OVERZEALOUS GARDENERS out’ to kill slugs with. lib-
eral doses of slug bait are inadvertently killing pets attracted

to the > poison. :

North - Vancouver veterinarian

. Dr. Keith Lilley. says he sees a”

number of “poisoned :pets. at his’

_ hospital this.time of year...
-But;North Vancouver resident
# ‘Robyn 'Prefontaine’s dog Smokcy
didn’t make it to Lilley in time last

“ week after making a meal of ihe |

bait ‘when’ he broke loose from his
backyard pense a

Said‘ Prefontaine: “In order’ to 2
idog was in convulsions by the time
she: took it to the’ vets ‘tHe “was
“drinking water by. the Monday, but

: kill a 120-pound ‘dog, you ‘have, to”
put out, a lot of bait..It was mixed
with “food. Somebody “probably *

© -couldn’t. read the instructions and

oy didn't, use it _properly.It’s suppos-.:
, F where an animal

ly MICHAEL BEC!
News Reporter

_neighborhoods: shared; with
animals and'young children... ‘*The'
dog (was very .well-loved in the
neightiorhood. Carelessness i is just.
being: ignorant. .. If, you . don’t
“understand instructions, , ‘ask about

. them,”’ she said, -

Prefontaine’ s ‘large, mixed- breed

on’ Tuesday: he didn't lock very,
well, she said...

Dr. Lilley advises pet’ owners
who suspect their animals have in-
“gested slug ‘bait ‘to iry to get the
animal fo’ vomit.) “Hf that's “not

possible, the sooner ' we: get on :to}

“common - poison:

‘it, the better chance we: stand in
dealing with the symptoms,’ " he
said.

Lilley said “most” ‘slug: -bait ‘for-
mulas combine = the poison
mataldchyde with bran: or
molasses.
he. has to. deal
with at his practice.

“Dogs are definitely attracted to
it. -2f there are kids'.and pets
around, think about an alternative
to this type of slug bait,"” he said. ~

' The toxic dose for most ‘animals

. ranges from 100 to 500 milligrams:

of poison per kilogram. Severe
poisoning: can result from the in-

gestion of a few ounces of the bait,’ :

‘Symptoms vary depending. onthe
amount absorbed and the sensitivi-
ty of the animal cating the bait. .-

if Poisonitig signs to. watch for in-

clude Jack of: coordination, anxic- |

He says it’s the most ©

ty, muscular spasms, prostration, a.

fendency® to extremely high.
, temperatures and convulsions.

_ WITH ‘Il’ OF. the 28: major terminals serving the Port of.

-Vancouver located on the. North Shore, this year’s extension
“of. Port: Day activities’ nnd 29" to incluge ithe northern: port

;, tant port manager ‘of , the Van-

§ couver Port Corporation: “it's the:

first. day, we've’ had: Port” Day. on
the. North Shore and [:think it, will
be the first of many,"!°" ane

The ramifications ‘for. the nine,
communities” ‘pordering’: the port)
are” far’ reaching. ;Stark . said | ap-|

miniature rail

Shore Rescue’ team will be holding
and ‘demonstrations :
throughout /the day at Waterfront

displays’

Park,| including . # rappelling ~.
ion down: the side” ‘of

proximately. 2,700 -peaple ‘are! t

_ directly employed; at th

“open hoi Se... .

ASSISTANT: Port’ Manager of the

- Vancouver Port Corporation Cap-
\, tain’ Norman. Stark North Store’ Ss.

: Port

, vypical “North’
Shore term: ial ree 200 people...
h $10° ‘million

ne. ‘a tivity -
! Free harbor: cruises 8 aboard

“1 products at’ record .volumes,
Corporation sees ‘room, for.”
more: ‘volume : swith’ an’ improved:

The Vascouver Port
ion

« volume of fo est products:

: 14 per cent

jeurrently: undertaking an’
updated! economic . impact study, :

but a past “study shows the port ac- ;

OU st sure 57,000’ jobs. in; com:

. The! Lynnterm’ forest product’
terminal, one. of ‘the three :maj
forest! products terminals-on the ©

North, Shore, will also. be. the sul
ect Jof. an ‘upcoming, assessment
study. Already | moving

en has seen ‘the ‘volume of mate-"
Tal and’ people passing thro h the

on . the continent
fe oréign tonnage
The «| -volume

lumber a
the”

‘cargo movicg through the ‘porn To
, the end. of April ofthis year, the

_ through theport has increased | by®

in: terms/o ‘Aonnage, cont
an increase of 20, 4 per,