, 1877-02-22
THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

4lS with AZ TUE nIUEh-1AAp84
One who Visits tho Stock Yards after N absence
Of TIRES or four yeara Ia surprised At tho change
which tas tnken racs In The treatment Of cattle,
and hogs, and sheep. ProsIoua to tho passage OF
thu laws for the prevention OF cruelty to animals
And, indeed. Until an agent Of the Humane Society
wus stationed 1t The yards to SEQ that these eusct.
Nlents werc enforced tho droveu wcro guilty Of
the most 6endsh acts OF barbanty. ~ a ciuas,
thoee men-those who drIyo lhe Beats
arc Whist arc known as .'hnsd citizcns," not In a
criminal aense. but ~ to brutality. They apnar.
entity hnSc feeling thcns elyer and trnaxine that
o s ,sna ss ate s,aSa G M wed
tachcs Of steel or struck on tho Luad o. body With
heavy club. When let alone they did about As
gust. iH7s, they hare been under surveillance, and
have been Toned dawn considerably, 70 that nuw
thoJ acd1nl c0mntt open acts Of cruelty.
THEhH ARE SEVERAL MODES or ARrINED TOR
TuHE
TO WHICH anlsna's WnFo subjected Ono Of thsso
was allowing tatlls which came In on HatuTdAy,
hours on tbs eara, 10 remain without watef Until
@s1nasy s;s hss Tss fE Sunday
scs tho aas,ty % q ws:ss @ tasn s swsoweaf fwoi
increase thels weight from, seventy .tye ia 100
paanttl: u III. ". ysty profitable for tts owners:
aad where 1000 steers were tsoated III this way
sne cost Of freight. feed: hsIp. ETC., was onsct.
IT,: r.. ,s A. n mss NJ
Another iayorlte employment was putting hook
ss raSsa .assas III 1s's Ill., e g.. "
@ uPia - sIs;steI; II aplosdas sGs. rom O.: il
journey wsts formerly dragged gut with hooks %.
ssFtcd tn their noses ns cars The n,sn enxagea In
pa tss nv ''s waen q L deoas b.
cane ppmf.alJ shs drivers sere In the habit Of taking
currlNa rne rnsposs IN HIND LEO
to make him ffkcthhl6. They aim WeFh arme1
oFiTon prong two q ,afee inches long. II was
aa tsssea es.sts to sen..o CO. G "asnaa ss%s
ss Sns' as n,ea ssitou +: hlng q eo
de. pa sa. u:sa T.
~ On the pistfsrms three q four days without
to9d ot water. Al present they arg taken without
they 'drssae4 = better when they had Been
sa,sd aa.ns Tss anlng q h,t Tor
TIE MOST 1nAuMAN ACTS
o sas .snasr wTp
,sut ,hsm ttoa. .aexas: Ths objsst u this VIZ "ss
M ~ aa III tn%,
i,ssla TOO devifIsh. ths eal.ts were tsEen a away
~ S*a. sa,s "a a,it ns hs
sssd 81 !hs nIix Ths sl:a VA deeaptIon to tos
kUQ 9EAt1t VI Vu1FFe
II should be stated thai a. : Eule the commission
mcQ NJ The yards were not responsible for thtts
c1ucllles a II " 10 their advantage 10 have tho
tock in The best posah!s condition. Tor their p1odt
tnctcased by The good 4ppts OF The anln,als
Ths men guilty ot the 6susA!ttlss. outside Or Tho
AlsuEbterns houses. were small dealers and butch.
err who buy for city use. Nnnty paid oul tor
food. water. ETC.. WA Just 20 much out Of their
pockets. 1t Mattsfcd mol 10 them how much tho
dumb beaste suffered. - ioug ~ they could make =
few dollars by starring thau.
The asresltng aud nn1ng Of drovefs and oxnen
for tIl-tresttng animals Al the yards has h4d Z
wonderful saect upon thcn. Mhcn Agent Nc.
Donald went there. knowing the kind Of 11tn with
whom he bad 70 deal. he felt discouraged; but be
made sFseat sftes arsest. anu. 10 splta of al opno
alton md abuse. hs has como 81 triumphant. lie
seen more efuelty prseticsd in ono day tires Or
four Year, ago than now charsetcrlxtd tho
b tned: in lB7s, 70; In 1875, Is; In
1873. ~; and thus fur this year .hs haa
prosecuted seven pctspns. The GnsA Imposed