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BusinessOctober 4, 1999

Russell Borders, animal control officer for the city of Charleston during the past two years, has completed 12 hours of training in chemical immobilization, during a training session held recently at Columbia. Among topics at the two-day workshop were animal behavior, tranquilizing of violent or injured animals, emergencies and calculating drug doses...

Russell Borders, animal control officer for the city of Charleston during the past two years, has completed 12 hours of training in chemical immobilization, during a training session held recently at Columbia.

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Among topics at the two-day workshop were animal behavior, tranquilizing of violent or injured animals, emergencies and calculating drug doses.

Chemical immobilization of animals is used only as a last resort. Use of the chemical must be justified.

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