S.P.C.A.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 65, 11 December 1918, Page 9

S.P.C.A.

A meeting o'f the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held last evening. Mr. Meadowcroft was in the chair. A reply was received'from the City Council regarding.tlie destruction of dogs'mid cats, stating'that .if an owner" wished to have his dop destroyed and satisfied tho inspector that he was the owner, the animal was taken in at a small fee, and that ended the matter as fnv- as he was concerned. Tho council regretted that it' could not see its way to" iiccede to the to destroy, ents in the chamlx-r. Tho matter of water-troughs at the Thorndon end of the city wiis mentioneil.but it was ren;irleil that the city engineer was unablo to take the matter iu hand nl presenl. Since last report the inspector dealt with 1 cases of overloading, 2 dirty stall es, fi horses with sores, i nlider-fed, Same, 10 put off work, I ease ilUtreatine sliron, 2 of cattle, 1 of fowls! and 5 (logs deBtroved. Subscriptions.amounted to f i 13s. *6f1.. including .£2 2s. (inch fi-nni T.iuly Johnston and Jlessrs: S. Wood and Sons: M h. each, each from the HI. Mnn. \\. V Jlassey, Messrs J. llott. A. S. Puterson, G B Davoy, and ■ Wrisht, Sleplipnson, and Co.; £\ each from Mrs. A. Forrest, Miss Molineaux, and Mr. F. \v. liowley.