, 1875-05-09
THE HUMANE SOCIETY.
Record of the Years Work-..Appsal to
the County Board.

| Record Of the Years Work-..Appsal to
/ the County Beard.
| Election Of Officers,
The Apnual meeting Of the Illinois Humane
Society was hold yesterday afternoon ut Room
No. IL Central Union Block, the headquArtara
1T the Society. The chair was taken by ]. G.
Dore, President, about dozen other ,nau,berz
baing present
l.. FINANCIAL
The annual report Of the Finance Committee,
which Was submitted to the meeting, showed
that the rccoipts Of the Society during tho past
year had been 827a3.9O, mad the expenditures
g, TBS .16. leavlrg balance Of cssh On hand OF
sGo74. The Liabilities, On Hay vsss s79s.ss
The report was adopted.
The President read ths following
REPORT OF THE E1EcuT1vE qoa1nrTEK,
| which was adopted:
Number ot ca2es Of cruelty reported, 664 arrests
made, Il :; nnes 80; amount Of dusz, 1857; number
Of abandoned horacs killed, O.; number Of disabled
S & "a sggsd se sheSp Sp1se zsa ds9 a
street, l5D horses condemned by agents Of the Socie
ty and killed by the owners, - number OF persons
It viii be Observed by the foregoing st.tenaent that
the Society has la no less actiso in It's excrtions to
acts Of cruelty during tho List year than dur
Of Of cruelty reported and tho nInbor Of Ania!a
crippled end disabled reported and Killed by the
Misery must not b. nnderstood a. indicative et .e
ninopnt Of cruelty inflicted upon animals In la city
sndat the Union ssoek- Yard7 They simply deate tho
tiou Of the two agonts OF thu Society during tho Last
year. oae of these agents Is stationed at ts Stock
| Yards. tbs other pef-mbuIssa tho city, Visiting
s:aughtc-houses, hrickyards, ssonsyaras. stables,
and streeta most freqaeued by teams. ue a!ao st
TO o. ,G sgusy m Es2o59a to ~ by
agouts pzs most Of tlotr tins III aces vhero wlfuI
and tiou2hteas cruelty Is most Iract3cod, but when
uun,bar u s1aut;hsrhousss a,ad h-5ckyarda wall
tho Bcesrs In the great and busy city
The.s teanns " 'aoetly DONE It VII readily 70 soen
Observed by two nsu only, neither oz son ha In
more than ore plaza ut tho SAM time, is in no sensa
uesaure ot the nlnount Of cruchy Ieacttoel In
those places mont frequen:ed By them.
Bat the influence Of the daily jou.:,ss Of Ee city,
which, without exception, haYs boon strongly fayot
Of enfo.cing tie humane aws Of the State and which,
it II jest to say, hare rendered the Society great
service by pub1iang without CHARGE everything per
which :he:r attention las been Called together WIZ
tie influence Of he members oS the Soziety, already
81 I nq @ n@ NO nay ~ tha d ~ s 5as assns
press and shs eTorts of the sesiety. aad,
ed2s Of the fsct that the County Beard his regularly
for the Last tiree years made annual appropriation
for the enforcement Of the humane laws of Tia sate
hays contributed g7eatyt suppress acta Of cruelty il
al parts Of the city, and to mako thosa who ara
elined 70 practices eFne respect thafs who sndeavor
Fonr years sgo the impression pro7aI1ca among
many who accustomed 10 Maltreat animals in every
right to lsah md club them Il viii in tho vain
endeavo< to compel them 70 perform i,nposst-
b;litiea, without violation at law or restraint
moral suason OF otherwise WIS su1a TO b. met By |
rituporntton and threats Of personal injury. To-day
posed to cruelty, and that The County Board and
Humane Society are determined to enforce the law
against H. hsye 10 far corrected this Impression that
vtnpera1ou for admuniEou against cruelty, for
rrs and prosecution I. il hopeful indication that Fer
acknowledge their wrong-doiug, and commend the |
agents Of the Society for enforcing tho law. There
roason to hore from tho interest taken In Ill parts Of
The country and By TIC Congrazs OF tho United 6atea
during tha last four years TO prevcnt c1rey to ant-
mails that the time will como wien humane Instruction
VI" s tot m. an ,mpo5tsn: past ~ @ e1 nbs odaeation
duding the salaries Of two agents before mentioned
and laay who ronAins IN tie oftec of the Society to
spondans and keep the hooks together with Office rent
fuel, and stationery, amounts 70 about $3l0o, sum
TIA. would be refusaa b. many arstoasa clerks for
OF III the Humane societies Of which we hays Any
knowledge and there are eyer fifty in the Unitad
amount Of benedcinl resulta which the Illinois Hu.
1nane Society Can show. by An expenditure Of sviea
TIC fact that more animals handled, slangh-
terJg ia do1e and mora cruelty Il inflicted in Cook
oonnsy 11.;: to than sn5saere e.se.
quea.ed your honorable body to appropriate $500
for The aforcen.nt Of tho humans Laws Of ths state
County comnsonese3 ] ts. Is Sppreotiaoa y
would involve tho necessity of schargug OF the
b. Or ef hs
but 0oo Per annum have been appropriated for tho
paat TWO Betwcen 500 and $500 hsye already
arroazaga, for salaries and rent during Tho pass
SSsar, Which s vii Alxo have to b
s vs. 81 S Sey d s
Laws Of tie stats IN Cook County during the ensuing
: b. sppso = L.
ot your honorable body having tbs expenditure In
Truh:ing that the zea anifestsd by tho Society in
enforcing the law, and the ecouo1ny precAccd in
Ehe expenditure Of money, will 20 commend The
soore request to your kind consideration to duoe
your honorable body to cheerfully R1Aut IT, this report
q naost respectfully committed.
co1au1rEEs.
4 committee consisting OF Messrs Sharp, Cul-
Ter, and Dsricksou, Wers appointed to royiss ths
,onaitution.
A committee consisting Of Messrs. Pickard, |
Landon, and Sharp, ware appointed to eommuni-
:ate m1th various oities in the Northwest foz tho
'urposo OF inducing them to favor kindred aaso-
latoEe in theiT midst.
Mn. GRAVES
reported that he had ordered twenty horses OF
.as street, had admonished 1873 persons for cruel
y, and four OF tho horses had been sent to
no pound. Four persons had been spoken to |
oeea killed on account OF their legs being
broken, and q number Of persons had baen nd
noninhed for using the cheok-re.n.
The report Of air. Graves was adoptod. ;