DOGS ON MOTOR-CARS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 766, 12 September 1929, Page 8

DOGS ON MOTOR-CARS

RUNNING-BOARD RIDING DISCOURAGED PROTEST FROM S.P.C.A. “In my opinion no owner of a dog. should carry it on the running-board of a motor-car.” So said Mr. A. Grayson, president of the Auckland Automobile Association, at last evening's meeting when tw r o letters were received pointing out the danger of this practice. The S.P.C.A. pointed out that it was a practice by some motorists to tie dogs by the neck when sitting on the running-boards of cars. One case was cited where a dog which had been tied had slipped off, and being unable to regain its feet had been dragged under the wheels of the car, suffering injuries from which it had died two days later. A letter from W. Arthur Gray asked that the A.A.A. should use its influence to discourage such a practice. “I do not think it an exaggeration to say that a dog carried regularly on the running-board stands less than a one in a 1,000 chance of dying a natural death.” the letter stated. “If people understood the law of centrifugal forces they would not put dogs in a position In which a moderate amount of speeding leads to their destruction/'

“This practice has come into prominence in recent years,” Mr. Grayson remarked. “However, I think it is dying out.” Mr. G. Henning; I don't know' about that. I’ve seen more of it lately than ever before. If motorists persist in carrying dogs they should be compelled to provide boxes for them* The letters were received, the chab> man stating that the A.A.A. waa sympathetic toward the requests, and would bring them before the notice of members.