CORRESPONDENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 17 January 1907, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

PULYL.VITOX Of CKI'L'LTY TO ANIMALS. To Hie Editor. Hi!',— If there „is one (hiaig needid more than another in the Taranaki districts, it is a Soe'etv for (he Pre vent ion of Cruelly to Auima'-.. I'ivcrv right -thinking person will agree with me, lam sure. To start .-u ha so ciety, il is essential thai (h 0.,-, person-, of our d'stricf who are i.dluen tin! should use tiieir influence for the benclil of such a worthy nbj.jt as the suppression of cruelly. Children in our dav schools, ami al-.o in our Sunday schools should he taught, and then eoa-tant v reminded of the duly .which is theirs in seemg thaf no mi birds, etc. '.\ fearless spirit for what is right and manly should be re'allv enforced, and ihen bv educating the',, in kindness towards (he lower nniinnis, they will voluntarily be able themselves to see the rrasoir.l bien >ss of such important in.- 1 met nin. Viahition <f any law causes liability to piiuishment. and, therefore, strong measures slum,l be enforced' aram-l. all tiiose who abuse their right ; livid treat ng anima's. In al! our larglowns the Soeieiy for the Prevention valuable work, and therefore Viv the combined' help of all true and 'nallv hrave-liearted people, we shall be abe

In stall such ii society hero. The mural riled upon our Tarnnaki child reu, 11 ml iil.su upon our ]inm'.i up p.>piilntion wll !..■ eood ami will crciir-i-i'iu will iini'l,, disappear. A ~,„„ llict'lnil'nro uii'aVVniiHai'oi'ldni'w'll ,i"-L as willingly i„ sua, c.,s s hurl a helpless ehi d. and therefore if edu CilHoll fails ill po..;|il!g ~||i (I,r |,j.;!|(. fear ium-l prevent, such penple from being „l,le to carry out iisir b'il designs. It is ali-olnlcly neee-sarv Hiil'i ti:c Irprcsetitativc u'f such a so ci'-ly, in oilier words, th-il the inspect or, iiiusl. have cerlain qualiliee,ions. In Ilui lir-a pla-e a, a,,,si he „ ana with a "backbone'" no: „,, ~,|,0 of iile last person spoke,, to; ,:,„„dli-.

he must Ihoroughly understand ailimals, so that his word will be as good on points of crue tv as an oll'euil r's. Thirdly, lie must be „ man who is uyond and above being bribed bv drink <>r anything else, above and 'hevoud being frightened by the lli real's of cowards; in „ word, he must, h... wiaf llie world admires, viz. "a real man." it is my inlentiKii to start such „ . n eiety at, once, and w j (!l t!ll , ~„,,,„,..,. turn of ail right think ng p-rsons, such a society wil. not onlv be started, bill, will be made a succ-ss. In AueHiiid. Wellington. Cliristcliureh. Svdu,v ami .Melbourne, and, in fact, i.'i numbers of large towns, this good work !s nol only slarted. but is nourishing, ami such will lie Hie case here in Ta'ranaki ;l citizens, police, ami all combine, for unity is strength. An annual subscription of as a member woit'd .y.inble I ..is noble work to make a start, and liieu the distressing cases which we now lament would be wip-sl out. Cattle penned up all night without wilier would have merciful protectors; overdriven horses would have practi eal sympathisers, and the dnirv cows which bring the farmer in bis re ; ;lll; ii' cheque would be under the strictest proleetiou. During tini past ten years I am thankful I have been the means of having prevented tile re occurrence of many cruel ads Inwards I auitiin's in the Auckland proviuc \ I

To start on a good foundation we must have a couimiltce of rcpiwulative nam ami a secretary, ah!, reliable." to start such a society in a business i way. I therefore ask all those who are willing to he'p to write to ne' without delav. I ain. etc., AHTIIl'l; !'|!|..ST()\ CdWlt; Care ol'llev. !•'. (I. Kvuih, New t'l v ' mouth