The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-01
BERGH'S CRUSADE.

RECORD OF THE NOBLE KNIGHTS ACHIEVE
MRNTs DURING THE YEAR-DIsMAY AMONG
HIS ENEMIEs--JAcK KNIFE AND AcoNITE
QUAoKs AvAUNT-''puMP OR GO TO JAIL"
During the past year the American Society for tho
Prevention OF Cruelty TO Animals has done an i'm
mense OF work In defending our dumb servants
from cruelty, inflicted either wantonly or through
neglect thoughtlessness. The following totals ana
summary are not quite complete, as several agents
and branches have not yet sent in their reports
PROSECUTIONS
The society has prosecuted s72 of cruelty in
the courts looking the records many Of these
prove tho utter heartlcssness and want OF the
smallest degEe Of mercy on the part OF the porpetra-
tors The cases are detailed as toows:-For boating
horses and mules with clubs, hammers, whips aud
other instruments l64 carrying animals In n cruel
manner 80; working horses with their bodics
chafed by harness, 251; overlooking so; lame 1871;
sick, Isl glnnderod, worn out, s; reckless driving,
II sailing streets, To- cruelty to cattle and other
mails, 29 dog and cock lighting, 81 using 'burr bit"
/; starving and abandoning animals to die q mali
ciousy killing with knives and other instru mcnts 4;
dragging diseased horses through tho Streets caus.
ing and procuring disabled horses to DO worked, 80.
WHITE sAvAGES
Among the foregoing we find human brutes who
deliberately dashed and cut their horses over the head
and eyes until one or both OF tho latter cut out.
Parts of the tongues OF horses by the most
hendish means. Hundreds OF where horses were
worked with raw and bleeding ulcers aud sores on
their bodies under tho harness; clubs, iron hooks,
cart lungs, slaves, hammers, used by merciless
drivers and others TO beat their horscs knives and
weapons used IN mutilating mails OF revenge to
their owners, the wsetches sncaking cowardly INTO
stables night time, TO either cut, main poiso ON
some deiencelcss creature abandoning to do open
lots ana Oh the streets old, out sick disabled
animals; starving to death In stables while their
owners spent the poor beasts earnings in the "buckct
shop"
TORTURE BY oUAcxs
The needless torturing, mutating and killing OF
domestic ANNALS tho needless cructies inflicted upon
ANIMALS intended for human food while in and
IN cattle yards and slaughter houses; tho results of
ignorant quack veterinary surgeons who, with shn-
glc' over their doorway, Jacskn.ie and bottle OF
aconite In thor pocket and plenty OF ASSURANCE, In
filct tho most horrible torturcs upon thor dumb
patients as long the bill stands good These vu-
lures do not evcn have the excuse Of the vsection
ISL for IN nine cases out of ton they don't know
when the quack could not spell tho word veterinary
This last mentioned important subject ''veterinary
Practice" The society intends thoroughly TO ventate
with the view OF roofing out tho evil II possible.
PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE"
Mr. Bergh next favors us with the details OF 500
cases where the abused animals wero ordered out Of
harness. being unnt for work. and their stables
or to the hospital No arrests were made in these
cases, the drivers and owners being warned and al
vscd. Most OF these cases arose more from want OF
thought or knowedge. how to properly manage their
animals Also of 200 Gases where the horses were
found overloaded and the drivers, being given the
choice Of going to the station house dumping some
Of his load, invariably choose The latter wise course
DESTRUCTION OF ANIMAL LIFE.
Tho agents called during the year destroy
2, 26& animals OF all kinds and this Mr.. Bcrgh SAYS
is the most unpleasant part of the work, but they
IL IN order that all unnecessary suffering
and pain may be prevented. The lives
OF large proportion OF these animals
might no DOUBT have been saved II some
proper place was provided by the city authorities or
II tho society had The means to build aud control
pnblic veterinary hospital. where all sick disabled
ANIMALS belonging to persons who either had not the
accommodation IN their own stables or The means
whcrewith to pay for the same might DO treated and
gwen all the care and attention nee ssary In short
this city requires home and shelter" for suffering
ana homeless animals.
COMPLAINTS
Over 200 complaints from citizens md residents of
the state have been investigated ana the evils com.
planned OF rcmcdicd without taking TO court the
offenders readily following the INSTRUCTION and orders
gwen by the society.
AMBULANCE WORK
The ambuances OF thcisoccty removed from tho
streets 25s disabled animals and many recovered by
reason Of the prompt aid thus afforded.
During the year the society has given away to poor
truckmen and others who owned horses u large quan
tity OF medicine, powders, &c, and distributed over
Il, 900 pamphlets lectures, books, &c