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Page 12 THE HERALD Wednesday August 1 1990 Abandoned kittens survive and are ready for adoption Despite one persons bid to be rid of four tiny felines the lucky little ones are ready for adoption About five weeks ago an Acton resident found four threeweeold kittens in a ditch covered mud and manure and brought them to the Acton Veterinary Clinic at 10 River Street Clinic employees teamed up to nurse the kittens three males and one female back to health feeding the kittens bottled milk Now the eight week old kittens already vaccinated and dewormed are ready and waiting for a good home It is a difficult position for the clinic to take said Jane McKay an employee at the clmic The clinic treats injured animals but in help ing these kittens there is no pay ment involved she said The work involved in nursing the kittens back to health was done out of the goodness of everyone s hearts Mrs McKay said On several occasions employees of the clinic have taken the tiny crawlers home on weekends to babysit them Its the clinic decision whether to euthanize the kittens or give them a fighting chance by feeding and caring for them she said Mrs McKay said she becomes frustrated and angered when she hears of people abusing animals but said it is difficult to lay blame when the whole story remains unknown These animals can tell us what happened so we just feed and look after them she said The clinic is willing to give away the kittens to anyone who can pro vide a good home The clinic is also open late on Tuesdays and Thursdays until For further information contact Acton Veterinary Clinic at Youths can play vital part in protecting the environment If the Health and Social Services Committee and the Halton Regional Council accept Halton could be attending a social services summit at the urgent re quest of the head of Toronto s social services committee Halton which Is over it s social services budget may soon join a summit with Peel York Toronto and Durham regions to solicit increased provincial fun ding However Halton has not yet received a letter from Brian head of the social services committee and a Metro councillor sent to the regions asking for their participation in lobbying the On government However Karan Chan acting Halton social services commissioner said the region cannot say it will be involv ed until a report is submitted to the social services committee and ap proved by regional council There are definite increases in the demand for social assistance said Ms Chan adding that since June 1989 there has been nearly a per cent increase in welfare case loads In June 1 welfare cases have been recorded Social Services summit is urged By LISA the Herald For Halton Hills youths who are concerned about the environment but are discouraged at the enor mosity of the issues each in dividual can have a valuable part to play Thinking globally and acting locally is the message The Cana dian Red Cross Society hopes youths ages to 19 will bring home from an August Youth Con ference on International Develop ment The Ontano Division of the Red Cross is organizing its seventh an nual conference at Maple Lake Conference Centre in Parry Sound between August 1924 to increase awareness and understanding of international issues and to enhance leadership skills for today young adults Supported by the Canadian In ternational Development Agency the conference will give youths the opportunity to learn about en issues developing countries natural disasters and even human rights first hand said Conference Paul Miss Paul said the conference is an opportunity for youths to meet people from other cultures while expanding their knowledge of global issues Miss Paul encourages all youths interested in global issues to par in the conference because they will learn the appropriate skills in order to initiate involve ment in their own communities Two Woodstock students held a dance last year and raised for Child Alive a rehydration pro gram in developing countires she said Students attending the con ference will travel from London Thunder Bay Timmins Windsor and even as far as British Colum and Alberta said Miss Paul More and more young people want to know what they can do to make a difference said Miss Paul The conference is useful because it opens a lot of doors if youths want to get invovled One of the main reasons young people dont get involved is start Miss Paul said But her ad vice is that you can do little things If everyone does one thing to make more people aware then it becomes a big thing Anyone interested in par in the Youth Conference on International is asked to contact the Red Cross at 262 A cost includes accommodation meals return transportation resources and a participant shirt A deposit is required by Aug an increase of 379 over last year said Ms Chan Increased demands on social services stem from three reasons Ms Chan said She explained there has been a significant caseload growth recent qualification changes have made more ap plicants eligible and funds necessary to meet the demands of recipients have increased The cost for each recipient has about per cent over last year she added If you put all that together you re going to experience in creases said Ms Chan What it all comes down to is that more peo ple are being forced to apply for assistance sheepxlauied Halton is certainly not a region exempt from people who need financial assistance said Ms Chan despite how affluent some say the region may be The region expected increased demands on social services However per cent increases were not expected she said Jane McKay of the Acton Veterinary Clinic is ready to give away the clinic four recent additions to anyone willing to give these kittens a good home Someone found the four orphans in a sack in an Acton ditch and brought them into clinic When the kittens wire found covered in manure and mud they were estimated at only three weeksold Herald Photo OFFICE MAGIC Georgetown the HERALD Holiday Advertising DEADLINES For 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