, 1876-08-20
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

CHICAGO, Aug. Isl have read with d great
deal Of interest the letters published in behalf
OF our dumb creatures, and do hope human
people enough live this great city to keep On
writing, and TIE TRIBUNE publishing, the let
te.s, in behalf OF those creatures that wise and
good God has given us, both for our pleasure
and profit, as your correspondent says If many
of our good and human people only knew Of
one-half OF the cruelty to horses turned out to
die OF starvation when unit for labor, and the
abuse OF boys toward them at the same time,
they would do their utmost to aid the Humane
Society. 1t seems the greater part of our per-
pie have no time to notice such things. Ii they
have the time, why is SO much cruelty pravtice,l,
not only upon horses and dogs, but COWS,
cannot defend itsclta Il surprises
1ne that any human individual can
cat the chickens that are sent to
the Chicago market. You can see any day, by
chickens packed SO close that they can hardly
live. They stand ou the sidewalk in the hui
sun all day, in many cases without food OF
drink.
will tell you Of some Of the c-ucltics that
have witnessed recently. l live in neig1bor.
hood where some families have cows to supply
the,n with milk. They will take these salue
poor creatures, tie rope around their horns,
fasten them securely out in the broiling hos
sun, and leave them there all day to be tor.
by the sun. l have seen these COWS almost
frcnzicd by this refined cruelty. The owner Ut
one Of these same COWS sold the cows cali
days old to butcher for the uluniiccnt SUN af
$375, and undoubtedly some one feasted last
Sabbath on vcry young, blue veal.
Another cruel act witnessed i few days agc
on South Water street. There was i dcnsely.
packed coop of young chickens on the sidewalk
a man standing near them was sprinllins the
walk. These chickens were so near furnished
that fhov t,f ftnt
fel! near them. The thing with the watering.
pot told me the chickens had come in Oh the
morning train, and there they had been until )
O'Clock in the afternoon without food or drink
cat the chickens, which are unfit for food after
such cruel treatment. Another act Of cruelty
witnessed driving along West Washington street
few evenings ago. saw youngster or 10
years Of age, with two beautiful white rabbits.
He had them BY the ears, whrling them around
as far as be could make his arms 70. ! stopped
several moments and watched him. His pa-
rents and other members Of his family were
sitting near him on the marble steps, and had
not seen his cruel treatment Of there poor little
dcfenseless pets until called their attention to
it. They appeared shocked at the youngsters
conduct
could 6llcolumnso Of Tue TRIBUNE with sucl.
thoughtless cruelties OF men, women-yes,
have mentioned here will have its good elect
in setting some parents on the watch OF their
offspring. Yes, it rests greatly with parents in
bringing up their children to be humane to cv-
erybody and every one Of GoI's creatures. and
hope your correspondent will use her PEN so
long as THE TRIBUNE will publish her letters, in
behalf Of the Humane Society and the cause:
and hope some Of our good ministers who de-
livercd such eloquent sermons last Sunday upon
the late murder, will take up this cause, and
about it; and our lady writers and temperance
reformers to write and talk for our cause.-the
prevention Of crueltics to animals. And rest
assured it will have its effect; for firmly be-
lieve that when one is cruel to animals, and Will
crev trat h,,m,n heinSs ss an @ tsse b,othsrs 5uss
life as quickly as cats or dogs.
Mrs. K. l.. L.