The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 67, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 3, 1977 Page: 3 of 8
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May 3,1977/The Piospector/PAGE 3
by Mike Blanco
RARY
PROSPECTOR
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to warn them of the potential health hazard and
the dangers they impose on children when
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Angelo was well into his sleep when all of a
sudden he was awakened by growling noises and
banging garbage cans that made him jump out of 1
bed, slip on his pants and race outside to :
investigate the racket.
Reaching the side of the house, he stood there, 3
his body frozen to the bone. The young man had 0
never seen anything like it. He whispered quietly, "
"My God, a pack of five hungry dogs.” st
Angelo stood watching the dogs sniff and .
confiscate anything that was edible from the =
spilled garbage cans. One big black-and-brownish it
dog stood alone, growling and barking and
confused over whether he should attack the
young man or retreat.
After removing his belt, Angelo started
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The agency is working on programs in inform
citizens by passing out pamphlets to children and
adults on the dangers of rabies.
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swinging, trying to hit the first dog in sight. He -
connected, hitting one on the side of the head, :
and the dog let a shrieking cry of pain that made
the others aware that Angelo meant business.
Suddenly the dogs were fleeing across the
street away from the house.
Although this is just one typical scene, it is one
that happens nightly in neighborhoods all over El
Paso. Yet, chasing annoying dogs from your
house is just one of the many minor problems
citizens have to put up with concerning so-called
strays.
The major problem that citizens fear is one of
health-a rabies outbreak. But there are other
problems just as dangerous.
Jack Luck, director of the city’s Animal
Regulation Center, explained that 18,000 of the
20,000 impounded dogs are not bonafide strays.
Instead, they are dogs abandoned by their owners
or dogs that are lost.
The majority of the dogs, Luck says, are
owned by responsible citizens who neglect their
duties by unleashing them late at night to roam
around the neighborhood.
Owners do this for two reasons: because the
dog (female) is in heat or they feel the dog needs
exercise after being tied up all day.
“The big factor in the problem is the residents
who know that we stop picking up dogs after 11
p.m., so they take advantage of it,” Luck
said."We can’t patrol the city 24 hours around
the dock because we don’t have the manpower
to do it.”
Contrary to many opinions, the danger of a
rabies outbreak does not lie on the bonafide
stray, but on the owned dog. The owned dog has
more of a chance to create a rabies outbreak
because contact with other dogs around the
neighborhood can be made readily and easily.
All it takes is for one dog to be infected. This
one dog, Lucks says, in turn bites another dog
and the disease is passed on-especially when dogs
are in packs.
However, the animal control director thinks
the real danger is when the infected dog returns
home. That animal infects members from the
household, especially children who have more of
a tendency to play with the dog.
Raul Hernandez, assistant veterinarian at Jones
Veterinary Clinic, agrees with Luck about the
dangers with children. He says that rabies can be
passed- on to humans by bite or through a fresh
scratch or cut where the saliva of the infected
animal contacts with the wound.
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biting him around the head, facial and neck area.
The father finally released the child from the
dog’s hold, but the 4-year-old boy was
pronounced dead at the hospital.
Although the dog was known to be vicious.
Luck said the dog remained untied.
Such incidents occur more than many persons
realize, and Luck says it's a shame that citizens
do not respond until something dreadful such as
this happens.
Luck recalled a recent incident involving a
4-year-old boy and the family dog, a Saint
Bernard.
The child’s parents were getting ready to
attend church when they disciplined the child,
instructing him to go to his room. Instead of
going to his room the child went outdoors to
play. The youngster was on his way to the back
porch when the family’s unleased dog suddenly
attacked him for no apparent reason.
The Saint Bernard attacked the child, fatally
This, he says, is why many children become
infected-they always have cuts and scratches
from playing around the yard or at school when
they pet the dogs.
Yet many El Pasoans are unaware that rabies
can be prevented, but not cured, he said.
“If a person is bitten by an infected dog, that
person- should start medical treatment (rabies
vaccinations) right away and try to prevent the
disease from spreading and reaching full force,
otherwise he will die if not treated in time,”
Hernandez said.
The best ways of preventing a rabies outbreak,
he said, is by informing: dog owners of the
dangers and getting all the dogs possible
vaccinated.
In the past two years the problem of dogs
crossing the border from Juarez has been
controlled very effectively, thanks to the
cooperation of citizens, Luck said. The
immigration patrol and city units that patrol the
area help by calling the agency immediately when
they spot a stray.
“Any dog that is impounded and known to be
from Mexico is kept for a 10-day observation
period, then put to death,” Luck said.
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University of Texas at El Paso. The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 67, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 3, 1977, newspaper, May 3, 1977; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1620960/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.