A7 - Sunday, March 7, 1982 - North Shore News SS mailbox Lonely tenants crave pets in apartments Dear Editor: “No pets in apartments” I feel very strongly about this perpetual addition to every ad under “Apts. for Rent” I would hke to know why apartment owners think that httle dogs and cats leave cigarette burns on furniture. chmb walls and leave paw marks on doors, leave kitchens full of dirty dishes and beds unmade What isa Canadians are ashamed of seal pup bloo Dear Editor “At midnight on Monday. March 4. a full moon shone bnghtly over the pack ice in the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Near the Magdalen Island an esumated 1'2 milhon adult cow harp seals and their young white-coat pups lay peacefully on the ice Atl 12 O1 the 1966 seal hunung season commenced.” So wrote Mr. Tom Hughes of the Ontario Humane Society in 1966 The same Mr Hughes who in 1981 tested out a potentially effective seal-pup killing gun on a large number of stray dogs. (One wonders whether tn Tom small “meow” uproar of hi-fi? against the A messy apartment is the result of human beings who are mostly indifferent to other people's property. Please, landlords, don't put the blame on pets. Years ago the average family included pets. mostly so that children should grow up to be kind to animals, and children were more com- Passionate because of this the not-too-distant future, the use of stray humans will be promoted for testing or perhaps medical research. as those who use this) word imply somehow that strays are OK to use 3 Mr Hughes seems to have cooled in his flowery ardor to save the seal pups and now has suggested that it is the method and not the killing which is so distasteful to the world. [think not, sir And I think. you should stuck to vour yob which is supposed to be the preservauion of all hfe You no doubt will counter that your jobis the humane death of animals who must be killed icerem ] agree that is is not kind to keep large dogs in apartments. But when owners really love their pets. they exercise and train them properly. I have had dogs all my life and when I was left a widow. living alone, my little dog was my sole compamon and loval guard. It has been proved that when animals are permitted to visit senior ciuzens, even for a bnef dbath Further commenting of the seal slaughter. 1 would like to remind your readers that the Canadian Govern- ment last month sent 15 MPs to the European parliament to convince them that Canadians are for the sealhunt' We are banned from the floes. but our tax money pavs for these MPs to tell the world an untruth. The vast majority of Canadians are ashamed of the vearly baby bloodbaths and will continue to protest it until it ends forever Mrs N Mason. Animal Rescue Volunteers Vancouver Handouts arouse ‘wrath’ Dear Fe ditor The report in vour paper of Feb 24 deahng with the Special meeting betore Bennett speech would indicate the hasty meeting was called fo casure anothes helt. increase for senor staff The latest report says the hikes went as high as Ie 4 oper cent [has as oa shocking situation and one which most taxpavers wall deplore Te amply they did not Know the contents of the speech ois very hatd to swallow 1Oth grader with a litthe politieal sc nse Jam sure any Knew a freese was ion the was TPT hope at the next clestion those wath prea 987-4422 NORTH VANCOUVER #105 politcal ambitions shall feel the weight of the pubhe wrath for the extremely generous handouts they pase on bet rs It net surprise mea they said il was would done ino order to the maintain quality of education lo M4 Mel ecan West Vane ousel ‘with oa visit, the effect has enor- mous impact. the love and affection ts so mutual. There are many = senior citizens living alone because their pets were nol accepted, and many still miss them to the point of heartbreak. | know this because / live alone. There its a saving that “there isn't very much wrong man uf he loves children and animals © What sort of “breed of men” have Cities back plebiscite Dear Editor As you may have heard. there are ¥ cities and towns ‘including Ottawa and Toronto) from Quebec to BC. committed to holding Jocal referenda on disar- mament in conjunctoon with their next municipal elec- tons We now expect from 30> to SO other Canadian municipalities to respond tavourably to the letter sent by Ottawa's mayor. Manon Dewar, to 1.043 Canadian mayors, particularly since many of the 129 MPs who support the concept of a world vote on disarmament are now writing of calling mayors in their Con- Stituencies encouraging such actions The nine cies and towns committed so far to holding disarmament referenda dlonypside their next municipal elections are Toronto. Ont Ottawa. Ont. Hawkesbury. Ont. Shawville. Que |. Ladysmith. BC Estavan Sask Oistrict of North Cowichan, BC Courtenay. BC Pitt Meadows. BC and I James Stark President OPERATION DISMANTIL t Ottawa (ANAL rrow ter Mfr Stark viist North Vaartecotuce rt District flawever Neorth Vibtheo raves Caty veotedd fast week fer reread ate fe te tdicrnt Fd AIRPORT SERVICE COURTEOUS BONDED | DRIVERS AIR CONDITIONED ,CADILLACS 4 niga | ‘ « _ ‘I : TieSneck I>- —- : re 1420 Marine Drive, North Vancouver. 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