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Dog Law Enforcement
Demands Much Time
According to figures compiled by the law enforcement division of the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, game, wardens of the commission destroyed more than 34,000 stray and unlicensed dogs throughout the State during 1950 in the course of their official duties. : In addition to this number, approximately25,000 dogs were killed on the highways of the Old Dominion throughout the year, for a total mortality of close to 60thousand.
However, even -with the removal of this large section of the canine population, dog license sales at the Game Commission have increased at the rate of 5 per cent~ each year for the past several years.
Law enforcement officials at ' the Commission are becoming concerned over the Increasing amount of time that the wardens have to devote to the enforcement of the dog laws of the state. Including time given to the investigation of damage claims for poultry and livestock due to marauding dogs, it is estimated that at present more than 40 per cent of a warden’s active duty - time is now given over to this phase of the enforcement picture.
In some instances, particularly in those areas embracing a large urban population, the figure often rises to 90 per cent of the work lead. -Game officials point out that time so devoted by the warden must necessarily be at the expense of protection and development work for the wildlife of the state, supposedly the game warden’s chief interest, and today a 100-million-dollar-a-year industry in Virginia.
In addition to Virginia, only two other states in the union, Delaware and Arkansas, hold the Game Commission responsible for dog law enforcement work, and in one of these, Arkansas, the Game Commission is responsible for the licensing of hunting dogs alone.
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Manager At
Southern States
William J. Day will assume his duties as the new manager of Southern State Front Royal Service tomorrow, June 1. He will succeed Winston B. Baker, manager for the past four years, who has been promoted to the post of district fieldman of Southern States Co-operative for the Shenandoah Vailley area. ' Mr. Day began his trainee association with Southern States Cooperative as assistant manager of Southern States Leesburg Service, following his graduation from Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W. Va., in 1350, with an A.B. degree in business administration.
During World War II Mr. Day served in the Army Air Force in the Pacific area. He and Mts. Day will make their home in Front Royal.
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