The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-02-23, Page 17The $,t9WOBM , The, WI 414diciancoMmin
4rest 'C f oder. ate b ► *fir - °s Limit
you know' ►ta: you could
;spend up to. two years ingang for
,pointing an unloaded gun at a
.fiend in jest, or for riding in a;
-car in whim =there was a gun
,sileitcer'*or 'a "switchblade? 'Can-
ada's CriMinal Code:provvi for
.a Jail term',in both cases andputs
. silencers 'and switchblades into
the class q "prohibited"` weap-
•ons.;•
gently, bullshave beenintro
ducid in the Comzaons and the
Senate that would place many
• more weapons In the "pro-
hiblted",eittegory. The change of
status called for would place all
weapons a rrently listed` as' " re-
stricted" into • they .prohibited.
1
,The lrrtll trody>wced In the
mons last week Stuart I
(IDP,: Ne 'Weatmi C')
prohibit the use of , all hand.'
automatic weapons, allImo,
kw, than 26 inch in length/ or,'
that be adopted for'. '
alength' of .less
and any weapon, not ben a
gun or rifle of a kind co „
ud .tn Canada for hunk "
sporting I , that.is .
Glared by order of;,the 'G.ova'..
in Council:'to be at'.present .a a
stricted weapon.. In addition, the
bill wouldmake all. g! sub, ,
t
to re8is.. eti. n tro , bringing into thet
restricted class,all bunting'. ea `
PREPARE FOR SURGERY -r Ctors lat. the Veterinary
Clinic on Wallace Ave. N. Listolnr f
+e�, pr�, spare ora stomach
operation on a sick cow. The cow is given a local anasthetic
and placed on its back for the operation: (Staff Photo)
MAKING INCISION—Dr, Alton 'McKay begins the opera-
tion on the cow. The cow must have its fourth stomach sewn
into place, an operation which takes about 20 minutes.
(Staff Photo)
The old wive's tale is true—
dogs do adopt their owners' per-
sonalities. Take the word of a De-
troit veterinarian who has
watched owners and pets troop
into hissoffice for more than 20
years.
"Some people consciously go
out and choose an animal that
will take on characteristics they,
admire in themselves," said Dr.
W. K. McKersie:
A dog will reciprocate "as far
as his mental capacity allows" by
adopting the quirks of his owner.
For some people, dogs even be-
come a "child replacement",
said Dr. McKersie, a native of
Rockwood, north of Guelph, and a
graduate of i4a: Ontario Veterin-
ary College in Guelph.
Veterinarians should judge
whether a puppy "its a child re-
placement, a companion, a play-
thing or a possession."
Owners who treat theirdogs
S. children "likitdge them too
much," said the doctor and this
leads to undisciplined, uncon-
trolled behavior.
Too much food is the cause of
most medical problems in dogs,
he said. "Bones in my opinion are
poison to dogs. They can crack
the teeth and cause constipa-
•tion."
' Dr. McKersie also discussed
"cardiac canines"—dogs with
heart diseases—and the tricky
question of how to tell an owner
his pet should be killed.
Ile pointedout that some
people who care about their pets
can't afford drawn out treatment.
Heart disease is fairly common
in dogs, sometimes to the point
where the slightest exertion will
make an animal pass out.
He listed foods to be avoided by
cardiac canines because they
contain too much salt, Among
them are bacon, beef, liver, fried
eggs, corn flakes, butter and pan -
ca es.
Dr. 1101:
has mora: . e p�!l�
thatt theanima deals With:'
A. recent caaei point
A.franticwom.an baed,on�.his; 1
door' and .there` :watt a was: b1eedi i;
dog cradled in her arms, The parti
collie was hiiin ening .and '
paws and legs were torn andns
mangled.
Dr. Miller abandoned , his din-
ner and took the dog inn; ' She:,felt
the `flier husband : had, tied the
family ' pet the car and .h ;_ ac-
cidentally
e sjat►
Y
s
c
cid nt droveof
e toffew hl
dY ablocks
before she realized it: was there,":
he said. •°
"Y' didn't ask for more.details."
Dr. Miller injected a painkill-
ing drug and when he started to
operate, he asked his assistant,
his daughter Marlene; to leave
when she •started to cry.
The heave of life Inthe d 'ss
soca ndDr. v
i#. enc'.' ,u.
**SHOO* MST blew
dog's .lungs.
Two minutes later, the. heaving
. was back.
Dr. Miller sewed up the bleed-
injg -limbs. The. dog recovered.
Near Owen Sound
Dr. Miller does not lose many
patients and the veterinarian in
this little community just south of
Owen Sound is loved and respect-
ed by 'his clientele:
"Rural practice is hard' work-.-.
*and the overhead is .big when a
vet starting out can expect to
earn about $121009," said the 37 -
year -old 1962 graduate of the On-
tario Veterinary College at
Guelph.
Flesherton Native
In many ways, Dr. Miller, . a
plaid-shirted farmer born in
Flesherton; likes the rural scene.
Besides his dedication to ani-
mal care, he has 40 Herefords on
a 63 -acre farm at Chatsworth,
But the people know he's more
than a farmer. .
Since returning from a two-
year course at the Unitrersity of
Maryland, his green :radio -dis-
patched truck has been a familiar
sight to farmers.
Dr. Miller and his three veteri-
narian associates, Doctors Ever-
ett A. Hall, Elaine Mitchell and
Jim Mitchell, operate in a $75,000
clinic at Rockford.
It's a far cry from the convert-
ed garage he used last year.
Two -Way Radio
The new clinic has an 85 -foot
radio tower that works with two-
way control and with three
trucks, the clinic has a good
working radius of 25 miles.
"All of this has given us a
Dog,squad
sniffs 62
The London, Ont. police canine
squad has been a howling success
since it was formed in July of last
year, according to Police Chief
Walter Johnson.
The four trained dogs who join-
ed the force have been involved in
466 cases and have contributed to
62 arrests.
In some cases, a dog and one
policeman have accomplished
work that might have taken ten
or 15 polieemen longer to per-
form, Cheif Johnson said.
Tracking runaway children
and finding solen money after it
had been dropped in snow were
some of the cases the dogs work-
ed on.
"They have been what we
night term an equalizer," said
the chief. "They have recovered
stolen property that in our view
would not have been previously
recovered."
chance tot :get, into preventiv
medicine• for: the, first, tine; '
Dr.
r. 'Mille #
That program,alone now has
herds.: registered for regular
visits to check udder infections'
andpregnancy .tests;':, } .x
But Dr. Miller spends: most' ,
his time a wering houses 041 1
On the `way, home lone, night-, •
supper] was° already, in the oven`-;
he got ansunergency call.from
farmer who. had a cow wIth;tirt .r
r
t
b s for
po lezn more than a wJewt,
a
Why, thywaya :� s�wait
sd . ilt
the Weekend to call a vet?' ben,
asked under his breath,
Chain Delivery •
When he• got there, he insert
his arm into the cow's to' rth caner:, `
and strained, to pull ::they
about to be born, backwards.:'
After a while,,,;he inserted,' S ,?
small cl■yham around the -talc ;
it out. ! tr Y f .0•.;
VeTlY
shotguns and ether weapon .cur- them to' sell any fru. to d to ;>g iov
any, 'wished a tderge, he
rently not restricted by registra-
tion. The hill would also prohibit
any persorn, 'declared rmentally
disabled .f rcim Ugling a gun `under
any ciremnstances
The Senate bill, introduced by
Senator 'Donald Cameron (Ind.
L., Alberta) would make ma-
chine guns and sawed-off shot-
guns prohibited weapons. It
would also bring all sales andany
transfers of guns under the fed-
eral supervision and subject to
government authorization,
Recent splashes of crime and
tilling, especially of law enforce,
ment officersi, i a e"given rise to
speculation that the current, gun
laws should be reformed, and
have led to colpsions by 'some
that all firearms in Canada
should be registered, The enact-
ment of the, bills, would, literally
bring every g u. uowner underfed-
eral supervision and .place -his
name on a federaliregistrysfor the
purpose. ,
:Opponents ° to ,aueh : measures
argue that criminals' wily still be
able to get guns' on the 'black
market" while ,law+abiding citi-
zens will be the only ones really
hampered by, the controls. Others
say that the registration of all
firearms and government super-
vision of the ° transfer ; of ,such
weapons is 'thet beginning =of -a po
lice state suchas has taken place
in Czechoslovakia and - other
Eastern Uura countries not
long a
,� d is of
too ori # �q
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�
the controls
,
oSaytics
1S' Canada,
and thatcan't happen here.
Nevertheiess, all Vis; may
soon be restrrtittedfin Canada and
the laws now in force controlling
restricted weapons are clearly
set down in the Criminal Code.
The proposed controls, accord-
ing to the Criminal. Codewould
,affect retailers' of
am Ina f>t Ifs
one who was not a ho/derofa per-
mit for the -Weapon he wished to
purellase, If a retailer sold the.
w pon without a permit, he
wood be liable to ,two yewa in.
prison. Similarly, anyone wishing
to sell or transfer ,a weapon, pub-
licly or privately, would be sub-
ject to thug:law., •
The new law would., also make it
necessary for anyone wishing. to
carry a gun from one locale to
another. to have a permit for the
purpose, and anyone who had a
gun in any other place than his
,home or business,: without such a
permit, 'would. be liable to a
prison term of two years, Even a
passenger .in,. a car which con-
tained a fireariri<for which there
was no permit that it he so
, meds ldibe liable to a two-
year pron. team. . •
• A conviction involving a re-
stricted-xweapon could mean the
person oo convietedmight not be
allowed,; to press a - firearm
again for five years following his
. prison, term; tit so.sentenced, -or
following a his conviction, % if. no
• pon'term'were prescribed by
the courts A person so restricted,
if •found to' be'in.,possession of a'
firearm, 'becomes liable to a
prison term of five years. The.
Code .also.provides the, same for
possession -of ammunition.
ManAracturers, wholesalers
and retailers; repairers and even
shops are presently re -
1
>E vs< ec of
eros
g� c� all
transactions involving restricted
'weapons, placing.. the govern-
ment's "eye" on this class of fire-
arms. Under the new law, this
would apply. to all guns. It would
become mandatory That any per-
sons having dealings in firearms
have a perfnit to do so, Failure to
comply could result in a prison
W.terlli,
3rmo 40 u Yrs p
'mild be regidred to Wain a per:,
` . to so move hts
guns. A permit for t1��
gintere
Pf
eotdd be issued by Aim
stoner of the Royal Cain'
Mounted 'Po; . or the , AttonleY„
General of die proms.'
:effect, the new law,if
passed,. would require 'pmt
for ffiosees.rifion 'ofanY ”firearm
fitting the definWensr laid 'doh,
' by the Criminal
mitts could`become bond touobt
and 'eisilYeasily revoked thro h t
somewhat haw iangnageof
Code. For example, its on
be denied or revoked by anyone
authorized for tsaue permits
"where he ._has notice of any,.
matter that may render it desir-
able in°the interests of the eety
of Anther persons that such
mit =,ah4 d not be sauied` 1
applicant," 4 nccord1 g,gip`Section
99 t. "p �� �U4�JF Code. ,Pre
a ably, y.;this • ould.,, be I,e y'
loosely interpreted,, as no•'
specifics, are set down :
Althoughaan,ggppeah isYsterq° is
allotted for, 3 through: a \ magis-
trate, suchan :action I could, re-
quire mush time and .would pre,
sumably. bei noted in the Appli-
• cant's'• file, if one islkept.
The law excludes from its coni
titrol; any Jaw i , customs
officersormemh-sjof tlielarroed.,
forces, in short,,any memhersol' a
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TORONTO - Ontario STreas-
urer John White has announced
that pensioners and low u>teome
famlu0.4 "rho have* e,
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Pa�rurr` gaup o a�rtstw ��'
ertyTax Credit before the rush, of
federal��iincome tax returns be-
gins.
ns -
•
B,evenue Minister Allan Gross-
man, who is involved, with the
program, said it is of particular .
benefit to low income families,
pensioners, farmers and,
roomers. -
"These individuals, along with
other homeowners and tenants,
will apply for the property : tax
credit by completing the federal
income tax'forms in the next few
weeks.
"I suggest that those pen-
sioners and other eligible resi-`
dents who don't pay income taxes
apply as soon as possible for the.
tax credit so that they will re-
ceive their refund cheques
quickly from the federal Depart-
ment of National Revenue," Mr.
Grossman said. -
ThReplaces Rebate
e Treasurer explained that
the- improved Ontario Property
new ,plan is tied into iricome
achieve greater egtuty nd fa
Hess in eat 'the burl
municipal and school '
,�.p taaea� �i
Ontario idents..
`"All eligible +Ontario rest:
who pay rent °orpr. '
a principal residen
ptete the mauve .'Orr
Credit =term along with :'the 4feci
era'. income . tax return,"
White said'. '
,"It is 'Most important that any
eligible resident who' does
automatically. receive tle.federal
income tax paOkage pick one up
at the Post ce," he addest. '
The new Ontaxo:Propertyr` Tax
Credit Plan is being administered
by the federal Department of Ns=
tional Revenue on behalf. of the
Ontario Governments,
The province expects to distri-
bute about $160 mllion in ' prop-
erty tax benefits with an ' in-
dividual resident eligible for up to
$250 in tax reduction.
LOCATION OF FOURTH STOMACH—Dr. McKay must reach into the incision to locate
the fourth stomach. (Staff Photo)
Distemper - not rabies the main kill
Distemper --not rabies—is the
main killer of dogs today despite
efforts to educate pet owners,
says a London veterinarian.
ith"''you talk until you're blue 'in
e face, but not many seem to
take much notice," Dr. Ernest
Klassen complained to an audi-
ence at the recent convention of
the Western Ontario Veterinary
Medical Association in London.
The death of Tammy, a collie
pup, 'might drive The point home.
Purchased froin the London
Humane Society, the seven-
rsistonth•old eollie had, distemper,
but it wasn't discovered until the
dog was taken for its rabies and
distemper shots.
It had to be destroyed.
Cairo' Needed
"0 veterinarians had the same
Control of the animal population
as, medical doctors do with the
human population, we could
eliminate the disease," said Dr.
Itlassen, secretary the London
Veterinarian Association.
Distemper, he explained, is a
Virus disease that only affects
dogs, foxes and wolves. The dis-
ease runs in three stages, but can
Only be cured effectively if
caught in the fist stages.
Incubation :akes , between
Seven to 14 days and then the ani-
mal Shows the first signs of the
disease; a rise in temperature,
poor appetite and later a runny
>rthie and eyes, along with a slight
+sough and possibly some
diarrhea.
"If we catch it in this stage,
we're usually successful in sav-
ing the animal," Dr. Klassen
said. "But if the disease is ad-
vanced, the chances get more
slim."
Muscle Twitching
The second stage is a more pro-
nounced version of the first and in •
the final stage, the dog has
trouble with co-ordination, de-
velops muscle twitching and ends
up with convulsions.
Distemper, unlike rabies, does
not run in cycles and is prevalent
at any time of year. A dog can be
infected by mixing with diseased
animals, catch the virus floating
on the wind, or even pick up the
bug from his master'si clothing
that has been near an infected
animal, the veterinarian ex-
plained.
STITCHING UP—The fourth stomach has been Located and
sewn into place. Now the incision must be closed by tom. Mc-
Kay, assisted by Or, Sanderson. (Staff Photo)