New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-15
GETTING RID OF vAGRANT DOGS.
MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND Dh'"NH" mo

MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DR""NHp mp 80,
soN-.pow THEY ACT IN THE PoUND-TRIcKsl TO
MAKE AND sAvK MONEY. :,
..Tha first wear was here drowned 9,3Oo uoes'
said ibe keeper Of the dog-ponnd, YESTERDAY 10 y
T,TpT.r renoyter and from the Indications !
think that number will be beaten TINS yeaar. VIC
nound wes only opened three weeks ago las Mon''
and in that time have drowned Z,ooo uoHs' =
,rorrino WAS execution day. ana we got rlu ~
274 dogs. To make certain that tue c'l SI
sbould net stay here to give offence. as theV wv VI,
Sstnrday u was arranged 80 mat they were IAN.
o,av os soon as the dogs we're drowned. Auou
fiftv of the creatures were brought IN inns mo'"'
ing" ,-o oddock made
L,, narfitioning off loug room IN low nuiUlne Nv
tie foot If East SlXtecnth-st Inc RESI- Oh Wy
is occupied by four rows OF kennels III Wnlun az
kent separate such dogs as the pound keeper may
consider too valuable 10 destroy. These. IKE ne
rest arc kept for certain period ior t"e e
icaton and redemption by their ?wneiS :, 70
are MOI claimed the pouud-keepcr Is peril.lcu "
sell them and to give title to each orc so dsposeo
of. Common dogs are turned p,onit H.,
ouslv into the large paddock. where tneS
do 40 they nlease. They are supplied
with clean bread and an abundance Oh wa ei :
vet they suffer greatly from the heat ana c1llHne
ment The air of the lddock Is necessarily lou'
and nos lme rhe captIyes behave III various d. =,
The youngcr dogs DO not lose hearV so qu'cNH %
those which have seen more of life ana thty capsr
and fToc about until frightened into soDriety py ,o
'hu~I,o,ress and savage behavior of Others whose
natural bad humOr has been increased ny Inp %
mnut Some dogs Ow utter apathy from we t'Io
thev AIKEN by the catcher uhtii tHEg d'o
into the cage to be drowned they seek ouC e'ii ~
corners and lie down. refusing TO De lnierTS,eu ~
ANYTHING. and not even moving wheh tlet H H.
low-capftves tTample over thcm WhIc utnU
iup The eociable dog has n dlscouragihe 'ine IA
the pound: his friendly advances to the SuiukV' :
he meets there are generally roughly repnlseu, WI" ~
a showing of teeth. There are 70 De seen ~ Wy. I
p0uud some Intelligent animals. Wlhcn aPp"IT ,',N
fofrsee danger and winch beg Visilors' ny 'l NV
pItfu arts Of suppicatiOn they are masters o. u
How do The dos behave when they are abont 10
he drowned 7" the keep was asked. 10 'lcS
seem a. know that they are "oou' 10 oo uo
~ ssculd say not, for they are quiet enough
when we are putting them ~ the cage, o'4'e , "
them even Try to GET IN Ihe t GasG '' tbnt
selves probably because they mink -, Int
fbev will get ont in that way. they
are onet in the cage though packet IN to 1he num-
her OF sixty or seysnty unI tney ijs' ',g oscrotc
struggle to get on TOP. The cage goes quickly uh'
der the water and AL IS over" 49,, .,,noo 1oo-
noticed that the Mayor diachargea thr"e o3e-
| cotchors last week. Had they been bringing 10 the
| mound dogs that were licensed and muZzed al.
| q No | don't think that was the tIon9ie WIN
those mem They did moi bring tae dogs here a. tbey
and cheat .ng the cry. They would catch the u
aud then give them back to their owners ior Wide
! they were willing to pay. ii a DOG IS Drought mere
the catcher Gets only 80 cents, and the owner mus
pay SO before he can have the ANNA again; 50 ou
see how it is more agfceaDle lVI ,no and net
| To nav the cntcher a dollar or even more "nu Eoe
| his NET back. The owner saves ana me ca.ct'i
m9kes bv this way Of doing business. One OF the
| caichers named Clarke opened n private pound oil
| his own IN Ludow-s. and was doing Il gooI ouSl-
| ness until he was found out and discharged.
"But have been told that he catchers take dOs;
! that arc licensed and muZzed."
"OI course cannot say that this Is not some,
! times done; but it is not done to the extern
| that some people believe. There is a large
! Div shut their animals MP when the poune
| is opened Sometimes the dogs escape anc
are captured by tue catchers. The owners DoTro"
mnzzles and licenses from their nelghOo an,
| bring them here, expecting to get thelr HogS GU
| that they were illegally pounded. great many
| Germans try 80 play this game on me"
| catcber rot him int o trouble yesterday morning.
little girl was PLAYING on the steps OF the house
dennis Mouton. No, 524 West Iwenty-hrstIst:
| with little shepherd puppy, when Suily GRABBED
| the animal and ran off with it. He was followed
arrested and taken to the YoIkvllle Police Court
| where he was held IN 5000 bail.