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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> AT <br /> CHAPEL HILL <br /> Department of'Classics The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br /> 212 Murphey Hall 030 A <br /> Chapel Hill,N.C. 27514 <br /> 9 June 1987 <br /> Shirley Marshall, Chairperson <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 106 East Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> Re: County Ordinance to Ban the Use of the Steel Jaw Leghold Trap in Orange County <br /> Dear Chairperson Marshall, <br /> I have learned that the vote to ban the steel jaw leghold trap in Orange <br /> County is to be held June 16. I am writing to plead your support in <br /> banning these cruel and dangerous traps. Not only do they inflict horrible <br /> torture on the animals caught in them, but they are indiscriminate in their <br /> victims: household pets, children, hikers are just as likely to be caught. <br /> Other states and counties have passed ordinances to ban these traps. So <br /> should Orange County: <br /> Many thanks for your attention and support. I am confident that you <br /> will see that your commission abolishes these traps on June 16. <br /> Sincerely yours, <br /> Marie-Henriiette Gates <br /> 400 Mimosa Drive <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />