The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-03-29
fnr 4 decrease in the number Of dogs by a

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more stringent dog law
No statistics Of the number OF dogs I'LL
Michigan. or Of their ravages, were pre-
sented: probably because none had ever
heen presented But in 1868 Berrien county
Maid n doc tax OF nearly three thousand
/ dollars and we then made an estimate lA--
if that county were assumed as an average
~ the state the number Of dogs in the
ubole state would be about 75 000 This,
undoubtedly IS greatly below the actual
number. and III the more sparsely sellieu
norfions Of the state the dogs VIII be
found far more numerous than IN the more
cultivated districts. Mr. O'Grady, Of Mar
enet.e stated in the House that his town
lad ? 600 people in it. and 10 600 dogs.
There are also greater facilities for the IN
crease Of dogs in unculdvated regions.
Tie natural tendency Of every plant ana Of
every animal is 70 multiply and cover the
whole earth. 70 the exclusion Of every other
ni.ut and animal. and such would be largely
ti,. result were il not checked by tendency
lin every other plant and animal TO do the
same thing. Each struggles for success
AGAINST an the rest. and in savage anu par
,-suv civilized countries. the proportion OF
docs 10 tie human beings vastly exceeds
that existing in deuscy populated coun-
rries In his late lectures d. this city, Prof
Fairfield described tie uunmuJered packs,
Or rather droves OF DOS which roam wild
s-tl-
thing they can make useful for prOlougng
.leir existence.
means or taxation for raising money
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IN would DE true Only I'D q very SHiH eA.oH
p The greater part OF the owners are attache
.h 70 their ANIMALS ana While they would di'
't pose Ok lNeiI uo77 10 o'ne's' OF ny 10 ~ "o
the Tax they would rarely hll lhem- Hen'
Is We conoin'e '''' 'tN''''o'' "''''',e' '''' 81
Us DC paid OF NOT WI" "o' Mus" 'e77e" 81
AL number oi doSs' aA" consequently "'
" much diminish Ihe DESTRUCTION '' sue'p-
We But II Is said 'hal ul1"Ae' "'-7 are "'
ly la"ed by TINS Act ana may "e h''''u I.
n anybody. mat Is true Ou' u'Iess al
ie slaughter acIuaiiy l1Ae l'''ce' 'ne ou-'''"
amounts 10 nothing. II u-eie Oe IL" o1
n laWed dogs on square hllie' - IL 10 oe SUI
OF posed that sheep owner WHO "'eS Id ID
S. midst oil thenl' VIII io1d us sun %" III
81 eleventh DAY after lhe LAX h's Oee" III
IL mAIoed ana not paul. anu sn'o1 'nese 'e
o. l"s> thereby making oi'ler personal eh
mics OF his nearest heiShoors lie Will
o. uo such 1hihs' Out ne WI" lcl aii the uo-
,n i've until some one OF them attacks A
k sheep, when he will kll 1t; anu he "oui
NE
M more than so niuch MONEY collected an
of paid into the school fund.
,E But il may be asked, II YOU have d
MA faith ia the existing law, what would ga
~ propose more eflectual %" We answer "
would be- in favor of law which wou
render exact Justice for all damages don
suppose. for instance. i'm this state the
er are 100 geo dogs. which are of no earth
he use. which are kept by 100 600 men Tor The
own pleasure and convenience; and in OF
he year these 100, OOO dogs destroy 80 0i
.ir sheep: can anything be more Just al.
eel these dog owners should pay for all q
ON sheep their dogs have killed. Instead
e. having the dollar tax paid into the scho
re lund, concerning which nobody knows
er cares much, We would have it paid into q
~ town treasury, 90 be paid out 10 any inhd
TO liant who should present satisfactory e'
IS dence that his sheep had been destroyed
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