The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-03
Warden Disposes
Of l73 Dogs Here
In First s Months
Tag License
Violations Bring
Is Court Summones

In his first six months in the
new Prince Edward county post of
dog warden. Wallace Gillian has
disposed of l73 dogs, Travelled 1922
miles in official capacity and issued
78 court summons for violations of
the county dog law ordinance.
Those totals cover the period
from April l, when Warden Gillian
was appointed by the Circuit Court,
through September 80.
In that period. dog license tag
sales amounted to STOPS. and in
demnity payments for loss of live
stock and fowl have totaled $346 SO.
according to accounts of County
Treasurer j. w. Wilson, Jr.
Tag Sales High
The tag sales for the off-seaSon
period are an all-time high. The
great bulk of sales comes in Janu-
airy, start of the new license tag
year Tags are required for all dogs
four months old and upward, and
the law requires the purchase CT
tags throughout the year as dogs
reach that age.
If that age is attained between
January | and November l, the
tag for the current year must be
obtained. If it falls between October
81 and December 81, the tag for
the following year must be pur-
chased, forthwith" as the statute
states.
Actually. Gillian handled 215
dogs in the six month period. Forty
two of these we're either claimed
or placed with responsible owners
The remaining 173 were disposed of
as required by law.
OF the - not disposed of, the
warden had 70 reclaimed as pets,
six on the same day they were
picked up, six later from tn e
county pound. The last 30 in this
category we're put in homes after
agreement about purchase of tags.
Warden Gillian checks up on such
purchased as part of his routine pro-
cedure.
Busiest Month
April was his heaviest month of
dog business, with 40 CANNES pass
ing through the pound maintained
at his home during the 80 days.
Fer a brief period during the month
he had Is dogs in the pound at one
time.
Gillian reports that he has col
lected SOS in board charges at the
rate Of 81 for the first days i'm
pounding and so cents for each adj
ditiOnal day through the required
five days. He reports that the col
lection for board was sufficient TO
pay for dog food used during the
period
Only one case involved in the 70
court summons issued by the war
den was dismissed. The others were
settled by the County Court. most
after paying the s475 court costs.
plus any fine added by the court
and purchasing the required license
tag. That latter act is part of the
court procedure on a summons.
Looking back over his first six
months, Warden Gillian feels the
stray dog situation and its attend
ant ills Of property and game
damage "are being relieved. At
least people tell me so. and ! be-
lieve it to be true myself.
Warden's Advice
He advises persons who suddenly
find a dog of unknown ownership
on their premises to wait several
days to see if it goes home. since
it may be someone's pet After
that time. it should be confined and
the warden called in.
The warden also says the public
would be best served if people got
over the wishful thinking involved
in carelesSly dumping a litter OF
unwanted puppies. or an unwanted
single dog. in the woods or along a
highway.
Believing somebody will give
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