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Article: ANIMAL CONTROL DUTIES TAKE TOLL ON OFFICERS IN CURRITUCK, MANPOWER CAN'T KEEP UP WITH DEMAND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS OF THREE ALBEMARLE COUNTIES HAVE THE TASK OF DEALING WITH STRAY AND PESKY CRITTERS. AS DEVELOPMENT HITS ONCE-RURAL AREAS, OFFICERS FIND THEMSELVES FACING NEW CHALLENGES.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 11, 2002
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Byline: JEFFREY S. HAMPTON THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Three weeks ago, Pasquotank County Sheriff Randy Cartwright and a few deputies scrambled with nets and slipped in the mud in 90-degree heat to capture 27 ducks in a neighborhood pond, all to carry out what he says is the biggest headache of his job: animal control.
Some neighbors loved the ducks and wanted them to stay. Others despised the duck waste in their yards and the constant nibbling on yard vegetation. The nuisance was enough to get the sheriff involved. He still has another 50 or 60 ducks to remove to a Hyde County pond about two hours away.
The case is just one of many in animal control ...