his current position, direc
tor of security for A&M may seem less than life-
threatening, Wiatt has experienced more than his
fair share of action.
During his 30 years of service with the FBI, Wiatt
was held hostage, shot and even been stabbed with a
sickle.
He was in charge of the assault against the 1974
Huntsville prison siege during which he was shot
twice, but saved by his bullet proof vest.
While making an arrest in Georgia, Wiatt was at
tacked by a suspect's overly protective mother and
stabbed in the side with a sickle.
During an incident in Burleson County, Wiatt
gave himself up as a hostage in exchange for two
civilians; after which he convinced the fugitive to
surrender. In addition, Wiatt led the chase to rescue
a kidnapped highway patrolman; a pursuit that last
ed 15 hours, went 300 miles and involved 125 police
and news vehicles. This much publicized pursuit
was turned into the movie "The Sugarland Express,"
a re-enactment Wiatt says is less than accurate.
Wiatt was the man who shot fugitive Robert Dent.
In the movie he is portrayed as a somewhat trigger-
happy agent. But in truth, Wiatt regrets having to
fire and said the producers "bastardized" the story
to make it more entertaining.
Certainly Wiatt has been in some dangerous situ
ations. However, he appreciates the irony that his
most serious injury during his years of adventure oc
curred in his own garage. While doing push-ups
with his feet elevated, the pressure of blood on his
head caused his retina to tear irreparably, causing
the loss of sight in hisdeffc ^ i 1 ■
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funny that my most severe anjury.Jiappened al
home," Wiatt said.
Throughout his tenure with the FBI, Wiatt
both notable and notorious figures. Someofthe
more esteemed include J. Edgar Hoover, Jimmy
Carter, Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford.
And since A&M started the Wiley Lecture series,
Wiatt said he has also talked with Bush, Quayleand
Margaret Thatcher.
Although he has rubbed elbows with thebestof
them, he has also locked horns with the worst.
"I have seen all kinds of notorious people, mostoi
them criminals who made history," Wiatt said
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A&M in 1983 after 30 years of service in 1
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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