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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-10-21, Page 5Wednesday, October 21, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 5 ¶iiLii:. i i www.lucknowsentinel.com letter to the editor National Cat Day: love your own, leave the strays alone My name is Patrick and I am a Public Health Inspec- tor with the Huron County Health Unit. One of my duties is rabies control and prevention. I know, I know... another 'vaccinate your pet against rabies' message. But wait, there's more. I'll get the "vaccinate your pet against rabies" message out of the way early -- provincial law states all dogs, cats, and ferrets (as well as some classes of horses in Huron County) must be vacci- nated against rabies. And you must keep their vacci- nations up to date. With October 29 being National Cat Day, I also want to mention something we've found when investigating possible rabies cases. There are a lot of stray and feral cats throughout Huron County. There are many reasons and I want to highlight one - people feeding and providing shelter to strays. Sometimes a home- owner decides to leave food and water out when a stray animal shows up at their property. Some even build comfortable shelters. One stray can lead to sev- eral strays and eventually an uncomfortable situa- tion for the homeowner. Remember, these animals have not been spayed or neutered! While people's hearts may be in the right place, they have also taken on the role of pet ownership and all its responsibilities, including fully vaccinating the animal against rabies and other diseases. An animal with rabies can spread the virus up to three days before it dis- plays any signs or symp- toms of rabies. If left untreated, rabies is a fatal disease. So what should you do? Leave stray or feral ani- mals alone. If the cat sticks around or if you are seriously concerned about the animal, the best thing to do is call animal control or another type of animal service. If you decide to care for the animal, be a responsible pet owner and get all the care it needs (spay/neuter, vaccina- tions, etc.). If an animal bites or scratches you, wash the wound out as soon as you can with soap and water. Seek medical attention as soon as possible. Remember: "Love your own, leave the strays alone." Happy National Cat Day, Patrick Landry, Public Health Inspector Huron County Health Unit Huron County Health Unit Free movie at the Lucknow Library on Oct 21 Woman in Gold Grant Robertson Lucknow Branch, Bruce County Library The critically acclaimed movie "Woman in Gold staring Helen Mirren, will be playing on October 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lucknow Library. Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis dur- ing World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure ofjus- tice for the death, destruc- tion, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis. Trailer https://youtu.be/ wu9JeTX6Sdw. This looks like a really good movie, with lots of very positive reviews. Hope to see you there, Grant Donna Hazelden Thanksgiving? Halloween? Christmas? Lately a lot of people have been bemoaning the fact that retail stores are putting out their Christmas displays even before Thanksgiving, alongside the Halloween displays. It seems Mother Nature is having some fun mixing displays as an early Halloween trick in the area. This fall fair harvest display on Havelock Street in Lucknow got a taste of Winter Wonderland on October 18, 2015.