August 7, 1974 (8 pages)

4 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Aug. aq 197 4 : z tat # ge & ee Bt seais i i af ef 3 tt nile Another method used to dispose of unwanted animals is a killed in. the euthinasia chamber, since their age allows them to survive the lack of oxygen, so they are placed in chloriform boxes. : Killing pets at the animal shelter seems, however, to be the only method by which pets can be destroyed since many pet owners are not having their . animals spayed or neutered. An efficient spaying and : neutering program would probably prove a more economical and sensible solution’ to the pet population explosion than simply allowing pets to reproduce and to continuallyhave to destroy them. After a stay of seven days without being claimed, pets are killed on the eighth day. They Align Wheels. ~ Rotate & Balance All Four Tires $4.00 Additional /RECAPPING SERVICE PLAZA . TIRE CO., INC. BEHIND SPD 265-4642. _ The county’s animal she can be claimed on the eighth & Besides the problems created by the pet population for pets themselves other difficulties can infringe on the province of man. Packs of dogs attack livestock and wild game while packs in reaching consequences on ‘residents of Nevada county. Besides the danger to Owners are charged a $3 redemption fee plus a $1 per day charge for board. Current dog licenses also must be purchased : 3 borne by the redeemer or The charge for neutering a . and neutering requirements, commented Assistant Poundmaster Al Brehm, has caused very few cats to be reclaimed or purchased at the shelter. Most of the 210 cats taken to the in June were destroyed. * dogs. Many people in Truckee ’ want a leash law to cut down on the number of free dogs that run. in the city and nearby Donner Lake. If a leash law were to go into effect a holding pen would probably have to be established in that area. Enforcement is easier to. maintain in cities than. rural areas, says Brehm, because cities have leash laws which give animal shelter personnel peri ‘ the authority to pick up all loose dogs. In Nevada City, however, where. a leash law is only in misdemeanor with a penalty of six months in jail and a $500 fine. The minimum fine levied : f a z minimum fine of $100. The county and cities of Grass Valley and Nevada City pay the ‘neutering programs. Animal shelter. personnel agree that spaying and neutering pets would greatly reduce » the number of stray animals in the -county and cities. The programs would also reduce the number of animals that would have to be destroyed in the animal _ shelter’s euthanasia chamber and would act to assure that pets in the ‘county: would be wanted and properly cared for. MANY CATS are turned into the shelter and may be claimed for pets. However, usually they are not claimed and the number put to sleep each month is staggering. ‘No decision on Independence Lake Forest lands within the entire 330,000-acre planning unit. Various alternatives for use of the land» will be determined and evaluated considering environmental, social and. economic factors. Public involvement will be-an important part of the unit study and will be carefully evaluated prior to selection of a management plan. “Until this planning is completed and an environmental statement is approved, = .

4 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Aug. aq 197 4 : z tat # ge & ee Bt seais i i af ef 3 tt nile Another method used to dispose of unwanted animals is a killed in. the euthinasia chamber, since their age allows them to survive the lack of oxygen, so they are placed in chloriform boxes. : Killing pets at the animal shelter seems, however, to be the only method by which pets can be destroyed since many pet owners are not having their . animals spayed or neutered. An efficient spaying and : neutering program would probably prove a more economical and sensible solution’ to the pet population explosion than simply allowing pets to reproduce and to continuallyhave to destroy them. After a stay of seven days without being claimed, pets are killed on the eighth day. They Align Wheels. ~ Rotate & Balance All Four Tires $4.00 Additional /RECAPPING SERVICE PLAZA . TIRE CO., INC. BEHIND SPD 265-4642. _ The county’s animal she can be claimed on the eighth & Besides the problems created by the pet population for pets themselves other difficulties can infringe on the province of man. Packs of dogs attack livestock and wild game while packs in reaching consequences on ‘residents of Nevada county. Besides the danger to Owners are charged a $3 redemption fee plus a $1 per day charge for board. Current dog licenses also must be purchased : 3 borne by the redeemer or The charge for neutering a

. and neutering requirements, commented Assistant Poundmaster Al Brehm, has caused very few cats to be reclaimed or purchased at the shelter. Most of the 210 cats taken to the in June were destroyed. * dogs. Many people in Truckee ’ want a leash law to cut down on the number of free dogs that run. in the city and nearby Donner Lake. If a leash law were to go into effect a holding pen would probably have to be established in that area. Enforcement is easier to. maintain in cities than. rural areas, says Brehm, because cities have leash laws which give animal shelter personnel peri ‘ the authority to pick up all loose dogs. In Nevada City, however, where. a leash law is only in misdemeanor with a penalty of six months in jail and a $500 fine. The minimum fine levied : f a z minimum fine of $100. The county and cities of Grass Valley and Nevada City pay the ‘neutering programs. Animal shelter. personnel agree that spaying and neutering pets would greatly reduce » the number of stray animals in the -county and cities. The programs would also reduce the number of animals that would have to be destroyed in the animal _ shelter’s euthanasia chamber and would act to assure that pets in the ‘county: would be wanted and properly cared for. MANY CATS are turned into the shelter and may be claimed for pets. However, usually they are not claimed and the number put to sleep each month is staggering. ‘No decision on Independence Lake Forest lands within the entire 330,000-acre planning unit. Various alternatives for use of the land» will be determined and evaluated considering environmental, social and. economic factors. Public involvement will be-an important part of the unit study and will be carefully evaluated prior to selection of a management plan. “Until this planning is completed and an environmental statement is approved, = .