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WINDSOCK
Return of the Corps of
Engineers
Shoved aside by Congress as
the principal reviewer of the Cape
Wind project , the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers resurfaced last week
as the developer sought to extend
the life of its test tower in Nan-
tucket Sound.
The Corps is taking public com-
ments until Oct. 4 on Cape Wind's
request to extend the permit for
its Scientific Measurement De-
vices Station in Nantucket Sound
for another five years after Oct.
31, 2007.
Comments should reference
File #NAE-2006-2636 and be sent
to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
New England District, Regulatory
Division (ATTN: Karen Adams),
696 Virginia Road, Concord MA
01742-2751.
No statement from Cape
Light
The governing board of the
Cape Light Compact voted
Wednesday to table a proposed
resolution of support for devel-
opment and implementation of
renewable energy from sources
including wind turbines. The vote
to table was 11 to 5, with several
town representatives noting that
their boards had expressly voted
to oppose the Cape Wind offshore
project.
Which side are you on?
Sept. 23 is shaping up as a good
day for people on both sides of
the great wind farm divide to get
out and about in Cotuit.
First off, Nantucket Sound-
keeper, an arm of the Alliance to
Protect Nantucket Sound, will
sponsor a clean-up at Oregon
Beach (south end of Main Street)
in Cotuit from 10 a.m. to noon.
Then, from 2:30 to 10 p.m.,
Clean Power Now takes over the
Sons of Italy Hall on Route 28 in
Cotuit for Wind Jam 2006, featur-
ing music by Johnny Hoy and the
Bluefish, a silent auction, refresh-
ments and more. Tickets at the
door are $25.
Seeking shelter in more ways than one
Home for homeless
animals needs a
makeover of its own
By Kathleen Szmit
kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com
KATHLEEN SZMIT PHOTOS
TWO MANY IN HERE - Overcrowd ed conditions at the Centerville location have
forced many animals to be doubled up in pens, like this brother and sister learn
of dogs awaiting adoption.
PICK ME! PICK ME! - These adorable
kittens were abandoned at the CVS store
inCenterville. Inspite of already housing
more than 80 cats the shelter took inthe
homeless babies who will be available
for adoption in several weeks.
The
kittens were only a few
weeks old with stubby
tails and bright blue eyes,
mewling passionately when
someone left them in a cardboard
box outside the CVS drug store in
Centerville on a chilly morning a
little more than a week ago.
In spite of the severely over-
crowded conditions at the
MSPCA, they took in the aban-
doned babies. Those touring the
facility on Tuesday saw them in
a back room cage, clamoring for
attention like a school of fish in a
bowl, pink noses pressed through
the grate, gray and white paws
batting the air.
The quintet of kittens isjust
a few of the myriad of animals
being housed by the shelter on
Route 28 in Centerville. In cages
and pens throughout the aging
building are rabbits, ferrets, dogs
cats, rats and several birds. "We
are way over capacity," said Sue
Griffin , project and volunteer
coordinator. "We've got 25 dogs,
more than 80 cats, including
mothers with kittens and preg-
nant mothers."
Although the shelter appears
large from the outside, inside
space is at a minimum and the
structure is badly in need of
repair. Because of the tremen-
dous influx of animals, cages spill
into the lobby, and have even
been placed in the office building
across the parking lot.
While the overcrowded con-
ditions make coexistence for
people and animals very tight,
the shelter is hard-pressed to
turn anv animals away. "So many
people think that these animals
can survive on their own," said
Griffin. "They can't. They're
domestic and need people to care
for them."
Just as the animals in their care
need help, so does the shelter.
During the blizzard two winters
ago a large tree fell and dam-
aged the outside dog kennels so
badly they can't be used for fear
the animals may escape or harm
themselves on the twisted wire.
Because the shelter is run
solely on donations, repairing the
kennels isn't top on the priority
list, especially considering the
large hole in the boiler room roof ,
as well as other pressing struc-
tural issues.
Although the roof was patched
by vocational students during
the summer, it is a temporary fix
for an ongoing problem. "When it
would rain outside, it would rain
in here , too," recalled Griffin. "It
was not good."
When asked what the shelter,
originally built in 1968, needs
most, Griffin offered a wry smile
and replied , "A whole new shelter.
That would be nice."
Ideally, staffers would like to
see the creation of a new building
with well-planned animal rooms
and facilities, as well as technolo-
gy that would bring it up to date.
A more modern facility would
allow for animals to be spayed or
neutered on-site prior to adop-
tion, decreasing the workload on
local vets who accept vouchers
to perform the service in order
to keep the animal population
down. The shelter performs as
many as possible but has been
issuing the vouchers because of a
serious backlog.
A new shelter would also allow
for better care of animals until
adoption becomes possible. In
the current shelter there is no air
conditioning in the dog pens. Be-
cause of the kennel damage, dogs
had to wait for volunteers to take
them into the backyard play area
to find relief from the overheated
pens.
To raise both animal awareness
and funds toward a new shelter, a
number of fundraising events are
in place. For $100 folks can pur-
chase one of only a few hundred
raffle tickets to win a brand-new
Jeep Cherokee.
The raffle was originally sched-
uled for September 9 but slow
sales warranted an extension in
the hopes of selling more tick-
ets. "We'd love to sell 500," said
Griffin. "That way we'd cover the
cost of the Jeep and make a little
extra."
The center has also scheduled
a number of lectures that animal
lovers can attend for a fee of just
$20. In October, Jane Nathanson
will talk about coping with loss of
a pet; in November Janet Ken-
nedy will help folks decipher what
their pets are thinking; and in
December Mark Russo will dis-
cuss homeopathic care of pets.
In the meantime, there are
scores of animals looking for
loving homes, including the drug
store kittens that will be avail-
able soon. "If we can get them
out of here the day they come
in, it's so much better for them,"
said Griffin.
For more information on mak-
ing donations or adopting a pet
visit www.mspca.org and click on
the Cape Cod/Centerville link or
call 508-775-0940.
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