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HKIJMNG PAWS ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 205 * Crystol Lake, Illinois 60014 •(815)459-2641 Shown above is a special foster home kitty with all of the required shots and socialized for a purr-feet family pet. He is a male, four months old with beautiful, black short hair and green eyes. Call the foster home, 312-639-5142. * •<- Photo Credit: Don Kaiser By Kathleen Thayer This must be the time ol year for finding pups on the highway. Officer Keith from the Animal Control center told HP last week that the Crystal Lake Police department found three Jrish Setter pups Thanksgiving Day on Route 176 in Crystal Lake. Unlike most dumpings, this one had a special twist. On each of the pups neck was placed tape that read..."My name is , My ow­ ner didn't have the heart to kill me, please find me a new home". Animal Control received the pups and they were all adopted the next day. However, it proves once again that if the people had brought the pups to the Animal Control center in the first place, they wouldn't have faced the possibility of being hit on a busy highway. Thankfully, it was a story with a happy ending.. Along with the unusual number of pups being reported found abandoned, HP is" receiving many calls about cases of cruelty. All of these cases have to be turned over to the Animal Control center as HP hasn't the staff to cover the reports. The reports are always concerning dogs left out in the cold or without adequate shelter who are given little if any attention. and are fed when convenient to the owner. This is a terrible injustice for the dog, but very difficult to do anything about. The law is so vague that Animal Control must have specific infractions of that law to go by in order to ef­ fectively prosecute. If a shelter has three sides and a roof (no matter how inhumane it may be) it is still considered lawful. If the dog is chained day in and day out it's all right ac­ cording to the law, if the footage of that tie or chain is over six feet. Food and water must be provided along with medical care when needed. However, trying to prove medical care is needed and food and water has not been provided is most difficult. Animal Control officers have a frustrating job but can issue citations for various other infractions to at least 4et the owners know they are being watched. Humane societies wprk continually to change the laws to be less vague and therefore offer better protection for pets. All changes come slowly, however. On a very happy note, HP became the recipients of the first and only pet Christmas basket. This was given HP by the Beta Sigma Phi XI IOTA Omicron chapter, *n care of Adele Sabel of Cary. The basket contained all kinds of pet goodies. The first item taken from it for use was a small can of cat food which HP's new office kitty ate with great glee. \ She is a lovely young adult, long hair, honey beige and white with soft light green eyes. Her purrsonality is terrific and she soon will be spayed and available for adoption. If anyone would like to visit her and Helping Paws store for some nice gifts for the holidays, come to 465 Virginia street in Crystal Lake....two doors southeast of Dole avenue on route 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The adoption fee includes the cost of the'spay or neuter E Christmas, give Prices effective Dec. 7 - 9 Kodak® lak-Ektra I Outfit Our R«(. 25.43 21.87 surgery from a vet of our choice or a deduction from the cost of the surgery if done by a vet of your choice. No adoption fees are collected by people owning their own pets. These fees are paid at the store-office, 465 Virginia street, Crystal Lake. Foster homes ohly, collect adoption fees. Please read the listings carefully to find which ones are the foster homes and which are not. For further information, call 459-2641. DOGS FOR ADOPTION Mixed breed, looks like German Shepherd, male, 4 years, black semi-long hair, 40 pounds, outside dog, good with children and pets, 459- 7526. Basset mix pup, 11 we^ks, female, black and white long hair, 312-639-4549. Golden Retriever Lab, taffy colored female,*12 weeks, all shots, good with children and pets, 459-4475. Standard Poodle, female, 1 year, black, shots, housebroken, good with children and pets, 459-4931. Poodle mix, female, 5»£ months, black, good with children and pets, 455-6755. Irish Setter male, 1 year, housebroken, good with children and pets, 344-3061. Husky shepherd mix, male, l'£ years, young adult, shots, housebroken, good with children and pets, beautifully marked black and white, one brown eye, one blue, 312-382-2319. Cockapoo Schnauzer spayed female, 3 years, white and tan, semi-long hair, 12 pounds, housebroken, shots, ex­ cellent with children. 312- 639-2875 after 6:30 p.m. Tokos normal or tele- photo so you can take the shots you want the way you want. No. 170- 6934. Kodak Rebate You Pay Only -5.00 1657 c OlOflP Kodak® Colorburst 50 Camera Just aim and shoot. Beautiful color by Kodak develops in moments. No. 131-5241. Save 4.56 29 87 Reg. 34.43 Kodak® Fri.r Dtc. 7th 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sat.f Dtc. 8th 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All Cameras and Film Sale Prices effective thru Sun. Dec.9th Kodak® Handle 2 W/Case Needs no focusing. Then a few turns of the crank produces a beautiful picture. No. 140-2262. TOft Kodak® Camera Ektrallt* 10 Reg. 31.43 Capture all Hi* pricelmt moment* with thl* greet elm end (hoot comero. No UI-AMt. DAILY 9 H 9 •AY 10 H 6 Our Reg. 25.76 Sole 20.94 Kodok •Rebate •5.00 You Poy Only 15.94 |Kodak| Kodak" Camera Colorburst 250 Save 9.67 Kodak® PK-10 Instant Film Save 74« Reg. 58.54 Motorlied automatic print ejection. Automatic exposure control. Picture oppeort In minute*. 5 43 Reg. 6.17 Copture those beautiful moments and moke them lest forever on Kodak film. HORNSBYS ^ f a m i l y c c n r e n 44MW.KTK.1 lltn. 47 A COMffltY CIVB M, ; '.rs FOR ADOPTION 7M> week old kitten, grey and white long hair, female, shots, foster home, 459-1348. Darling grey tabby with orange calico blending, semi-long hair, 8 weeks, female, all shots, 312-658- 6436 after 4:30 p.m. Tiger female, 3 months, grey, black and white markings, short hair, very playful, excellent family pet, foster home, 312-639-2881 after 5 p.m. * ¥ Long hair calico female, 2 years, 312-639-2605. Three little kittens, orange and white female, two male tabbies, grey, black and white, 338-7382; also adult female, prange white black and grey: LOST ANDFOUND Lost Dogs: Cockapoo male, 3 years, black, black collar and tags, Pistakee area, 344-0539. Shitsu, grey and white female, shaggy, small, Wonder Lake, 653-9773. Shetland Sheepdog, small, black with tan paws, black collar, 338-5056. Lost Cats: Grey and white female, thin, McHenry, 385-7627. Dark grey and white, shtirt hair, male, Cherry Valley road, 459-7816. Please remember to call Animal Control to report a lost of found pet. Many pups and kittens, and adult dogs and cats may be found there for adoption. Sports aren't every­ thing but they provide competitive training for boys and girls. Nutrition talk For Parents Set Dec. 12 A program, "Improving Your Child's Behavior Through Diet" will be presented by Dr. Gary Oberg Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the student lounge at McHenry County college. The program, sponsored by the McHenry County Network for Nutrition Education, ad­ ministered by Edward Hall, regional superintendent of schools, is frefe of charge and open to the public. Parents and teachers of children of all ages are urged to attend. Dr. Oberg will focus his presentation on the role that nutrition and environmental exposures may play in many cases of chronic illnesses such as headache, colitis, sinusitis, stomachache, behavior problems, and many learning disabilities, especially hyperactivity (minimal brain dysfunction, attention deficit disorders). Dr. Oberg is a graduate of Crystal Lake high school, DePauw university, Loyola Medical school and com­ pleted his medical training at Children's Memorial hospital and Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical center in Chicago. Petition Drive For House Reduction Size KZJ ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER" FEATURING COMPLETE LINES OF: •OLYMPIC STAIN •BRAMMER CABINETS •ANDERSEN WINDOWS •PRE-HUNG DOORS •NORD SPINDLES •JIM MARTIN PAINTS •LINCOLN WINDOWS •GAF SHINGLES •BUILDERS HARDWARE •PREFINISHED PANELING •CHAMBERLAIN GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS Phone 385-1424 909 N. FRONT ST., McHENRY The Committee for Legislative Reform com­ memorated the first an­ niversary of the most recent legislative pay increase by announcing that the petition drive to reduce the size of the Illinois House has reached the halfway mark. During a special post-election legislative session between Nov. 14 and Dec. 14,1978, the legislature voted to raise the salaries of its own members to $28,000 from $20,000. After citizen uproar, the pay raise was reduced to $25,000, but will increase automatically to $28,000 in 1980. The Committee for Legislative Reform, the Coalition for Political Honesty, Citizens for an Accountable Legislature, the American Association of University Women, and other citizens and groups are circulating petitions forc,a state constitutional amend­ ment to reduce the size of the Illinois House r of Representatives by one- third, with a tax saving conservatively estimated, they say, at six million dollars per year. A total of 252,000 signatures must be obtained by May 2, 1980, so that this state constitutional amend­ ment can go on the ballot in the November, 1980, general election. Under this amendment, the 59 senatorial districts would each continue to elect one senator as they do now, but, instead of blfr deleting three representatives from each of those districts as at present, these senatorial districts would each be divided in half ' to create 118 representative districts. Each of these districts would elect one representative on a one- person, one-vote basis starting in 1982. The Committee for Legislative Reform asks all Illinois citizens who want to help in this petition drive to communicate at Post Office Box H, Park Forest, 111., 60466. The committee feels that it is up to the voters "to r e s t o r e a c c o u n t a b l e representative government while at the same time giving us a streamlined General Assembly whic^h will ensure better and more accountable representationj and save millions of dollars, of tax monies". / FARM WORK SURVEY Information about farm work done for pay during the past year and about migratory farm work will be coDected by the Bureau of the Census in this area, Stanely D. Moore, director of the Bureau's Regional office in Chicago, has announced. Interviewers will visit a sample of households in the area during the week of Dec. 10-15. 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