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Letters=Society needs investigator to eliminate dogfighting Apart from the obvious sadistic cruelty involved in this activity, the main reason for the growth of The York Region Board of Education recently announced lhal it intends Io save l0 per cenl of its encrg\ costs this year by selling thermostats in schools asl 19 (‘. (66 degrees I"). In spite of recent action by the Ontario Humane Society to seize fighting dogs and to lay charges against persons involved in this disgraceful acâ€" tivity. it seems clear that the practice is continuing to grow in popularity in Ontario Students will freeze in classes, he says Since then workmen have begun locking classroom thermostats. on this figure. This type of ill-advised and inhumane policy fills me with anger and dismay. ' ()n the surface, it looks good. Save the laxpayers' money But in reality. “‘5 the children who will pay. r it's un‘easy task to make the children suffer the discomfort of such misguided economy measures since they don't vote and they are not very vocal in defending their rights. All they do is get colds. ‘fltt. pneumonia. etc. i Wonder if the ther» mostats at the Board Uffices will be locked at (it; degrees F. How about the ther- The As Deacon’s 2:35.‘ Bench SMART SHOPPERS KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR VALUE ANO FIND IT! FAMOUS BRAND NAMES traditional and colonial '5'” "' TbeDeaconsBencb SALE OF THE YEAR ATBOTH STORES dog fighting is the heavy gambling which is in- volved Evidence from both the United States and Canada shows that large sums of vices and puppies from ”proven fighting dogs. Dog fighting in an) form is illegal In Canada and In most of the United States. Evidence from both the United States and Canada shows that large sums of money are frequently wagered on the outcome of the fights. In addition there is a growing demand for fighting dogs which results in large prices being paid for stud ser- mostats in the Moam meeting rooms? How many parents of these children will be working in offices this winter with thermostats locked at 66 degrees F‘.’ But then. youidon‘l do things like this to adults, They might object. or quit In most' schools. the classroom thermostat is near the doorway. a long way from the windows. Since schools are built by the lowest bidder as cheaply as possible. they soon become pretty cold and draughty. With the thermostats by the doors locked at 66 degrees F. the kids by the window will have a tough time writing anything with their mitts on. Perhaps this is only the beginning. The Board has hardly scratched the surface in their energy saving campaign. Su-relf' as the Board members sit in their warm or air conditioned W TILL SA in the Board Major dog fights are held in the United States. and Canadians. par- ticularly from Ontario and Quebec. frequently attend these fights and participate in them. Dog fighting is carried offices. they can think of something far more ef- fective than locked thermostats. How about having child bring a candle home Io keep on desks'.’ This could save on heat and the lights could be Iurned off, loo. What about the teachers? Are lheir federations suggesting that each teacher take an eleclric heater to school“? t'l‘hen walch what hapâ€" pens to energy costs). ()r are they loo busy negol iating for higher pay and unassigned lime? lnlernalifmal Year of Ihe(‘hi1d'."? It is to laugh. Smith llazzard. I20 Riverside Driva '(LEVEnwgahgmamsfloP) Ask Us About Our Revolving Charge Plan 2934 EGLINTON AVE. E. I 9350 YONGE STREET as! of McCowan Road. Scarborough ORoxton OSKIar OPeppler OKaufman OBurlington OSealy OBrentwood OEIectrohome OPhilips OSinger ‘ more ef- n locked Iaving each tandle from p on their ave on heal s could be ). )out the Are their suggesting her take an r to school“? what hapâ€" y costs). y too busy r higher pay 9d time? al Year of is to laugh. ith llazzard. lrside Drive, Woodbridge While the ()PP can and certainly has given the Society every support. they have many calls on their services and it is not possible for the (WP to allocate officers ex- clusively to this par- ticular problem. The Society has, therefore. appealed to the Attorney (leneral Roy McMurtry, for funds to enable the Society to appoint a special in- vestigator and to enable him to operate on the scale which will be necessary if he is to have any hope of success. The ()ntario Humane Society is coâ€"operating closely with the Massachusetts SPCA, The Humane Society of Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am. - 9:30 pm. Sat. 9:30 am. ~ 6:00 pm 431-5555 Mattresses it Foundations save upto Lamps, pictures and Save off our alread) mfiories w on secretly and extremely cautiously. lt is not easy for the Society to obtain information about fights. where and when they are scheduled to be held. It has become obvious that. if the Society is to deal with this growing menace effectively, the Society will have to employ a special inâ€" spector who will be able l0 devote most, if not all, of his time to this par- ticular area of enquiry The need for this type of “special investigator“ has been discussed with the Ontario Provincial l’olice gambling squad who are interest in this particular activity because gambling in involvedi STOREWIDE ONLY THE FINEST INGREDIENTS USED REAL BUTTER CREAM 100% WHIPPED CREAM OBIRTHDAY CAKES TO ORDER 'WEDDING AND ALL OCCASION CAKES 0A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST CAKES IN EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN TRADITION. OPASTRIES 0 COOKIES 0 BREADS °ROLLS ' BUNS 0 BLACK FOREST CAKE MALL BAKED ON THE PREMISES (Across from Loblaws) 5 and Save off our already low prices 883-5421 save up to Hlllcrest Mall. Richmond Hill the United States. and the lntemational Society for the Protection of Animals, all of whom are involved in the campaign to stamp out dog fighting in the United States. Acting on information received from a variety of sources. the Ontario Humane Society recently raided premises near Hamilton and seized ten fighting dogs. a treadmill. and various materials. all of which indicated that dog fighting was being carried on in the premises in question. A fighting pit was found in the barn and blood stains on the wall of the pit indicated it had been used recently. The dogs were kept for four weeks. Every at- tempt was made to try to rehabilitate the animals but this was found to be impossible. the Bull Terrier Club of (‘anada in the hope that this specialty club could find people willing to accept the great responsibility of caring for these specially trained dogs. The training of these animals is so thorough that they are incapable of living a normal life. They will attack any dog on sight and it is beyond the physical strength of most people to restrain them. n I}; view of this and vefiy reluclanlly. it was 883-5555 35% 25% 15% decided that the only course of action left to the Society was to humanely destroy them. Dog fighting. with all its disgusting ramifications. will never disappear as long as large sums of money can be made from gambling and the sale of fighting dogs. The only way to irradicate this growing social disease is to step up the law en- forcement program to such an extent that the dog fighting trade no longer pays off. 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