The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-02
Protection for Animals.

IL seems to me to be time that VIC had
III vermont State society for the Pre-
Vcntloh OF Cruelty TO Animals. There
arc Ill many of the States societies nj
this nature, which have local and dis-
,rlct branches, and all of which are do.
ing good work in this extremely i'm
por'ant field. Dcsides these. tbcre ;s
also National Humane Assoniat;o,,
10 which many well known and inflnon.
t,ai people belong, and it wonId seem
that almost everywhere but in tb;s
stateI he noble work of looking after
tne interests of those who cannot Iool,
aiter them themselves, is being nnsbod
rapidly forward. Do not tbe bnmano
and Christian people of Vermont con.
sauGr ~ shame that we should be so
s I9nihu almost all The rest of the
word III this good work?
vi course no one will dcuv tbot ,boro
are ihhuman and savage brutes in Yer
,hono Us Well as elsewhere, and that
.heY oiteh treat with the utmost cruelty
'hc unfortunate animals which arc
unuer 'heir charge. 1t is possible. TO
oe sure, that the practice is not on tbc
average SO extensive in this state as in
some oihers, but have my doubts even
ABOUT lhat. AT any rate it is certain
beyond all chance for denial that there
are many men in the state who habtu-
any ana Systematically abuse their moor
ou.nD ANIMALS. | have seen TOO mnch
OF IL, ana heard too much of il. moi io
DC sadly certain that ii is so.
NOW, there are laws in Vermont for
inc protection of dumb animals and for
the punishment of those who iII.treot
ana ABUSE them. What do the kind.
ieeiihg and Christian people of The
Treen Mountain State think fabout r.?
is IT not fully time for us 10 rouse ~
action and see that these laws oro ON,
forced as generally and as thoronohiv
as possible? What do the Cbr;si;o1
ministers of the state think abont !, >
10 they not believe that a good. earnest
sermon on this subject now and tbom
would stir up thoughts and FEELINGS in
thclr hearers which would be likclv tn
lead to good results? What do ,ho
iaoles, who are so strcnuously Itrying
drinks, think about it? Do tbey 5 noi
see that much ofthe ill-treatment wb;ch
our poor domestic animals arc comnol-
lea to suffer is directly due to strono
irlnkF And if they do see If. can
hey not see their way clear to MAXI
he enforcement of the laws ooa;nsi
TO animals subordinate bnt
important part of their labor of lovcp
IN my own humble way, have done
"nat i could in the communitv in
%hlcE I'VE to arouse the peoplc to
hough!iulhess about this matter. I had
'een with my own eyes the evil and
ne necessity to provide a remedy for
I. But being too well aware that The
'vil extends far beyond tbe Limits nf
ny own neighborhood, and exists in
az. ' an over the state, have seen 1.-THE
iecu hs Oh widespread and general effort
vermont to procure for the
iuhp animals the protection which
Nould be furnished by a severe and
prompt application of the law against
VI no 10llenders, whether high or low.
Inc design, then, is, simply to pro.
Se1, ,ianHGy anun h5mfram feerIess lard.
hips, in short, other than those which,
n wise economy it seems their natural
,art and portion to bear. To do this
effectively and thoroughly, a State So
,iety with branches in as many Towns
is possible, is necessary. Can we not
lave such society? Will not those
who sympathize with me take part in
ne work? If we can get twenty or
hirty persons in different parts of the
'tate earnestly in the plan, we can
nave a State Society for the protection
'f animals, and when once started il
viii grow rapidly. Those who are
willing to lend hand are invited to
orrespond-sending such suggestions
'r pans as may occur to them with
MRS. ii. u. WILLIAMS, Bristol, Vt.