The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-06
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

yesterday afternoon meeting OF the Executive Com
mittee OF the American Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 70 Animals was held OF its headquarters Mr.
Townsend Harris the chair There were also present
Messrs Henry Bergh, Frank Leslie, Nathan O. Ely,
John NJ Bixby, N. Beckwith, n P Hosack, FL
bridge Gerry, Frederick Gallatn, Royal Phelps and
James Stokes
The minutes Of the previous meeting having been
read, letter read from Sister Laurentia OF the St
Vincents Hospital acknowledging the receipt OF So 500
from the society contribution. This the hos
pital in which the late Louis Bonard died
The counsel reported the favorable decision OF the
courts in the of the hog slaughtercrs and the
cider press dog; reported a second contribution Of
ST. 900 from Mrs Harriet Cook of West Goschen, Conn
reported that the little girl 'Mary Elem had been
provided with comfortable and happy home; also
reported that with the advice OF the Parent Society,"
kindred societies had been organized at Omaha, Neb,
and at Charleston, O. In ALL thirty States and Terri
tories were now at work IN the good cause Branches
had also been organized at Nyack and at Delhi N. Y
A letter was read from General L. p. Walker, Of
Alabama, promising TO push the work in that State and
obtain the necessary legislative enactments. Re-
ported that an eloquent sermon had been recently
preached against cruelty to animals, by the Rev.
cussion took place in respect to the Of bits
and check rens upon carriage horses and the following
resolution was passed:-Resoved, That the President
be authorized and empowered TO issue and
notice upon offenders against the laws for the proven
ton OF cruelty TO animals using severe bit and
accumulated check rein, and that II said notice be dlsre
garded that he shall be at liberty to proceed by law
against the party parties perssting in using such
bits or check reins
A DIPLOMA BERGH.
A large and beautifully engraved diploma TO Henry
Bergh from the Royal Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals, together with letter from the
Secretary John Colam, produced stating that IL
the highest distinction and honor his society could
bestow and that the diploma only intended for
persons who really have contributed the success Of
the by selfdenyng efforts The diploma is
signed by the Earl OF Harrowby and the Baroness Bur-
dett Coutts. letter read from the Pennsylvania
society, asking that combined effort be made to pro-
the crueties inflicted upon cattle in transit The
President reported that he had made appli-
cation 10 the Commissioners of the Centennial Ex-
bion for space which TO show to the world the prog
of the work of humanity in America letter
read which the President had addressed to Mr. James
Gordon Bennett the subject of pigeon Slaughter y
II reported that there had boon DOG law this
summer and singular TO say, hardly OF even al
legged hydrophoba Mr. Perry presented the society
thanks passed Mr. Frank Leslie for the valuable
aid he rendered the society through the medium of his
publications. During the summer the President had
visited several cities and towns and after delivering
lectures, assisted in the formation Of societies
A pamphlet the s'Horse. His Comfort, Discomfort
and Torture" by the president, ordered to be
widely circulated. The superintendent reported that
the LIST May the agents OF the society had pros
ecuted 293 of cruelty TO animals; 1854 disabled
horses had also been suspended from work OF these
COS were lame 2S2 sore; thirty eight horses
were overloaded and ntty-nine sick 139 animals
removed during the same period in the ambu-
ances OF the society. Messrs. L. Boyer Douglas Mer-
Rensselaer, having been elected members the meeting
adiourned