The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-30

do. and In that condition WAS trampled *
death BY his fellows. The official reports o.
the different railroad companies show thai
thousands Of animals arrive ut stations dead
and thousands more 10 crippled and tor
tured condition, some with broken horns q
broken limbs, which compel them to lie down
We have seen ten or twelve trucks and drays
| from early morning until noon, hauling away
| the dead and crippled animals at n single sta.
tion. We have seen more than one Thousand
| dead animals taken from single train, DEAD
because of overlooking and confinement day
after day In the cars In hot weather, and nun
dreds more nearly lifeIeas when unloaded
We have seen a few humane dealers ana
| shippers who condemn In strong terms the
general manner Of treating animals tn tran
SIT and who never permit theit animals 70 be
| overloaded nor to suffer for want OF rest OF
food, and the result is they seldom have q
dead or injured animal The treatment OF
cattle In cars Ia more visible than That OF
hogs. This Cnuses more comment by OBJ
servers, but we believe that cruelty to hogs
generally exceeds that Of cattle.
RAILROADS.
The railroad companies claim to act merely
as common carriers, to give stock trains tho
preference over all other freight trains, and to
furnish the needful facilities for unloading.
and good feed and water ut their feeding sta-
lions, whenever shippers desire to unload
The live stock traffic is one OF the most profit
able kinds Of business they have, and the
tween the rival roads that the officers leave
to the shippers the whole responsibility OF
caring for the cattle, In order to secure their
trade. Nearly all the railroad officers and
their employees with whom we have conferred
deprecate the cruelty and speak OF 1t as
shameful aud wicked. They have informed
us OF many cases OF outrageous acts done by
some Of tho shippers at divers times and
places. We find further that the owners OF
the animals are seldom with them, leaving
n n rl fS, Nh lind
are more than one hundred millions Of animals
consumed annually for human food In the
United States. Within few years there has
been demand for our cattle In foreign lands.
which will greatly increase the value OF our
expectations, II the cattle are rightly cared
for The Mississippi valley, as all know, is
one OF the most productive agricultural
regions on the globe, and largo portion
OF 1t La naturally adapted to tho culture
81 corn and grass, aud to the raising ana
feeding OF domestic animals. During the
nine months Of the present year there has
been received and sold In Chicago alone 1000,
600 head Of cattle, 1900. 900 hogs, 245 900 sheep
and 1000 horses From to 10 per cent OF the
real value OF cattle and hogs Is lost by shrink
age In weight, and by death and injury done
to the animals between the feeding lands OF
the West aud the Atlantic cities. Tho com
mission mon, the men ut the feeding yards,
and indeed all parties In the trade have
large interest In this question. 1t may be
fenred that unless animals are better treated,
their expectation and the packing and can
ming OF meats will be largely reduced. y This
cruelty concerns tho farmer, the feeder and
the laboring man, both in pecuniary and sani-
tary ways. All the civilized nations have
taken action in favor of the better treatment
OF animals. and to prevent diseased meats
being sold for human food. With the CO.
operation of our best railroad, feed yard and
men, this association Is entirely
confident of success In its humane purposes
to lessen largely this revolving cruelty. We
invoke the aid of the press and pulpit In this
hehalf. that. MS far MS may be, Innocent suf-
fering In the cattle cars shall end, and with 1t
other suiferiDgs OF our feflow-creatures who
arc equally innocent.