The Care Of Dumb Animals

THE CARE OF DUMB ANIMALS

REPORT SHOWING WORK DONE BY HUMANE SOCIETY

Organization Asks for Increase in Membership—Annual Dues Are Only Fifty Cents

The following Is a condensed extract from the report of William C. Gerstner, executive officer of the Humane society, showing the work he has done during the year ending May 1902. Mr. Gerstner reports animals killed on account of being sick etc. as follows: Horses 7, dogs 5, cats 3.

Number of animals of different kinds examined and cared for by him as follows: Horses 673, doves 8, dogs 2.

Stock on four farms were examined and their owners made to take better care of them.

The following items are taken from Mr. Gerstner's report in full as representative specimens of the general work he has been doing during the year.

May 4, 1901: "Ordered farmer to take better care of stock, he had been giving his cattle water but once a day. Has done better ever since I threatened him with arrest.

May 7th. Made farmer put his team in feed barn and have them fed. Had been on the street seven hours.

June 12. Killed horse that had broken limb.

Aug. 21. Ordered teamsters working on Motor line to draw smaller loads of ties and put gravel on a sink hole in driveway. They cut their loads down from 70 ties to 50 and fixed up their driveway.

Sept. 6. Took care of eight doves at Waiting room of the D., Y., A. A. & J. line. Doves had been shipped to a man who could not be found. I learned of his whereabouts two days later and sent him word. He was very grateful for the care I had given his birds.

Sept. 7. Killed horse that had been brutally mutilated by persons unknown.

Sept. 7. Ordered man working a team on Motor line to discontinue using horse that had bad collar sore.

Sept. 18. Put team in feed barn, had been out 7 hours.

Oct. 11. Investigated charge of man cruelly kicking his horses. He promised to be more careful about abusing his animais in the future.

Nor. 16. Had horse killed on S. Ingalls st. Had fallen down and broken hip.

Dec. 5. Notified man breaking colts to use his whip less or be arrested He chose to do the former.

Dec. 4. Arrested man for neglecting his stock. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $10.

Feb. 7. Looked after horses and saw that they had proper care while waiting for passengers at Junior Hop. Was there from 7 p. m. until 7 a. m.

Dec. 8. Went after stray horse on Spring st. Had evidently been turned out to starve. I killed him.

Dec. 8. A very cold night. I put blankets on 5 horses that were standing on the streets and were uncovered.

The annual dues of the members of this society is only 50 cents and much good work is done with a little money. An increase in membership and the prompt payment of dues would enlarge the good work materially. Mrs. Anna B. Bach, 424 South Main street, is the treasurer, and B. A. Finney, 849 Tappan se., is secretary while Judge Noah W. Cheever is president.