, 1873-04-27
THE HUMANE SOCIETY,
Annual Meeting of the Gentlemen Who
Propose to Enforce the Laws
Against Persons Who Cruelty
Treat Their Ami.
mails.
Report OF Work Done Since Ianuary..-lmprove.
n1ents tnaugurated IN the Stabfes---
SWifl-Fed cattle---ElectiC7
Of Officers.

OF UMCerS.
Ths annual meeting Of the members Of the Illinois
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals, 9or
the purposa of electipR officers, etc., Wss held yeser-
ay afternoon in the rooms Of the Society In the Gen.
tai 11o3on Block. corner Of Madison and Markat
5t1eets. Edwin Leo Brown, President, WAS IN tho
chair. Mcssrs. J. c. Doze, J. 9. sAortal, Prof. G.
q wheeler. Z. r Darickson, Perkins Bass, and other
gentlemen were present.
Seth B. Howea, Esq, who gave $500 to the Society,
WIS elected life member, and Mesars. Wright, Mason
end Sheridan Police Commisaioners c. E. FELTON,, B.
F. Jacobs, H B. Miller, j. l. Gerber, L. Il. Pickering,
Dr. Rauch, Zenas Coleman, J. Y. LeMoyne, and s. 3.
Chase we're elected members.
Tie following gentlemen were elscted Directors for
tho ensuing year: I. P. Wright, Carli1e Mason Mark
Sheridan, E. L. Brown, s. T. Atwnter, william H.
Bharp, B. v. Raymond, J. G. Dore, Il. G. Goodrich,
Perkins Bass, n. B. Truax, NJ M. Graves, Peter
6chuttlc1, B. F. Culver, samue1 Stone, j. H. Fisher,
n. S. Bouton, r. T. Derickson John G. shorta, John
g. Sherman, John Jones, Prof. c. g. Wheeler, 8. B.
Howes, J. L. Pichard-
The following report read Of work done stuca
the 1st Of January, 1878: AL complaints not en-
tered upon the corap1antboot yet, hut, from memo
xanda kept by esch officer, and the regular record,
va md 200 complaints attended to, 4G
prosecutions made, Is abandoned horses killed in
killed st the game place, and - Aorsea IN the Yards
md vicinity. The hnes amount to $3.50.
During most Of the time, there hare been but two
good deal of the time af the Agent has been taken up
with the clerical duties Of tho Society, which seemed
20 deand sttsntioP 1aGe number of hosses h1vs
better condition Of omnibus hozHes ~aa de-
1nanded, and, where immediate eGorta in
followed. An evident and sc1nowedg ged Improvement @
is in the condition Of the horses Of most OF the
largo stables IN tho CITY ss result Of this vigorous
ing from part Of the city to another Diff
cut to manaee qndar e4tstang regulations. The new
passed. enable us to reach this Class Of o1ende1s'
Tbs statement made IN the January report in the
Humane ou1nat in reference to the stablng of cows
the dst1leres, Is referred to as matter demanding
rerioue consideration The nlthinees Of Of the
them % one % mass of liquid fltb. me following from
the report referred to il al that can be
said At present the Board Of Health have these in
cannot be denied that tho continuous confinement Of
rowB In place such as we hayo described, for st1
months s t Il other thin 1nasn and ee
from cows kept In this WY il daily sold to citi
he mixers, would no DOUBT feel their stoachs heaI
tate to receive the draught coming through much
4e 1ep eRs .ad
stables, both largo and sma11 where mich cowB are
stabbed VenatorB caused to be put n and their
buildings In which these animals kept admit Of
bnt Little being done toward improvement Before
5ees oss as % e
built
Recently number Of horses hare been suddenly at
kidneys, and have fallen upon the streets aud died.
The street companies have had number Of cases
Ct th' Mnd s9 fa5 the hest horses are attacked
partially but 1t Is probleat1c IS to their ul
oae cure. Considerable time has been devoted to the
most instances BY the cruel and nonsenscal cuttings
practsed by our horse-shoerH. Tbs lamenesa OF {
majority Of horses run upon our streets can be shown
to arise from the Of the knife by tho farrier.
Bruises, commonly called tcorns," arc directly at
trhnable to the pairing of the SOLE and cutting away
ztre protect the foot Of he horse waen it comes
in contact with bard substances, are ruthessy cut
sna shs e oo
that stop may be put to this practice, which is con-
denned by ali good veterinarians
The report was adopted
Mr. sho1tall moved the appointment Of committee
Of three acting for Tue ensuing three months to So
could get 100, which would defrzy the necessary
penses Of the Society.
Mr. Dore observed that under the general law 1t
prtation Of money. Tint being 50, it wzs perhaps
hardly the thing to call private citizens to subscribe
1ered in appointing committee to labor with tho
M. shortaU temporarily Withdrew his motion, in
order allow OF the election Of ofaeers.
J.0. Dore WIS chosen President: T. P. Derlclson
md PezHna Bass Vice Presidents; s. II. Atwater,
Treasurer; and William Il. Sharp, Secretary. It
ordered that the President aud vice Presidents cons
<ute the Executive Committee.
Nj. shortall's motion was agreed to, and Messrs.
Landon, Graves, and Wheeler were selected % the
Committee.
It was ordered that after the present year the an-
committee. consisting Of Messrs. Wheeler, Brown
and Sharp VIVA appointed to consider the proproty Of