The New York herald., 1870-02-16
CRUELTY TO An .MALs.
Blped Brutes Appealing TO the Legislature
Repeal the Law Which Forbids Cruelty
Dumb Beasts-Prcsident Bcrgh's PrOcIami
siou to tho Public.

Biped Erute6 appealing 20 the Legislature
Repeal the Law Which Forbids Cruelty
Dumb Beasts-Prcsidsnt Bcrgh's PrOcIuna
,ion to tho Public.
OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THEY
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIHAL3, !
NEW YORK, Feb. Is, 1870.
The bill just introduced to the Assembly by NJ
Burns, OF this city and amended in tie Judicial
Committee, If It should pass, effectively extingulsh
this society ana .s2ctons return to the practi1
OF oil those cruetles OH brute creatures which el
listed previous to Its formation.
1t forbds the interference with any person
charge OF an animal, no matter what its conditd
or inability TO work or move may be; and 1t en ON
the most complete immunity from arrest OF eyei
person found torturing or tormenting any croatur|
or prosecution therefor: provided any one can
found within the boundaries OF this State who
Wiling to avoW himself the owner OF SAID animal.
In other words, II you chance TO see an Oyerbu|
dcncd animal, be 1t q horse attached 10 q car on
nibus, truck or other vehicle, having It's leg fra|
fere with plea OF mercy IN It's behalf, and consl
tute5 the angry OF innuman driver the sole arDit
OF It's lils and suilering5.
CHRISTIAN men and women OF this great City al
State You whose lives are guided by sense
justice and humanity; you who daily share u
blessings which these mute servants OF our RAJ
procure you, and look TO you only for protects !
from needless crueities IN return, are you vii
ing that your LEGISLATURE shall deprive the
inadequate laws afford themf Are you williu
that tho barbarous scenes Which once III,
your view of animals bound md piled
top one another and jotcd over the stones II
blocks Ut wood; the mercilcss pounding OF the Sc
erous horse with hickory cartrnngs: the rcsorati(
or the dogpit and the bsdr eight, along with
numerous other Eavageries which disilgurcd o
civilization before the existence OF the association
which has So long and 80 successfully comba,
them, snali all be reyivedf
II So remain qulef anu let this rlost iniquito
bill pass, aud on tie following day you VIII 0ehu
tue doors Of thus stltuon closed, It's merciful
bienis taken down, ana those friends OF human
TO tho defenCees5 brute scattered. never, perhai
TO be rcunltci for Similar purpose. ii, l say II
your pleasure 10 consign that nooo creature, whi
spares you the fnuRues Of Iocouiotion and serv
you faithfully In so 1any ways to tue irrespon
bic fury OF mercIless men, then suffer this emar
tion VI an allen's brain, aided VI committed
chairman, to become q law.
Some or the worthiest OF living men called Il
society into heng the contributions and the syi
pathy OF the rich and poor, male ana female, 81
tain it; its officers are capable aud unselhsh, and
benencent example is gradually extending over o
entire land. snail these oenelts be suppressed
order TO indulge the personal vIndtctiveness OF
mover OF the bill himself, WHO admitted to the
dersigned that because lie once had been made
pay ten or twenty dollars Tor violation OF I
statute lie had resolved TO repeal II. Is TINS STAT
manshp2 Is this Chrlstaaityf
HENRY BEEGH President