| NEWS pholo Mike Waketteid Grist pushes for end to animal cruelty in N. Van Marcie Good Contributing Writer IT’S one small step for animals, but a policy against maltreatment of creatures could be a giant leap for mankind, according to Coun. Ernie Crist. In describing his motion on Monday night to declare the dis- trict a “cruelty to animals tree zone” Crist compared humans’ treatment of critters to their accomplishments in space travel. “Unless we stop being crue! to animals, we can’t consider ourselves civilized even it Wwe can yo to the moon and back,” he said. “Anybody who believes that cruelty is not being perpetrat- ed against animals in our municipality has blinkers on. All you have to do is go into a pet store.” Council voted unanimously to have district staff, along with representatives of the SPCA, prepare a report “on the feasibility of eliminating cruelty to animals in the District of North Vancouver.” The report will look at many aspects of the issue, including the number of animals that the SPCA kills, pet store practices, and the bylaw requiring spaying and neutering of pets. Councillors Trevor Carolan and Glenys Deering- Robb con- tended that a “cruelty to animals free zone” is much too broad ofa designation. “Would this mean that the stores can’t sell rat poison?” asked Deering-Rodb, “Once again Crt worried where this is taking us.” A sign at the district’s borders declaring che zone, Carolan argued, would make us a “laughingstock. “Every time [ drive into Vancouver and [I see the ‘nuclear weapoiis free zone” sign, { have to laugh,” he said. “They*re say- ing it’s a Weapons free zone, where there were none before.” Burt Crist said after the mecting that he intentionally made his motion a general statement rather than dealing with specitics. He became interested in the issue after receiving a letier from Anne Birthistle, an advocate against scientific experiments that use animals, “I sce this whole thing, as just one more step in che struggle for enlightenment,” he said. “The more enlightened we become the nore we realize that animals have rights.” Fall Flyer Final Week Make your love unique We specialize in custom design a ST (BOS DESIGN STUDIN) #2-2435 Marine Dr. West Van 922-3034 (wae tore 4 Capilano Mall, 3rd floor above Fabricland * Ne JENNIFER Atkins won't be abla to enjoy her scenic daliy watk across Lions Gate Bridge for much tonger: both bridge sizewalks vill be closed in Jenuary. 16 CONS! ridge,” he said. “- Tan Deuce of BCTFA said that bridge project: manage- ‘ment were currently accepting ‘proposals for alternative means of conveying cyclists - and pedestrians across Burrard Inlet. . -A shuttle, water taxi, or er SeaBus passes are among the sibilities being considered. ©”; The BCTFA says~it has en consulting cyclists for he last few mouths on strate- “Bue cyclist Larry Zimich, ho .was knocked - from. his “bike two years ago in an acci- lent.on.the bridge, has “no th” in. governmental action ona replacement for the side- walks. -- . “There are people who “Commute over the bridge ‘every day,” he said. “What are they to do? 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