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Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, August 21,'l1996, Page 15 ~fBROOLIN} Problem catsF Makin EÈves Witch' By Steve Loeahy There'. nothiiig more pleasant on these warxn summer nights than a cool, fresh breeze blo wlng- in'through the window. Thon the yowl and scvech of cats fighting in your front gardon interrupta tho calm and quiet of the late night hours. In somo parts of Brooklin, this le an every-other-night ritual as the cat population appears to have oxploded. Take a slow tour of the streots late. on a weekday night ad find yourself a strangori cat town. I have seen as many as olght cals at one finie on one short street wandérlng or comfortably curled up in the lddle of the road. Sctt Uro 0of Pîckering-Ajax-- Whitby <PAW) Animal. Control says thero are by-laws that stato no cat ls allowed to boatiJarg off its owner's proporty. Uro, agreos that cats are a big probleni theso M and PAW gets many, many Ifrom Irato people about cats fouling thoir children's sandboxes and their gardons or kcilling birds. 1 We got lots of litters oflttons thieso. day.," ho says, noting that a coujle 0f strys can produce a lot ofkldttens. And if'a not long before those ittons are turnlng out ittons of their own. Ure attributs. much of the eat overpopulation to the fact that'cat ownors do not get- their pots neutered or spayed and lot them run loose. If thero are unwanted cata on your property, bore is what Ure recommonds you do: Ask PAW for one of thoir livo cat traps. Thoy provido them fros 0of charge for seven days. Simply place it on your property with an appropriate hait and wait. Whon you catch acatstoel PAW to pick it up and they will wait for tho owner to dlaim it withIn soven days. If flot claimed, thon the cat will put up for adoption if it'is healthy or it will ho put toséleep. If the. mare cat la caught twioe and lia owner cornes to dlafimit, thon PAW cen charge tho owner and issue a fine. Cats kept for adoption are kopt ln cages and although they get good cmr, Ure says it la unfair to keop them liko that forevor, and so eventually they too are euthanized. Adopting a et cocs $51.75 and includes a lifetimo cat tag,, shots and noutorîng. Uro says that, the majority of cata are not claimod anid urges peoplo tu turn i strays bofore thoy have littors and make a cat nuisance Into a cat problem. Unfortunately, because tho numbers of cats are on the upswing, PAW1s 15 cet' traps- (which are also used for racoons) are having a very busy suznmer. And, as of last Monday, ail tho trap woro i use. But if you have a cat problem, phono PAW first at 427-8737 to find out if ono has bocome avallable. They'l holà, it for tI~flt gieyutimoto pick It up. STREET SALE This Saturday,, Aug. 24 there will'ho abig Village of Brooklin sitreot sale on ZacharyPlace from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a community street event with a name f familles particIpating. SPORTS EXCHANGE MUeadowcest Public School, along wlth St. Làeo School, will hold the annual Sports Exchange on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5 and 6. Everyone ls invited to bring tholr new and used sports equipment and clothing - including hockey, ski, soccer, basebail or any other sports stuff. Items such as Scout and Guide unlfrorn (always i short supply - and- this yoar especil]y), Halloween costumes (botter' to plan- ahead than acramble), bicycles (ftikes too) willbe gladly accepted. Thils la how the sport exchange worka: You brlng the stuif you want to soUl to the Meadowcrest achol gym on Thursday between 2 and 8 p.m. Items will ho available for saleo-starting at 5 p.=- on Thursday.ý On Friday the sale continues fr-om 2 to 7 pan. You put whatever price you want on your Items - ho sure to mark them clearly. .On the day of the big sale, the parents 0f both sehools *willl manfwoian the tables and seli your stufffor you. After the sale on Friday between 7 and 7:30 p.m.,p you can pick up your cash and any unsold items. For this opportunity to dlean out your basement/garage and make a littie cash, 20 per cent of each sale is held baàck and will ho usod to fund various student programa at both schools. For more information, contact Sonja Grahamn at 655-4079. The Brooklin Horticultural Society will meet at Broolin United Church on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 8 p.m. The annmal flowr and vogetable show will ho held. 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