Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

Virginia that had no society, and though
it had a good law it was almost never en-
forced. Yet a society might be formed by
any half dozen ladies or gentlemen, which,
without the expenditure of a single dollar
could do a vast good by influencing teach
ers and others, and calling upon proper Of
ficers TO enforce the laws. In Massachu-
sets stablo-keepers and those who owned
horses and employed men to take care OF
them, were among the best friends Of the
society. Animals were treated better in
Europe than here check reins and blind
ers not used so much overlooking not so
common; bleeding of calves unknown;
swine were stunned before they were
killed. All animals killed for food were
first inspected.
Mr.. Angel then proceeded to say that an
finals should receive special protection not
only for their own sake, but because pro-
lection to animals is protection to men.
Whoever investigates this subject will find,
LIST, that in our various forms of transport
tation animals are subjected to such cruel
ty that hundreds of thousands of them be-
come diseased, and that the meat of these
diseased animals cannot be detected in our
markets I'd, that the methods of slaughter
in this country are unnecessarily cruel and
such as oiteutimes to render the meats I'M
wholes ono and dangerous; Sd, that not
only the quantity, but also the quality of
milk depends on the manner in which cows
are treated 4th, that our crops depend
largely on the preservation of birds-that
in this country, birds are decreasing and
insects increasing-and that 1t has become
very important 10 secure additional protoc-
ton for our birds and their nests 5th, that
our horses are subjected 10 great cruelties,
and that both they and our dogs, when
they have become old, are too often killed
cruelty, instead of by single blow, or by
chlOroform, as practised by officers of ami
mal-protcction societies 9Th, that there is
often no adequate provision for abandoned
and lost animals, which are frequently un-
niece ssarily subjected to great suffering
The ecturer said that every cruelty TO food
giving animals poisons the meat, whether
ii be in transportation or killing. Even
fish killed by blow on the back of the
head are much better than those allowed 10
wv anu ~ tllS IL -
becoming common TO kill fish as soon as
taken from the water. The remedy lies in
humane education In homes and schools,
aud the enforcement of laws. Where there
are no societies, nobody is found willing
to prosecute and testify.
Whenever societies are formed il will be
known and talked about through the
neighb oring country; people will find out
that starving and bleeding calves before
they are killed, sending sheep to market
in cold weather without heeces, starving
e1t!le fox 9ays. before thsxVe killed. and.
fright ening animals into a high fever Just
before Strengthening them,-that all these
injure the meat; that cruel treatment of
cows Injuries the milk aud its products that
bad shooting and tight check reins injure
horses; and that the killing Of birds and
robbing their nests injure vegetation.
Cruelty will become unpopular, and men
gull ty of It will feel that they are attract
ing ublic attention. Mr.. Angel in con-
clusion expressed the earnest wish that
Yer mont might join her sister states in
this noble work.
We sincerely hope that Mr.. Angeles ef-
forts here may result in the formation of
societ y among our people which will take
hold of the work in earnest.