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ers are supposed to contlne
them for 10 days while they are
kept under observation for evil
dence of rabies, he explained.
1900 Vaccinated
Walker said that his COM
mittee's investigation disclosed
the fact that 1900 dogs were
vaccinated in Wilmington this
in the county. This did not in
clude the large number OF dogs
yaccinated by private veterinar-
ians, but only ose handled by
the health department. There
were 1924 dogs in the city on
which the owners paid taxes, he
said.
Explaining the laws concern
ing dogs, Walker pointed out
that the dog catcher and police
department should pick up all
dogs without vaccinations and
notify the owners that the dogs
would be destroyed if not vac
cinated. This, he said, is a
thankless task and an impractl-
oob1o one under the present set
up which is not being carried
out in this city.
Police Chief Hubert Hayes
has said that he is in favor OF
an ordinance to confine dogs or
muzzle or leash them when they
are in public, Walker pointed
out, adding that the chiefs ex-
preston of this opinion had
brought him condemnation from
some dog-owning citizens.
Lets Dogs Out
To emphasize the problem OF
the officers in enforcing the
laws regarding dogs, he said
that once when the dog catcher
had brought in whole truck
load of stray dogs picked up in
the city and left his truck un-
guarded outside the police sta
ton for moment a dog
lover" a woman. let them all
out.
He said, too, that City Mana
ger James R. Benson had in
formed him that he had asked
for a leash law in the city coun-
Gil and that so far there has
been no second on the motion
for such a law.
I eve don think 1CS citizens
of Wilmington should be bit
ten by dogs in five MONTHS ne
concluded. A check OF police
records last night showed that
at least five more persons have
been bitten since the Jaycee in
vestigation was made.
DR.. Paul Stuck said that he
has found that the prevalence
of sand worms in children OF
this area is caused by excret1on
Of dogs and cats. He said that
getting rid of the stray dogs and
being sure that the remaining
dogs are not wormy would help
the health situation in the coun-
ty.
Dogs VS. Garbage
Jaycee James Smith said,
cts got to a point where if
you don't own a dog, you have
to fence in your garbage. It's
question of who you want tc
penalize-those who own dogs OF
those who have garbage"
Wilbur Anderson, who saic
that he owns a good dog ano
classes himself as a dog owner
pointed to some of the problems
to be met in remeoying the
ay-dcg <::ua:.cn. he SAID s1a'
a leash law or muzzle law
would penalize those who care
for their dogs and would not Of
feet the others who would MOI
obey the law.
He also pointed out that a:
rabies inspector for the county
for two years he met numerou:
difficulties in attempting tt
place ownership of some dog.
picked up,
| Walker, in noting that there
is already a State statute tt
prevent dogs from being a
large after nightfall, said tha
this law is impractical since tn,
dog catcher does not work a
night and would find it extreme
ly difficult to work after dark
The police also have this diff
Guilty, he said.
President Hal Love appointed
Ike Granger, Hugh Morton ane
Stanley Rehder to represent th'
Jaycees on the Wilmington
inter-civic club committee OF
port development, industria
and agricultural DEVELOPMENT.
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