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that small game is so vulnerable to
damage by dogs during the breed
sng season he added that it seemed
very impractical for the county to
provide food and vet fail to provide
adequate protection after such an
expenditure
In making a strictly personal OBJ
servatlon Clark said the whole
thing had almost developed into
battle of the sexes He suggested
/ that the women simply wanted TO
keep the men at home rather than
out hunting
However. women We're not alone
in their protest over the tie-llp. Pc
tltions are travelling around the
! county at rather rapid pace with
the sole intent of presenting voice
j from the majority when the vote
comes at the March meeting of the
supervisors An examination of sew
eral of these petitions revealed that
good number of men were on the
women's side In the hearing on the
9th. women in the county drew
staunch support Of several men in
opposition to the lengthy tic-up.
The petition reads We the
undersigned citizens Of Powhatan
county wish to express to our Board
of Supervisors. disapproval of the
proposed dog tie-up' ordinance
as proposed by the Powhatan Game
Conservation Association. We feel
that if "tie-up" period is neces-
sary that Is days restriction would
be adequate and such period GER
tainly should not be greater. than
30 days.
Strong Opposition
Among the spokesman at the
hearing for those opposed to the
tie-up were Mrs. Walter Wood
and Mrs. Franklin Hubbard. Mrs.
Hubbard was unavailable for COM
ment. but Mrs. Wood had this to
say when contacted after the hear
ing. II am very much opposed to
any tie-up Of our dogs. particularly
such lengthy one. Continuing.
she said, Il am willing to 90 along
with Is days restriction for rabies
control and stray dogs. but not any
more than that l am not opposed
to hunting. but three to four months
is Just too much. :
4 'tie-up'' period Of SO days was
approved for rabies control il Pow
hatan county last year. IN the hear
ing last Monday. those not in favor
OF the lengthy restriction period
asked by the conservation club
pointed out that they We're eager
enough to support the measure last
year when its purpose was rabies
control They argued that this prob
lem j. nonexistant now because
vaccination certificates are required
70 purchase dog licenses.
Saying the club had no valid rea-
son for seeking such a measure.
the defenders OF dog freedom said
foxes killed more game than DOES.
The fox trapping program was
ruled out earlier by the board
The conservation club, an organl-
cation. Of more than 100 members.
had an answer for this argument.
too. Here they called attention to
the fact that the board failed to ap-
prove the fox trapping program for
one reason. the dogs would have to
be tied up to avoid catching the
wandering ones in the fox traps.
Public sentiment over the issue
IS being dispersed at every corner
III the village. Typical Of this was
overheard in the drug
store One lady vas saving to
another both dog owners, most
probably that many little innocent
pet dogs would suffer on account of
a few strays, and that she was def
lnltely opposed to the tie-up.'
she said she was much
more interested in a Law to keep
stray horses out of her back yard
Clark said today he believed his
organization would now be willing
to accept compromise a 50 day
tie-up along with the hiring OF a
full-time dog warden. PoWhatan
county has one game warden at the
present time who fills a dual role.
He also handles the tractor prof. 4
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