The New York herald., 1869-05-24
HYDROPHOBIA.

man on the RecOrd--Interesting sta
tsstics-The Dog -IIydrcphobin
Dciined-The Board Of Health Appealed
to--Dog Culture and Agriculture.
few days ago the HERALD recorded the fact
that our astute Mayor-A. Oakley Hall-had ex-
pressed the opinion that the killing OF dogs in the
Metropolitan district was matter over which the
Metropolitan Board OF Health alone had jursdic-
tion Mr.. Bergh. President Of the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, at once seized
the opportunity to address the following commu-
nicaton to the Board OF ueatn which will be acted
upon at its next meetIng:-
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OFF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OFFICE 500 BRoADwAY,
NEW YORR, May % 1862 J
To GEORGE B. LINCOLN, Esq, President OF the Me-
trOpolilan Board OF Heath:-
SIR-lt has been the practice OF the MAYORS OF
New York until last year, to authorize the indiS-
criminate destruction N dogs found In the streets
and Offering rewards for this demoraiizng and crnel
service, the erroneous assumption that dogs are
sure TO have hydrophooia; therefore they should be
annihiated.
This society has endeavored to combat this dam
gerous policy and mistaken theory; and in asking
for the continuance Of similar humane enactments
Joined correspondence the undersigned feel assured
that like beneficial results would ensue:-
Hon. ,ous Mayor S1x O S.% SxSRE Ap 49, 1865
DEAE sIGIn complisnes with your polite request % con.
fhe dnsuise ply Dupuytren Brischet Massn.
@ ssa na Ssy on
s I ever p 1ey
ed them TO continuous with avew 10 rovokina
oS water and assS Of the most unhealthy and oorrup.
quality with Ike result The foregoing nsSTaa , along
college q ys!eTna Surgeons o. Abort declare that spoa.
es Of ihc male animal for the female, the continual OF
OTns 70 the sns whss SSe they . s1n
that the %SS opy wssh a .a Is Sss' "
veterinary school OF Lyon. asserts that dogs are more
during june, ei July and as Iasas, %S '''' '
ys: nSss % Of %ods s ss,are a sa s aI
IS safeguard, because mad, the animal breaks the
houses where exercise and intercourse with the female
'Cursed the French Secretary Of
the gO.rd Of Health OF rs TH9 s N Gspn: 9
my organization nature has provided with other sudo
u tnsn aueR my p
us9 Ssas sna and 'sf ~ at the this
sIcreOn Of my body you turn anS sorap
prevent, and bio, In dsiriun,, those among Others
In Berlin ,he muzzl. has discontinued In Turkey,
Ep and sy. y very n soss ey rsa
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public mind ana develop the instincts OF cruelty in children
ihan spectacle al that faithful trend and companion OF
creature q which some on. has said
| hts eyes upturned, his masters look to scan,
| Tie 10Y, lie soace and the aid OF man; -.
G r 6D1 3 %.s sssSs,S ana Z, ~. e Sc mans
sa' tue hOnor to De- Mr. Mayor your %2s' oGs@sG
TO this resolution and letter the Mayor replied as
N.roas OFFICE S.w York, April II, 1883
DEAR sisI receipt Of your favor of y.ser
day, enclosing copy OF rcsoution o. your socey reans
,Se sum named ccn,.-s"d VIII give orders
dogs shall be received from person under eighteen
persons s;e bring the animal, to The pound 10.
has OF knowing whether boys have captured
think the reduction in rewards viii break up specu
aiHf' faip ""' ~ '"'' Wv" JOHN T. HoffM2s.
From the foregoing statements It II evident taa
the wholesale slaughter OF these faithful companions
OF our race can be dispensed with without detrimen
TO our moral, physical and pecuniary interests.
| The laws which govern demand and supply 1nru
ence dog culture well agriculture, and II is only
necessary to make the Inducements sufficient,
branch OF industry-or, perhaps more proper,
speaking, production. For example, let the authori
| tes OF New York offer 1ve dollars for every DO,
brought TO the pound foot OF Twenty NTH street ant
Immediately the canine resources OF the city woul,
De of traae above eiied Nor s tbs ALL for com
petition would naturally arise outside OF II until pos
sibiy every state In the Union would compete for tn
Now. the logical inference Is that II by reason OF
reward for the delivery OF dogs tue Intelligent hu
manity OF the Mayor has been justified by actua
results.
The published report states that from 22d June T.
29in August, 1865, the period during which the dol
mound renamed OPEN there were only 23s dog
killed, while during the same period OF the pre-
ceding year there were 6,'oJ, showing adinerenc
of s25 and saving 10 the city treasury or x2s92 Ot
ON the "a September 1888, the following letter wa
addressed 70 each police captain In the city:-
srR-Csn You communicate any well authenticate
hydrophoba In dogs your prscuc, during the
: months ending the 2gth Augusty
To this inquiry twenty y-nlne captains replied ths
no authentic case had occurred: but In the Firs
Thirteenth anu Twenty afh there seems TO exist a
impression that one IN each precinct existed, an
was treated as such Dy the destructiun OF the an
maj.
AT q certain place they can be procured; then
follows that tax imposed on the Keepers OF thes
|
effect q total disappearance OF them.
, To this end the suppression OF the dog pound on
consequent abolition OF rewards becomes impers
tive.
Ihaye the honor to be your most obedient servant
iIENY BERGH, President.
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