ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 801, 23 October 1929, Page 7

ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS

NO RECOGNITION BY S.P.C.A. SOCIETY’S BUSY YEAR In future the Auckland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will ignore anonymous complaints. This statement is made in the society’s annual report, which goes on to say that investigation has proved most of the anonymous complaints to be without foundation. The society would regard information as confidential, if desired, but correspondents and informants would be required to give their names and addresses. This would testify to good faith. The establishment of the Blue Cross hospital at New Lynn is mentioned. The supervisor, Mr. H. W. Carbury, who is not a paid official of the society, will receive the income of the hospital, and will pay rent to the society for the use of the premises and the property. Since the opening of the hospital, 329 animals have been admitted to the hospital, and 33 distemper cases have been treated in the infectious ward. Appreciation is expressed in the report of the action of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children for presenting £llO. with £3S 10s Id interest, to be held in trust for establishing a dogs’ home. Capital will be necessary to carry out the hope of treating, at the Blue Cross hospital, free of charge, animals whose owners cannot afford payment. A credit balance of £444 is shown in the statement of accounts. Assets exceed liabilities by £2,755, and during the year the society’s income increased by £134. Appreciation is recorded of Mrs. A. Farmer’s work as collector. The membership stands at 695, eight new life members and 199 active and associate members having been secured during the year. Membership in the children’s branch increased from 200 to 354. In the 153 complaints investigated, two convictions were ’ secured. Humane destruction of animals was an important part of' the work. Success in the activities of branch societies at Dargaville and Whangarei is reported.