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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 14, 2001 - § Keeping cool this summer Pet owners taking the proper precautions By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Animal control officers here in Scugog are breathing a sigh of relief this summer. According to Vicky McWhirter, an animal control officer with the Uxbridge-Scugog Animal Control office, local pet owners have taken the proper precautions nec- essary to protect their animals, particularly dogs, during this summer which has already seen record-setting tempera- tures. As of last Friday, there have only been two calls made to the local animal control officers regarding the safety of animals. "This is the first year it's been so low, usually we get maybe a dozen calls or so," said Mrs. McWhirter. "Maybe peo- ple are thinking twice about their pets because of the extreme heat this year." Usually during the hot summer months, animal control officers receive many calls concerning dogs left unattended in parked cars or left out- side in the scorching heat. Any call made to the Uxbridge-Scugog Animal Control office regarding a pet's safety is immedi- ately checked out, said Mrs. McWhirter. "We'll go out and check if a complaint is made," she said. If a report is made concerning a dog left in a car, animal control staff will locate the vehicle and assess the situation. "If it's hot and the dog is in distress, we will have to do something. I! it's locked, we'll call the cops. If it's not locked... we'll do what we have to do to get it some water and find the people," said Mrs. McWhirter. Any situations where an animal's life is put in jeopardy will be filed and forwarded to the local humane society and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where charges may possibly be laid. "This has been a good summer so far... people have been taking care of their pets in this heat," said Mrs. McWhirter. Pet owners are urged to leave their animals at home when going out to run errands and are being asked to keep their dogs indoors during peak 'heat periods. Car thieves nabbed near Blackstock Quick work by police resulted in the capture of two car thieves in the area known as "The Pits", near the Scugog-Clarington Boundary Line. Durham Regional Police were called on Saturday about 3:30 p.m. after a man told police two males had demanded his car keys and fled with a 2001 silver Chevy Cavalier from a parking lot in downtown Oshawa. The Durham police helicopter, operated by Pilot Bruce Buck and Flight Officer Todd Petzold, responded from duties in the Caesarea area and spotted the car traveling north on Wooten Rd. into the area of the pits, just west of Burketon and south of Blackstock. Officers in Air-1 watched the vehicle and directed Constable Jim Stephenson and his Canine partner Rush to the area. Police sources say that after noticing the heli- copter, the two suspects left the vehicle and fled on foot. With the help of the chopper, Const. Stephenson tracked the suspects to a grassy area where the suspects were located and arrested. A 19-year-old Brampton man and a 17- year-old male of no fixed address were taken into custody. competito raat the: event there sulfersd se serl on injuries dur + kstock motocross event the scene where the man was treated unctured. lung, broken ribs and : a ss: broken ankle. He was: transported. by aitibiglance to : "+ 'Lakeridge 'Health: Oshawa where 'his Emergency seivices, including. police, injuries were reported to be serious, but paramedics and firefighters were called | "not life threatening. 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