SUFFERING BEASTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 571, 28 July 1909, Page 6

SUFFERING BEASTS.

A meeting 'of thoSocioty forthe Proven-' tion of Cruelty'to Animals'.-was hold 1 last, iovchihg in'the. Chamber of Commerce Hall;- - present: Mr; XT. Jameson', (chairman); ■'.' Mes< dames Christie and.Kernbt, aild Messrs. G: Brown and.W. Watson.:;,.; : ;'\;' \-.yj: , : Report waß,ni'ade, by, the inspector, regard;, ing alleged cruelty to a. butcher's, pony. The animal, which :.'had.:just been: destroyed by;.-, 'the inspector, had .suffored from enlarged i tendons, and', overwork, and 'had been cruelly blistered :by tho stableman.- Wlion_ romon- v • strated with, -thtf owner 'becameabusive. Thu v inspector said-that-it was a.common thing 'to and amateurs doctoring horses in a harmful manner.' 'Mention' was" made' of another' pony, which had been subjected to persistent.. • crUelty.'and was 'still being worked. 1 .The in-.; spec tor,.-was; instructed; to take; proceedings' ; . against;''the,-owner. '•'•■'•".- '-•-•-' ■'•/ ;"'■/•.'■>'', ;A' reply was" received from the Council of Defence' in. connection with 'the complaint that steers, had been cruelly treated during;' the.; military sports, at oh May 1., It-'.was stated that only three steers were used; and' they were not cruelly handled. "I cannot see how-tho riding.of eteers comes ,' to bo' included in ( . military tactics," remarked j a lady mombor.'■■• "In'the event of■ war, Ido \} •not- suppose they would' bo required to ride,,.cattle, would thoyp" The letter explained.: that-the-stcei-s wore simply caught; and / roped, and "a few. members who.understood > 'cattle gave an exhibition of riduig, but cor-, 'tainly nothing tool: placo that anyone could object to who understood-cattle.',''; The mat-. \ tor then dropped.- '.,'';. '\., '';;;.."';.:'-.i; 1 Strong comnicnt was made on the inspector's 'report .that decrepit horses were. fr£..... quentlv'found straying on tho Town ■' Belt, and had to bo ; destroyed at tho fiocioty s ex- ' ponse. ■ ■■' ;'. .-;• • ■',"»''' : 'vr^' : Donations were acknowledged fromV, Mr., Justice Cooper, £1; Mrs. J.'-6v ; „Wilsoni. Messrs. A. T. Bate, J. Kilgonr, Ferguson., and Hicks, and New Zealand Express Con*-, .pv, Ltd.; 10s. Gd.cach; Mr; .C, HarcbUrtv and'j"J.C;,"rss, eachi Miss; ■ He-Iyer, ■'. 'A. Friend,"-'Mossra.'-' G. Vealer, ■P. Stephens, and Aldousj 2s. 6d.j total, £4 15s.