TOO BUSY TO ASSIST.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 910, 1 September 1910, Page 5

TOO BUSY TO ASSIST.

' PKEVENTION'.OiI CRUELTY TO; > : :■■;'.,": : ■■.■■.." : -■■ "ANIMiLS.. ;■.;,.;;'?v>>>--The question as to : 'whether or not ': 'Government- veterinary. ..ourgeons should ,>:; 'assist Societies for' the" ;Prevention. ■ 0f.;.;-.-.-= Cruelty 1 to . Animals cropped s up at the ..;.;■: 'Societies' Conference yesterday.,..^-v- v ;.; Mr. Zouch, of Christcharch; said that: .;•. they at present - obtained :no / aid.: from ■;-.-■■;.; Governmeiit veterihai:ian9, : who,: might-.;;,;-render valuable, assistiince'lo the society 5...,, inspectors.. V : ■'-' _ : --' ~-'i i:. >■ The chairman (Mri'Bankins,.of. Pal-. / raerston ■ North) .saidjlthat.he: : .had been ■-~. given to -.understand!; that thei Govern- > ■ ment "vots."-. had no; time jtp- attend, to ; : v ;-. such cases. They were fortunate in .Pal-,;-; : merston in having : tho nonorary servicea. : .- of a good"nian'. : ." i ■ ~ ' /'\ 'V^'- . Mr. Seed (Wellingtoo). said thatat.pre-' ■',:,-■ sent they in Wellington .got iiu help.atr,;..; all: Ho never thought: of calling in 'a >i "vet." for a sore back or such trivial-; : v> complaints, but then) were cases when , .; the'testimony of a ..Government.. vet. ...;,:■ •would add weight -to - the evidence in;.. -. somo cruelty, cases: .:■ The, trouble now .j----was that they would mot go into Conrfc; ;:■:' .-.The chairman: Are:there no.honorary:.■•';■ ; "vets." .'in Wellington , \vho.<giv6 .theil ;>-■ : services to the,society?•-, ■' >.-'"■,■ ,' '..- V, Mr. Seed: No.:-' '■>■ ■•'-.' ':-. • .■;';> '-l<r ■"-■■ The chairman:: I'm:, very surprised;:Cβ , : ;.; hear that. We arc indeed.lucky ; .in Pal-:. :-. merston. :': ■'■'-. .-. -"■.',•;". -■■•v ; ..';.'■■" ■' ."^'.;.» -.:?.- The secretary announced that a'.depn-. <•: tation- from- tho Wellington. Society had ..,; waited-on the Minister for Agriculture.?:./.■ (the Hon." T. Mackenzie) a month ago, ': and wore : informed that the veterinary .;.';; staff wastoo bnsy.to devote tinje to th* ; : :; : society's affairs.^/.'.. .: '. . -'' '; ; . ../;■, ; :;