Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 5 · column 1 of 9 · from the scan, no model involved
By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Who speaks for the animals? Who speaks for the mute creatures of field and forest who can’t tell man of the threat he presents, often unknowingly, to their lives?
This Friday at Rappahannock’s elementary school and high school, Ed Clark will be that messenger. He will be spokesman for the Shenandoah Valley Wildlife Treatment and Rehabilitation Center’s aggressive campaign to educate the public about the problems facing wildlife in Virginia.
That educational campaign goes hand in hand with the center’s veterinary treatment and rehabilitation for sick, injured and orphaned w'ildlife. “We treat symptoms on the operating table, not the real problem. The real problem is human interaction and interference with wildlife. The symptoms arise from loss of habitat, environmental poisoning, injuries caused by roaming pets, malicious shootings,” Clarke said.
Through a slide show, his educational program brings alive the trauma to wildlife caused by man’s carelessness and cruelty. “It becomes more than theoretical when you see a faw n w'hose leg has been ripped open by marauding dogs,” he said.
“Or when you see the face of an animal in pain,” added Nancy Sheffield, Clarke’s wife and co-worker at the center.
The year old facility near Waynesboro in the Shenandoah Valley is the only one
89.0%