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"SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE" 2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 1, 1992 Humane Society urges you to think twice before giving someone a pet for Christmas A pet is a lifetime responsibil- ity and should be a personal commitment. The Toronto Humane Society stresses people to think twice before you give someone a pet for a Christmas present. Even though someone may al- ways say they want a pet, the ac- tual choosing of a breed or per- sonality of a pet should not be made for them. "Giving a pet for Christmas is not a good idea. Only the person who will be keeping the pet should chose it," said Shirley Kohler, from the Scugog/ Uxbridge Animal Control. Everyone has received a gift at one time or another that they do not want and those gifts usu- ally end up in the back of a closet or on the counter collecting dust. If the gift is an unwanted ani- mal, the animal is the one that suffers and either ends up in a shelter, or worse, in a home where he is not welcome or looked after. Home baked freshness you can only get from ... Hank's Pastries i We offer you fresh quality, scratch baking daily, with no added preservatives. Most of our recipes originated in Europe. .. SO IF YOU WON'T BE DOING YOUR BAKING AT HOME THIS CHRISTMAS, BE SURE TO PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY! Call 985-2172 Serving Port Perry for over 29 years Avoid the line-up! Pre-paid orders may be picked up at the rear entrance. Please order now. OPEN AT 6AM Merry Christmas from your friends at ... HANK'S Tp CCP No 0" mp at Pentlands Super savings on many great gift ideas... & Royal Doulon Layaway now for Christmas ROYAL DOULTON Figurines 30% off (not including discontinued or limited editions) Ladies Sapphire & Diamond Ring 10K reg. $499 Sale $299 also available in gamet, amethyst & blue topaz. Other styles also on sale during this festive holiday season. Pentland Jewellers 174 Queen St. Port Perry 985-7641. "We get lots of calls for kittens and puppies before Christmas. After Christmas we have lots of abandoned animals. It is not fair to the pet," she said, adding "Christmas is a hectic time and animals tend to beignored." The Humane Society sug- gests pet-lovers find other ways to show their love and affection for animals at Christmas. By purchasing a prepaid adoption coupon from a shelter, your friend can then choose the companion of his choice. Pet lovers can pay for the cost of spaying or neutering an ani- mal, or make a donation in your friend's name to the animal shelter. For those animals in the shel- ter why not wrap up a few toys for under the tree in the lobby of the shelter. SIRES Gifts for your cat and dog For yourdog: -squeaky toys : -that old slipper he is always eyeing up for a chewy toy -permission to sleep with you or on the couch -aT-bone | -a sweater for winter walks -anewspaper -an identification tag so he can be brought back to you is he is lost For your cat: -catnipin a chew toy -aball with abell inside -a cardboard box gives them hours of enjoyment -aball of hisown yarn -a special treat such as cheese -a paper bag to dive into -an identification tag so he can find his way back to you if he is lost ultimate x perience the gift of luxury and comfort. ~ Knit Fur ~ Fur - Inside & Out by Internationally renowned Canadian fur designer Paula Lishman ~NT 14341 Old Scugog Rd., Blackstock (416) 986-5096 Monday to Friday 9-4 & Saturday 10-5 rt -- a -- aT |