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(From Page I > AW$ brcatiM* th«* one most often quoted in the news There are. of course. (►ihefA very active m thip never-endinn ef- . fort of looking after owner less pets while kinking for suitable homes Another active DlgeSt 1 From Page 11 Vaughan. 22. of Cambridge. Vt . was kill ed when the car in which she was traveling south on Hi 9 overrart a curve, cross' edtioth the south and northbound lanes . and turhed over I lH driver lai Ann Brady yf I’hilark-lphia. was taken to Burdette ^ Tomlin Hospital cpmplaininii of Aack pain and with bruises of the face and body ... ' Reg. School Eyed COURT HOUSE - The idea of forming a regionalired high school district that would include* Dennis Twp . Middle Twp.. Avalon and Stone Harflor is reportedly being eyed by school officials in the four communities ' i Currently students from Avalon. Dehnis .and Stone Harbor attend Middle Twp High School on a tuition basis. A . regionalization referendum — which would have to be approved by voters in alKour communities — was held in the !9Mls It passed in all but Stone Harbor $1.5 Million Over OCEAN CITY Bids received last week for the long awaited beach replenishment program here .that will upgrade beaches between Morningsidc Kd and 21st St . came in some.ll 5 ■ million more than the state had an

ticipated

The low hid was $4.K85,000. submitted by American Dredging Co. of Camden The state, which is funding 75 per cent of the project, had estimated the project would cost about $3 4 million. Both state and local officials have indicated they will be able to provide their . share of fundings

volunteer is Rose. Fling; she^s the secretary, but it’s not writing up the minutes of AWS meetings that keeps her hopping It's being in charge of the Society's neutering and spaying program Animal Welfare’doesn't believe in putting animals to sleep Only when a dog or cat is found to be hopelessly sick or injured do Society volunteers ask veterinarians to put the animal out of its misery Whrii a homeless dog or cat finds its way under the temporary protective mantle of the Society. the first ofder of business is to make sure the animal is nourished, clean and healthy Society members are hardly strangers at the vets. In fact, veterinarian bills run about $300 a month. Imagine the food'costs! THE NEUTERING and spaying program helps alleviate some of the unwanted pet population problem in the most humane (to say nothing of sensible) manner / Another AWS Program is Pet Adoption. There's also the Lost & Found program. Both of these rely heavily on the lengthy lists and communications network which has evolved as a way of seeing to it that kittens and puppies, cats and dogs find a good

home.

The Emergency Wagon, a used station wagon purchased last year, is another service. Its primary use is to provide transportion for people who have and who care for pets who don’t have a means of getting their pets to the vet. Since the Society is only four years old and has grown by leaps and bounds from a charter membership of 12 in 1978, it is obviously providing a service which is both much needed and greatly used by Jersey Cape residents and visitors "ON A SLOW DAY. I get about 12 to 20 calls Some days I could just climb the walls,” note&Jean Nissen, referring to the inquiries and calls for help she receives daily at her Linden Ln. home in Rio Grande Her home number (465-4563) is the Animal Welfare Society number. "I had to get Call Waitinx. " she explains, so she could receive more than one telephone call simultaneously "1 get six to seven calls a day just for neutering and spaying (inquiries).” added Rose Fling She is a North Cape May resident (884-0915). She's the AWS secretary; husband Wes is tr trustee. They're retired, from Brooklyn.

NORTH CAPE MAY resident Cass Clark is vice president of the Animal Welfare Society and among the active members who keep an eye on ’‘man's best friend." The two women were in Jean's kitchen the other evening explaining Society operations to a newsman. More than once during the course of the evening, Jean was on the phone, answering inquiries or explaining to callers that there's a veterinarian hotline pet owners can call to find out the nearest vet on call. A FIRST-TIME visitor to Jean’s home, knowing her reputation for animal welfare might expect the house to look and smell like a kennel, witlf dogs and cats all over the place. Yes. there ^a white cat (which is deafr. And yes, there is flacfeie, the medium-siz^black and brown mutt ™ho has no doggie odor but does have the prodding moist noise with inquisitive- affection written all over it. It goes without saying that AWS people are dog and/or cat lovers. How else could you explain that over the past four years this knot of AWS'ers have literally opened their homes (or, at least, their back yards) to the con-

tinuous flow of countless strays or unwanted or re-, jected pets. (Since Jean keeps meticulous records. countless is not the right word). AND THAT IS why, if animals could talk, there would be a din oqt there right now. Because now, after four years of homefront animal welfare, Animal Welfare has the opportunity to purchase a facility out in the country to use as a shelter for temporarily unwanted dogs and cats It's located on Rt. 47 in Dias Creek. The prof>erty includes a working kennel with 10 pens and a few cat cages, four acres of land an old farmhouse. AWS has entered into an agreement of sale to buy the property for $65,500. Society officers haYe also entered into a mortgage agreement with the Cape May County Savings and Loan. Settlement is set for July; fullfledged operations by September. For those who don’t /believe the dedicated determination qf volunteers is enough to swing a deal like this and still pay for upkeep, insurance, etc. — AWS has a plan, to say nothing of a benefactdr.

THE ANIMAL*Welfare Society of Cape May County is an incorporated, nonprofit, tax dxempt organization. Its meetings are the third Tuesday of the month at the Social Services Building, Rts. 9 and 47, Rio Grande. The' next session is7:30p.m. June 15. Those with questions migljt want to be on hand next Tuesday evening. Besides, new members are welcomed. And, as Jean Nissen points out: “If we get enough publicity — and it's good — 4 know the people will come through for us. A lot of them are just waiting for us to get a shelter. They want to see something before they give a big donation." Rose was even more direct. “We need this thing," she said. By We she meant more than the AWS officers and active and dues-paying members. She was referring to everyone who cares about animals. She was talking about the animals themselves. Because — let's face it — animals can't talk. Unless you consider prodding noses and soulful eyes.

RIO GRANDE resident Jean Nissen, right, president of Animal Welfare, and her daughter Sandy Sheldon, also of that Middle Twp. community, routinely provide temporary homes for abandoned dogs.

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