The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 93, Ed. 1 Monday, June 29, 1998 Page: 2 of 8
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DENNIS BONNEN
State Rep. District 27
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Tx 78769
Telephone. (512) 463-0564
DAN MORALES
Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: (512)463-2100
Fax:(512)476-2653
JERRY PATTERSON
State Senator District 11
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BILL CLINTON
President of the United States
c/o the White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: (512) 463-0111
Fax:(713)948-0005 .
PHIL GRAMM
U.S. Senator
Room 179 Russell Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
Telephone: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-3856
GEORGE W. BUSH
Governor
Room 200 State Capitol
Austin, Tx 78701
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State Senator District 17
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: (512) 463-0117
Fax: (512) 463-0639
341 Cannon
Washington, D.C. 20515
Telephone: (202) 225-5951
Fax: (202) 225-5241
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KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
U.S. Senator
703 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, D.C. 20510
Telephone: (202) 224-5922
Fax: (202) 224-0776
e-mail: senator@hutchison .senate -8°
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ISD is holdinE
camp for botim
6-9 July 1I
School’s GyrE
Alvin High
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direct the care
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Soccer GoB
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at Alvin Highl
p.m. The costl
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For inform
contact AHS
Foster at 331-
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school studer
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shore to helpSODA
_ — with disebilities has incrcacodusigt dzadohaskillsi make this bap-
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nificantly in recent ycars becaubseo puztommti
the American Disabilities Ac PSpoceedsortheRoastwill support
(ADA) pasted in 1990..ADApovid SODA’s activities, which include
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Because of teachers likeM networking with national
Longshore, there’s been an amazing ton
chJge in the students who are
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would like to tell you up front that P Aside from the fact that you
she is the sweetest dogin1 know you shouldn t be
world! Sound a little prejudicedr allowing any of your animals to
guess so I’m a little partial regard- 4 8 overpopulation being the
ing all the animals that go throug breedePthat it is, here are some
m household! (Penelope was orig- P&u documented by vet-
inally a rescue animal that my hus- actumrmEric Dunayer. V.M.D. and
band and I have officially adopte Dunayer. (I’m thinking that s
her as our own Wepai id the his wife!) Please keep in mind that ™ Great Danes,
required adoption fee an 1 tss information is gleaned from a ( etc.); overly large size,
the necessary contracts. pamphlet regarding the sub- ’ mass), predisposes a
own rescue organization no less.) uU ir any ofyo are interested in (excess ^hLTand heat prostra-
She was dumped at the obtaining a copy, please write me g tthar-dic problems, hip
Animal Shelter at about 8 weeks of gaining the Alvin sun and 1 will tionayaOrthnanarthritis are also
age. The person who found her on forthwith! dysplas are prone to
the street, (good bless hertookher "Purebred dogs are, ingeneral, common. Longstumorsin the legs.
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couldn’t keep her as she lived man ra sdfer Pom some orthose dogs
apartment and wasn’t allowediPtSa Tnh^ted physical defect. Purebred torsion-brpnclsurgeryforgas-
She had to turher inatotheshehcei dlg are also more vulnerable than giv tomr, 6ny half survive.
But, she gave Penelope miked breeds to inherited beha are also susceptible to
A chance for a rescueporgpnit was ioral and emotional disorders The largetdr death from heart failure
like us to find her! Penelope was selective breeding that has led to nremat
hairless and oily and1stin EL Tday’s distinct breeds has under-
Mange. you know! 1mean.sh, mincd the health of dogs
really looked (and smelled) ACording to Dr. George Padgett of
But what a sweetie pie. Michigan State University s
Penelope was evidently t e Mif of Veterinary Medicine,
of an accidental breeding or "pE breed of purebred dogs har-
reasons. She looked likea pure- on average, over a dozen
bred Shar pel for the first eigm
months of her life and the vetet
narians concur that mom must have
been a purebred, left intact for the
purpose of breeding. Accidents do
happen, all to often, though rc
ers will claim not! Slowly some
physical traits of what we have
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Thnpgde mon T meen ZX? esomg,f
F=1 VERIFIED
pearkditor: felt—THANKTOJmmyshaw
Melinda and I would like to thank Alvin
all the residents of Brazoria county pear Editor: q
for their support. thanks to the Alvin EMS
The benefit held June 20th Mm Zat answered the 2 p.m. call
tremendous success doverybuner T 2710 Mockingbird, Aivin.andyo
bling experience. We now c Clear Lake Hospital and Dr.
ourselves the luckiest peop e i thesc Siusky of Clear Lake for
world because we have so y Har Zrfonts in saving my life on
friends that trulycart, coGid thank May 12, 1998. It is thanks to them
e Wonyindsbidualy ad we nha 1 a Louise Morton
trv but in case we miss someone, Alvin
please accept this as a truly heart
One of Alvin Community
over 30 years, is about tofndott
just how much students apprec
nmsandbngncchbuiwe-wishen (sow uwr-.yjx.-xrs andlocalorgomirasioustgoo ■
are not goingto sendtmoft withe who^ri^^mroring the roast. Tickets shanse I in this group. T recr Student Activities 3
prim and proper retirement P“ are $10 md everyone is in“When SODA was focmed in the chthe.As.388-4698. To learn
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-mmamssam ^-berofpersonsoncampus compiete success, and they are «
inthe makeup of dogs,thesnatural.lookisbs
___________aa lovers, today determined., are [ 4^. | WENDY S pounds 1. ^11 |
proportioned alnorman y restricted bone growth B
body,,, leas commonly leads to loose kneecaps
straigh um ST repeatedly dislocate,
medium , —od vessels pre- II
lengeh muzzle, I
__ -almond vettsafc thigh bone within the I
shaped eyes, long. somewhat Port goint and the bone disinte-
upturned tail, and fully or partial! tes Skul size is dangerously
upright ears as well M a s KEdtced, fitting the brain so tightly (
coat.” Nature propagates these f red flid cannot circulate
tures, which promote health. 1 thel. The result is hydro-
contrast, breed standards pnesctihe C in which the brain swells
traits that directly inflict disabi wh trapped fluid.
ties.** , Breed standards idealize numer
For example, large breeddog ous other disabling features. From
(St. Bernards. Grea ’ anormally flattened faces, droopy
Mastiffs, etc.); overly largesit eyes, overly long floppy cars and
-------h~do mass). Dredispose etr’me wrinkling, to name a few.
There is not enough space in this
column to name them all and go
into the necessary detail about each
genetic deformity- I hope 1
amanaatcdbythe
a dog to gastric of brsneuadaugmrenss •
like te“S--Frmhe‘aabove
profound quote 1.
mentioned pamphlet.
-Directly and indirectly. selec
five breeding kills dogs! In addi
premature deatn Iom 4----- tion to propagating often fataldis
and rarely live past age nine abilities the breeding of purebreds.
sman tab. (Basset Hourds the callous attitude that •
Dachshunds.etc.) leg . appearance matters more
deformities define such breeds 45 A or her well-being,
which derive from the inbreeding Because of that attitude, people
of dogs afflicted with dwarfism, continue to breed and buy afflicted
Short and thickened forelegs bov . reds while healthy dogs,(and
- f .. inviting chronic elbow dislocation Puts are left homeless in shelters,
genetic defects. Splayed feet often result in lam - Terishing by the mil-
tures that characterizedin Weight which require surgery.
— — IETTERSTO THE EDITOR—
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Schwind, Jim & Dodson, Doug. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 93, Ed. 1 Monday, June 29, 1998, newspaper, June 29, 1998; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1561986/m1/2/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.