Tuesday, December 5. 1972
University Daily Kansan
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By JANET SANTOS
Kansan Staff Writer
Overpopulation Going to the Dogs
While the pill continues to gain popularity as a means of curbing human overpopulation, it may soon be introduced as a remedy and increase birth rates in dogs and cats.
Vic Melton, manager of the Lawrence Humane Society, said Monday that there were now almost as many dogs as persons in the United States. He said that research had shown that in ten years there would be four dogs for every woman, and woman in the United States unless something was done to curb the birth rate of pets.
Melton and his wife, Helen, have managed the Lawrence Humane Society since 1959. He said that in 1959 the society took in from 60 to 70 dogs and cats a month and that the adoption rate was about 50 per cent.
More than 200 dogs and cats are now brought in each month to the Meltons, he said, but only 10 per cent of these are ever adopted. He said that of the 267 dogs and cats that were brought in during June, 215 of these animals had to be put to sleep.
MELTON SAID the overpopulation problem had grown so large in recent years that expensive, high bred dogs were used to control Kennels because of their overabundance.
The government has the means to curb pet overpopulation, Melton said, but it remains to be seen how much effect it will have.
"The government is going to have to take over," Melton said. "It is going to have to adopt ordinances on pet reproduction and enforce them."
Melton and the other humane society managers said that if people didn't realize the problem soon, the government would have to sten in.
Sgt. Larry Loveland of the Lawrence police department said Monday that he did think that pet overpopulation was the problem, but it wasn't. The people who were people who allowed their pets to run
LOVELAND SAID there had been numerous complaints that dogs had knocked over trash cans or had torn up the branches of a tree in their neighborhood pets rather than straw dogs.
loose.
Lawrence has an ordinance that requires that dogs be on a leash or under the control of their owner at all times; also all pets must be restrained, according to the city clerk's office.
Members of humane societies in Topeka, the Kansas City area and Lawrence said that all female cats and dogs adopted from these agencies had to be spayed.
Audrey McCaig, executive director of the Topeka Humane Society, said that all purebred male dogs adopted from the society had to be sterilized.
McAIG SAID the reason they emphasized purebred dogs was that too many people adopted these dogs for studding purposes.
"We just don't need any more puppies," he said.
Bob Mohant, director of Animal Control of Kansas City, Mo., said that research was being done on birth control methods for animals.
The November 22 issue of the Wall Street Journal reported that Colorado State University of Fort Collins, Colo., has been investigated for the death and feline contraception since 1968.
According to this article, Lloyd C. Faulker, chairman of the department of pharmacy at the University of State, said that early results of tests indicated that substances implanted under the skin, given in a pill or put in food at the hospital, could be in a definite decline in the pet birth rate.
MOHART SAID he recently spoke with a representative of a newly created Los Angeles spaying clinic. In this case, the government stepped in to curb the pet owners he said. Owners can bring their pets in and have them spayed at reduced rates.
Mohart said he thought spaying clinics would help the situation, but would only be effective if people were educated about the fact that she said that unless the people realized that they couldn't allow their pets to breed, there would be an overabundance of cats and dogs.
Freshmen and sophomores in the Colleges-within-a College (CWC) will be able to take advantage of early advising sessions scheduled by the five CWC's. The college's advisers will meet with advisers and fill out a class schedule for the spring semester.
Early advising was designed to ease pre-enrolment advising load and does not guarantee that a student will be able to enroll in classes chosen early, according to the College's undergraduate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and director of Olive College.
The CWC student's actual class schedule will depend upon the availability of classes at the campus.
kittens out in the country and dump them,
Mohart said. The animals often wander
inside the building.
Centennial College has scheduled a preadvising session for 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Ewellshor Hall cafeteria. Advisors will be present at that time to assist students in planning course schedules for the spring semester.
Meet of the early advising for North College students was completed between Nov. 9 and Nov. 21. North College students who failed to meet with their advisers in this period are urged to make appointments with them before the Christmas break.
Acupuncture Stalled Here
CWC Furnishes Chance For Pre-Advising Sessions
MOHART SAID that reported incidents up- packs of dogs attacking park animals and a large number of complaints from residents of dog and cat fights were as evidence of the problem unowned dogs and cats were creating in cities.
Rather than having their pets sterilized, too many people just take the puppies and
Two pre-advising sessions are scheduled for freshmen and sophomores in Nunemaker College. Between Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, returning sophomores may meet with advisers in the Nunemaker College office.
The pre-advising period for Oliver College students will be Dec. 11 through Dec. 21.
Nunemaker is scheduled for all day Jan. 16 and from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Jan. 17.
Nunemaker freshmen who have been assigned academic advisers are to make a list of the students.
Students in Pearson College may meet with their advisers any time this week.
Correction
Finding a practicing acupuncturist in this area is similar to looking for a needle in a haystack—possible, if one has a great deal of patience, but not too likely.
Greg Sturm, executive secretary of the Board of Healing Arts in Kansas, said recently, "The Board has ruled that no one should perform acupuncture until further notice." We know that it is being done here, however, and he Board is taking actions accordingly."
Dr. Larry Walters, Girard chiropractor, has studied acupuncture and practiced its techniques. Walters said that those who practiced acupuncture would like to see it brought out of the dark and made more easily accessible to the general public.
By LINDA DOHERTY
Kansan Staff Writer
Funds granted by the United Fund to Headquarters Incorporated will be used for existing operations, and will not be used for hiring an extra full-time employee, according to Ric Sibler, director of Headquarters.
Silber said Monday that additional funds were being sought to hire another employee, but as yet there was still not enough money to do so. Friday's Kansan stated that the United Fund grant would go to hire another employee.
WALTERS STUDIED acupuncture from Dai Yuan to acupuncturist for Mao Tse-tung's army.
In traditional Chinese theory, the art of acupuncture is based on the flow of ch'i or 'life energy,' through the body, Walters said. Energy flows through a network of channels, according to Walters, and arrayed along this network are between 500 and 800 points the acupuncturist must learn to pierce with his needles.
"It right now lay people are practicing it
and be qualified it takes a lot of years and
it's hard."
There is a great demand for acupuncture, Walters said. Possible applications for it include dental treatments as well as the use of acupressure in surgery without the use of anesthesia.
"There are probably a good dozen or more practicing acupuncturists in Kansas," Walters said. "We're trying to get some laws set up."
Coalition
of acupuncture there, but he said he remained unconvinced of the practicality of the technique for American operating rooms.
"I have one patient in Tulsa suffering from rheumatoid arthritis whose wearing shoes now for the first time, a direct result of the injury," she said. "but it's a working tool, not a cure-all."
Mohart said his agency was a municipal organization and had no veterinarian to perform the spaying operations. He said the humane societies provided the services.
Women's Coalition will meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the basement of the Museum to plan its project for spring For more information contact Susan Lorniska, 843-6410.
A benefit dance for Yarrow Free High School will be tonight from 8 P.M. to 12 p.m. at the Red Dog Jug. Tide, The Penstans and Dark Horse will play. Admission is per person. The school, located at 345 Indiana St., has been open since August. For further information, contact Mark Dutton at 842-8774.
Campus Briefs German Club
German Club members who have rote in the club's nativity play must practice either for 30 minutes between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. today or for 30 minutes between 2:30 p.m. in the sunflower Room of the Kansas University in the play must attend the dress rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the University Lutheran Church.
Benefit Dance
According to Dr. Kasumi Aawae, of the University of Kumassu Medical Center in Tokyo, an injured conductor
"There are some people in Kansas who have shown some interest but no studies of acupuncture are being conducted," Arakawa said.
Silber also said that the Drug Analysis program at Headquarters was used for qualitative analysis of a drug, not quantitative analysis as was reported in the Kansan.
"ITS JUST not practical. I'm sure it's quite expensive," Arakawa said. "It might possibly work on some cancer patients, but the costs would be astronomical."
"EVERYBODY'S LOOKING for a panacae and this just isn't it," he said. "It is a worthwhile technique, but in the wrong hands it could cause a lot of harm."
"Making an individual who is considering using a psychoactive chemical aware of the true composition of the drug has had significant positive effects toward reducing or eliminating drug abuse in our community," Silber said.
“There are so many things that are important right now,” he said. “We have to be careful not to be caught up in the sensationalism of the moment.”
Arakawa spent 60 days in Japan observing what doctors were doing in the field
Festival of Arts Coupons To Be Sold at Enrollment
Coupons for the 1973 SUA Festival of the Arts will be on sale to KU students during spring semester enrollment. Jan. 17-19, 2014. Prairie Village junior and director,亭
The festival will be April 2-7 and will feature B. B. King, David Steinberg, Jimmi Spheeris, the Elio Pornate Company, the National Touring Company's production of "Happy Birthday, Wanda June," Robert Moog and John Lahr.
Steinberg and Spheris, $1 for Llar, $1.50 for the Eleo Ponare Dance Company and $3.50 for King. Moog's presentation, in conjunction with the Humanities Lecture Series, is free. Individual night tickets total $10.50.
The $5 festival coupons sold at enrollment entitle the student to a ticket for each night of the festival. Students may purchase two coupons if they wish, Ramsey said.
SUA will begin redeeming coupons for tickets March 5. For the week of March 5, only coupon redemptions will be made. Beginning March 12, tickets for the in-store sales on sale for noncupon holders. Coupons may also be redeemed during this period.
Full refunds on tickets purchased during enrollment may be made beginning in mid-February through 5 p.m., March 26. No partial refunds will be made.
Coupon redemptions and all ticket sales will be on a first come, first serve basis. Only 3,700 tickets are available for each night.
Ramssey said that students who purchased coupons during enrollment would receive a letter in February informing them of the program and deadlines for coupon redemption.
Individual night ticket prices have been set at $1.50 for "Wanda June," $3 for
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