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| Thursday, March 6, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Children help teach residents about rabies | |||||||||||||||||||
| By Lois Marchand Staff Writer |
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| NEWTON -- The original artwork of local students will school area residents in details of an upcoming rabies clinic. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Posters featuring the art of Memorial School students will be displayed at area stores, post offices and other public places. Town Clerk Raymond Thayer said children in grades 1 through 5 can win gift certificates ranging from $5 for trade winners to $20 for best overall plus an opportunity to ride in a police cruiser with Police Chief Larry E. Streeter. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Each poster must have the date, time and place of the rabies clinic, plus an appropriate drawing or logo to make the poster attractive. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Animal Control Officer Kimberly Mears said the clinic will be open to anyone on March 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Central Fire Station on South Main Street (Route 108) and will be hosted by the Fire Department. Newton dog licenses will be available. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A veterinarian from Edgefield Veterinary Clinic, Hampstead, will administer the shots at $10 each. | |||||||||||||||||||
| People may bring in their pets: dogs, cats, gerbils, etc., in cages or on leashes to have their rabies shots. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mears said it is important to make sure every domestic animal has been protected against rabies. She said sometimes people may neglect to keep their animals' rabies protection up to date because of the cost of a checkup with a veterinarian. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mears said all dogs must have a current rabies vaccination in order to be licensed. If a dog gets loose and bites someone, it can be held for 10 days and it could be euthanized to be tested for rabies if it is not licensed. | |||||||||||||||||||
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