New-York tribune., 1867-07-29
THE DOG-POUND.
DESCRIPTION OF THE POUND-HOw THE DOGS
ARE DESTROYED.

DESCRIPTION OF THE POUND-HOW THE DOGS
ARE DESTROYED.
In the hot Summer weather the dOg-poundis is
quite unique institution in the Metropolis. and the
number of dogs which daily got rid of by the process
Of drowning the "pen" or depot" as Is called at
the foot of Twenty hst East River greater than
generally supposed From the 18th Of August to- say the
ls OF September or IA soon as the authorities consider
that the hot term if at end, the dogs under
e9ict Oh eAcOmmuncaOn or, rather OF exerinnatiOn
All found in the streets running loose and unmuzzed
liable to be taken TO an institution called the Dog
Pound" This institution consists of lara taroe s
mel In which the victims are kept "A b"r for ideDtica
Te aCn netbrT aH No. al he on Of that period they
ac Heie Ieclainee nor Otherwise disposed Of they
cast INTO huge tanS the water let in upon them by
means q hose, and drowned.
o1n,ns. LctlOn OF dogs seems to be very cruel In
t ~ Civilized countries where they Oyerrun large
ces Some mode is adopted for getting rid of them. In
me places they cut their thrOats in others they knock
the on the head In this country they suOcate them
with superimty of water In all cases 1t seems to be
Cfuel ana hardhearted HydrOphObiai terrible dread
But the revelations OF science prove that dogs quite
as frequently subjected 10 the disease In cold in hot
weather ana seems rather hard TO dispose of the lives
Of so many domestic creatures, by the Wholesale upon
so slight provOcation What else do with
thenf may be asked but, whatever may be the best
answer il is the less true that any who has wit
messed the drowning of dogs at the Dog Pound any
AFTERNOON az O'Clock, has seen narrowing and brutal
sight which he will probably dream OF afterward
The Pound itself is situated at the East River foot Of
Twenty ifth-st IL is understanding, onestOred build
ing OF frame the rear portion OF which oyerruns the
the rear OF the room nearest the river The remainder
Of the long room devoted to the reception and quarter
ing o. dogs They are tied up TO the walls and TO rail
ing rnng along the center OF the floor and you
between the railing and the right hand wall you
greeted by any number of shouts, cries. and wailngs
whatever language dumb beast can use TO induce you
to take him away from the horrible place IN
which he is lmnlured They are mostly brought
head for each uckess dog which they may drag the
loose rhe fact OF his being muzzed le to do
with the justice OF his capture is eagerly seized upon by
ragamuns who take them TO the Pound for the sake of
the reward At one time they gave these industrious
urchins 90 cents head, but rs the number OF dogs
brought In and their quality proved that great many
ours were brought from the country for the purpose d
selling them AT nominal price the price wa steadily
lowered, 80 that now only 25 cents Is given foi dogs
The rules OF the Dog Pound in substances as fol-
All dogs shall be brought the Pound which shall be Oun tn.
doss not reclaimed by their owners Of s2
not sold for equal amount before O'Clock in the aafnoon
The Pound itself is worth visiting as matter OF cudos
ity IL is long, low wooden building. the portion
OF which iuts over the river on piles II contains enc
rOom with the tub in the and the rest OF the apart
ment devoted TO the dogs, with the exception of sni
parOned apartment at the entrance, which Is desit
mated the office of the Pound. goodnatured policeman
generally sitting In tie Office one OF his duties
whip or kick back any cur which may have chaneed TO
break his rope, and TO answer questions asked lie will
tell you he doesn't know how many dogs have been killed
TINS year put that great many nave quilted this
world for the paradisan bone yards and sop barrels
of that existence which we know not OF lie the police
mani doesn't see any other way OF getting fid OF the
supeuy OF dogs but he conses that he hates to see
them drowned and. whenever the slaughter takes place
he assures you that he is out OF earshot possible tor
tie poor creatures and yell like human beings nj the
"Fioss," "Famy," "Carlo" or "Jip' In the shape OF
awagging creature that Is now no more, ana he
Obtaining a cheerful admission from the officer in
charge you pass into the long ROOM which looks some
thing like rope-whlk At the lower end Of the room is
placed huge taIk with conyenences for the letting IN
Of water and the dogs assembled know this as the box
Of doom, and howl accordingly
There about sixty seventy doSs ranged around
the walls. They OF all styles and all coOrs and all
breeds As general thing, few Of the fine breeds OF
dogs brought to the Pound Their masters or mis-
trsses taking very good that their pets perfectly
muzzled. otherwise perfectly free from the coax
ings Of depredat0s Many of the dogs YOU see around
YOU in the Pound worth keeping and worth buy
ing. The majority OF them are curs' and ises"-yel-
low dun muck and brinded beasts when arr OF no Use
their anybody else and their loss TO the gen
Srl5 - Isrge mi tbere nre nj the snnc time number
very valuable dogs, both regards breed aud other
considerations which are SACRIFICED upon the aar OF eA
pcdency. -.
AT the Pound the daytime hours before O'Clock In the
afternoon devoted % visitors who arr anxious 10 recoV
in ea"cb Of her absent Poodle Where Is Pink" she
excans abstractedly she enters among he wilder
ness Of dogs all youpug and screechng at her nporng
she excaiIls" Here. Ptnky, Pnly Pinty. .finky Don't
YOU know your mammal Here, Pinky. Pinky.' sympa-
thetic ye answers her from underneath heap oi ter
riers. settlers, aud nobodes aud the Lady dags from
among them the limp and faded body of Pnky small
poodle which has rtywhc fur reddish eyes ana gen
eIal sickly appearance An: rlngy rL,gs ,v b"anti
fu and she carries him away 10 the nome Whehce ~
H Here are any number of breeds of dogs The sleek;
cropared back-and-tan; the slimy setter the SotIce
cO9ch-dOC the graceful gfiNhOuuus iht Diilh-'
furzvcovcred skye terrier the blunt bulldog the
hound and every other variety of dog, IRON tht most
thorough bred, dccatcy nurtured To the heahest mon
grels. , a., -. 80
The best dogs quickly claimed and the rest are
speedily destroyed. They arc thrown INTO huge tahk,
ahont twelve feet square and eight feet high, in
mass with wooden grating the top The water II
turned on wells of the sufferers inside are answered
v te sympathcc hOwls OF the brutes chained IN the
room adOinng stands over the grating ai0iesad,
ana kicks down with his boot heels the noses OI to uoRo
which arc pOked through the stats ana In TINS MANNER
tho dogs are destroyed. Five thousand and ninety uogs
d.str Cd
the number OO destroyed during the entre season Oh
last year