OPEN ‘LETTER TO
VANCOUVER S.P.C.A..

Ym writing on behalf ‘of a

problem with the Society for —

the Prevention, of Ceuelty to
Animals.

~The. FRE ‘of the month I
bought a small pup from
your: North Vancouver -
- locatic n. i-was told that the:

dog had béen inoculated. J
was also told that I had one
month to get the dog to a
veterinarian without paying
an extra fee. ae

One week later the pup
died of intestinal infection ©

“and distemper. It cost me

$66.00 in veterinary fees,
‘because we brought the dog

package every week”

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’ North Vancouver SPCA, and

picked up another dog (free

of charge). This time a male
adult which again had had

What makes me angry is

the fact that noone at the.

Nortk Vancouver location or
the head office wanted to do
anything about this serious
_ problem. When I phoned the
SPCA head office I asked

_ all of his, shots. I picked up why they didn’t close the

~ this dog on Friday and ‘had-to~ ~ facility down “and. Jet - the -
‘have him put away on'the: Wes

Monday because he’ too had
distemper.

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- 14th’ Street in West
Vancouver, this section of
waterfront. is the  con-

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prompted several letters in
these columns from News

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take the healthy dogs while
_ they cleaned. up and

disinfected. their location. (I
should mention at this point
that when we bought our
first-dog there was an adult
setter that had distemper
and had-to be put away and'~
there are a few if not more
dogs that I strongly: suspect
have it.) Anyway. head office .
told me .that the West
Vancouver location was
worse, se

Now when ‘I hear that, 1
‘get angry, mainly becuase
_ nobody seems to care about
the animals.: When you stop
‘to think about what the
letters S.P.C.A. stands for it
makes you wonder if they
should ct change their name. —

R.D.: Ide
Surrey

Ruin of waterfront
a sickening idea

Dear Editor:

I am shocked that the
West Vancouver Council
would consider any com-
mercial development of our
precious waterfront. The
idea of ruining the water-
front area around [4th Strect
with parking lots, stores,
restaurants and a huge
concrete pier complex is
sickening.

I suggest you further
develop the core where it
now exists along. Marine
Drive and plant green belts
to continue the park - like
atmosphere along the
arate’.

waterfront
fdrgiveable.

‘If a theatre and museim
are wanted, integrate them
with the Recreation Centre
facilities. Please don't use
the precious waterfront for
an indoor oriented activity

would be un-

and then tell me I have to”
pay for it with a commercial

development. - .

I am ai anative of this
community and would be
saddened to see this
development permitted.

Shirley Bonner
West Vancouver

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“development”: along’ | our> Spaying TS aemering

Dear Editor:

Today I saw’a little black.

cat ... the kind that has bad
luck; not brings. bad luck.
She .lay dead.on a city
-boulevard, no collar con-
_ taining her I.D., not even a
flea collar.
anyone had truly loved and
appreciated her and wept a

- silent tear for the ball of

lifeless black fur.

_Today I also read the “free
pets” column in the Buy &
Sell press. This issue offered
well over 150 free kittens

I wondered if -

(like prize balloons in a.

package of corn flakes) to

“good homes.” ‘And I
wondered how many of
these little ones would end
up dead on another
boulevard.

Some, no doubt, will join
the ranks of the hundreds of
cats who scavenge in
laneways, hiding under
parked cars. These too were
once given away as kittens to
a “good home.” And,. of

course, the least lucky will .

end up in one of the many
local labs being used to test
poison on, electric shock
therapy and all the other
nicities our educated
scientists use cats and kittens
for. .

Who are the guilty ones
causing all -this animals
suffering? Those who
knowingly let their pet have
“just one” litter when the
lower mainland already has
an. over-population of _/un-
wanted pets who are indeed
“born to.die” and not born to

costs $6 little today (Van-
couver SPCA) there is no
excuse to bring more
animals into the world to
suffer neglect, abandonment
and death -as_ they try
desperately to cross a street
of heavy traffic.

!
Mrs. 'E. Mason
Vancouver

CLEAN INSIDE TOO!

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