THE HARES & THE DOGS,

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1812, 26 July 1913, Page 2

THE HARES & THE DOGS,

BURNING TOPIC IN DUNEDIN. (Br Telegranh.—Press Asioolafron.l Dunedin, July 2i. At a special meeting of tho committee of the Society for tho Prevention .of Cruelty to Animals on Juno 3, tho following motion was carried as follows: — "That in the' opinion of tho committee the coursing of hares in enclosures is a cruel sport, and that steps bo taken by the committee to test this by a prosecution of those who engage in the practice." The motion was carried by 6 votea to' i. To-day a special meeting of this committee was again held to'consider a motion brought forward by Mr. Snowball to rescind that of June, and in the event of this being carried he gave further notice as follows: —"Whilst the practice of coursing within enclosures should not bo encouraged, tho committee considors that it is inadvisable for it to institute a prosecution against persons who take part in Plumpton coursing, as it recognises that, were it to do so, it could not consistently refrain from instituting similar prosecutions against persons who engage in the sports of angling, deer stalking, shooting of our native fauna, etc., and it is obvious that such action would militate seriously against tho usefulness of tho society in its legitimate functions." After discussion, the Rev. W. Sa\mders moved as an amendment: "That tho committee, while not prepared to prosecute for cruelty those who take part in Plump, ton coursing, expresses its emphatic opinion that such coursing is a heartless and unworthy form of sport, and therefore hopes to see it speedily abandoned." Tho first part of Mr. Snowball's motion, (to rescind the previous resolution) was carried by 6 votes to 5, and the second part was withdrawn in favour of Hio Rev. Mr. Saundcrs's amendment, which was unanimoissly agreed to. Tho Rev. Mr. Saunders gave notico to move at the next meeting of the committee: "That it is desirable to call a public meeting of constituents of the society to discuss the question of tho cruelty of coursing."

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