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A necropsy to determine cause of death will be performed on the olive ridley sea turtle that washed up on Sept. 14.
Dead sea turtle washes ashore far from home
An olive ridley sea turtle that had died of unknown causes washed ashore near Holly Avenue at around 7 p.m. on Sept. 14. The species is typically found in warmer waters to the south, but above average ocean temperatures off the coast of California this summer may have led to its unusual arrival. The animal was collected by State Beach Ranger James Bray and delivered to Santa Barbara County Animal Control to be frozen and preserved for further examination. Representatives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were scheduled to pick up the turtle to have a necropsy performed. In 2002, a live olive ridley sea turtle washed up at Santa Barbara’s Leadbetter Beach suffering from malnourishment and dehydration. Similarly, that turtle was believed to have followed water warmed by El Niño to the north and swam out of its normal territory.
BILL TOVER
A sea turtle typical to warmer waters to the south washed into the shallow waters off Carpinteria beach on the evening of Sept. 14.
BILL AND ROSANA SWING
At the Carp-A-Cabana live auction, auctioneer Matthew Chung entices Jolene and Jim Colomy outbid the competition for a night’s stay in a Bacara Resort King Suite. The adrenalineinducing battle to bid for the Bacara was part of a successful fundraising afternoon at Lions Park on Sept. 13 in support of Carpinteria Education Foundation, the nonprofit organization that funnels its proceeds into Carpinteria classrooms. For further Carp-A-Cabana coverage, turn to pages 16 and 17.
Council approves mandatory city neutering of dogs and cats BY DALE MYERS
Carpinterians will be required to spay or neuter their dog or cat beginning next year due to a new city ordinance. The Carpinteria City Council in its Sept. 14 meeting voted unanimously in favor of amending the Carpinteria Municipal Code by adopting the proposed spay/neuter ordinance that will require city residents to spay or neuter their dogs and cats over the age of four months, unless they meet specific exemptions. Some of the benefits of spaying and neutering include a reduction in unwanted pets in the community and shelters and a reduction in euthanasia of animals. In female animals it reduces incidence of breast cancer, uterine infections and tumors, while in males there are fewer prostate problems and no testicular cancer, according to the city staff reports. “The ordinance also requires a microchip required for unaltered animals and a breeding permit is required for certain allowances where breeding is authorized,” said Jackie Campbell, Community Development Director. “Santa Cruz County in 1995 adopted a mandatory
“There are over 2,000 animals that are euthanized, dogs and cats, in Santa Barbara County alone each year.”
––Community Development Director Jackie Campbell
spay/neuter ordinance for dogs and cats six months of age … and they showed some pretty significant declines in the number of animals coming into the shelters and the number of animals being euthanized, which they attributed directly to the adoption of that ordinance.”
See COUNCIL continued on page 11