Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-28

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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The anniversary meeting of the society for
the prevention OF cruelty to animals, at the
| congregational Church. last Wednesday night.
drew together an intelltsent and select au-
diehce, among whom Were many OF our best
citizens. On the platform. were the president.
Judge Macarthur. Rev. Dr.. Rankin, President
Gallaudet, OF the Deaf Mute Colley e; Hon. Geo.
=. Loring. the new Commissioner OF Agricul-
Society for the Prevention Of cruelty to AMI
| mails and others, and among the audience were
many ladies interested in the progress of this
| Work. The meeting was opened with prayer
| by DR.. Rankin, and the PRECEDENT read letter
| from Mr. Thomas Bergh of the New York so.
clety, VINO maze excuses for his absence.
| MISS BRADYs REPORT.
Inc president then read report OF the work
and necessities OF the society in this city made
by Miss Brady, OF Capitol Hill, one OF the most
active members This report was made under q
resolution Of the executive committee. 1t
| states that humanity as directed toward AMI
mals is one OF the latest products of civilization
| 1or there was no systematized effort made to
| sent century. In countries where the doctrine
| CT transmigration teaches that souls expiate
their human sins by Imprisonment In the
but not their feelings, for the man who Would
recoil from impiously abbreviating a term of
penance imposed oy the gods. has no
brother to T0y any his extent snol
OF the fatal, and often merclful, blow. Where
religion consecrates certain animals, as cats
ana ,n1, crocodles IN Egypt, such animals are lux
departed cousin in his dog, and the Egyptian
reVeriDg dlety In his cat, Is governed by feel
1 lng very different from, and much more narrow
than those sof the generous disinrerested
humanity winch we obey, and 1t Is TO be feared
mat the donkeys who brought the sand for
mat famous cement, and the camels who car.
ried travellers to visit the wonderful temples
Worked with CALLED backs and weary limos Mr..
Angel, OF Boston, says On this subject that
THE FIRST SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF
was formed fifty years ago In London, and IA
hoW the most successful organization OF its
Kind In the world. Similar societies now exist
Ia Iearly all European countries, and in Asia,
pioneer In this country and established the
first society in New York aoout fifteen years
ago. MIR. Angel soon followed in Massachu-
sets. and the work has been extended into
maIy states. The results are seen. A few
laws, Chiefly relating TO the transportation of
i've stock. are acts Of Congress, but the ma
Jorlty nave been enacted by the various states.
A remarkable feature in legislation is that
mem Ders OF these societies are authorized TO
Call upon the police to make arrests DsthOut
trdrfonts,-a very unusual power. In 1870, an
act OF Congress incorporated
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SOCIETY,
and soon an act by the legislative assembly was
fdSScu. WulCu, Will OtltT municipal ordinances
GATED back to 1858. form the laws which govern
his society. and deflne what constitutes cru
city. and likes lines and penalties for violation
OF the laws. Mr.. Theodore Gatcnell was its
president, and among Its members and patrons
we're N. 7. Chapman, Matthew G. Emery, j. Il.
Bradley, ST., Allison Nailor, A. S. Solomons, W.
others, representing every interest In this COM
munlty. Mr.. Gatchells activity and zeal was
great. and as police commissioner hts 90.
$ sns gaye, him opportunity % enforce
no general interest in the work, and even the
small fee OF 81, as Initiation, was left unpaid by
many members, 80 when Mr.. Gatchell lett the
city In 1878 his successors. Mr.. K. C. Fox and
Gen. Graham. found the society without sup
port, and al enorts to arouse vigor were una
yailing. But the unusual severity Of the past
winter occaSlo ned distress which none who
saw can forget. The spectacle of suffering
reached all hearts, and amongst the most sore
~ aihicted were the creatures to which even
complaint Is denied. Who will not remember
the overloaded and Ill shod horses slipping on
the Icy streets? In the public parks birds froze
on The trees; IN every alley cats and dogs cried
COWS and calves. driven from long distances,
stood around the market houses unfed and un-
sheltered. It happened that mir. Angel, OF
Boston, was In this city at that time He found
the remnants OF this much needed society, and
busted himself directly In revivlng it. Meetings
succeeded, and little by little the nucleus for
an efficient organization was formed. The re-
pert shows the receipts for 1851 to De SlS3. and
expenditures s142.75.
TIE OFFICES ARR:
HOB. Arthur Macarthur. president; Gen. Gra-
nam and Thos. Z. Morgan, vice presidents; Geo.
L.. douglass. secretary; Lewis j. Davis, treas
urer, with Messrs. Robert Ball and j. Fl. King as
agents. There Is also an executive committee
OF fifteen, which meets once month, at which
times members are elected, when the fee OF 81
Is charged.
THE REPORT SETS FORTH
that there are now 142 members on the list but
40 OF them have not paid their fees. Since the
lst OF March seven arrests and convictions have
been procured, for muzzllng cali, and fine
lame mule; for beating a horse on the head
| with the butt OF q whip; 4 for beating horse
on the head with large stick; for using very
load OF bricks weak, lame horse. which finally
| fell on the street from exhaustion; driving
| very old, weak horse, whose back. from
disease s and neglect, was mass OF putrld sores.
Besides the cases specified. the agents. Messrs.
| Ball and King, nave done great deal OF gen.
eral work, such as correcting drivers for beat
Grizzly and negieeting castIe they nave GYM hn
namely killed abandoned and sick animals,
Issued cards OF warning. driven cock-nghting
out OF the District, visited street car stables
to them. An erroneous impression existed that
this society Is aiming at some vague Utopia for
mental code founded on the susceptibillties OF
| few tender hearted enthusiasts. Such organ.
| Eatf0ns all over the country are governed by
national and state Jaws as distinct and posi-.
| tive as those governing national banks.
THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY
| Is to prevent abuse, not the use of animals, not
| BY interference alone. but by humaniZlng In
| f1uence, education and example,; instruct child.
| rem TO regard animals kindly and intellig entity.
| II drivers understood the muscular system Of q
! horse they would not hamper his neck and
| shoulders with check-rein. Il ,nsumerS un-
| derstood that the flesh and milk OF abused and
| 1llfed animals are unwholeeome they would
| insist on the proper treatment OF Deeve5 and
cows. II people understood that one way to
make dogs mad Is to muZzle then hydr0phoola
| would be less discussed. There was much need
OF such society In this District. but iG y poor,
| having but two reliable sources OF support,
| fees and fines; q third source, contributions,
| has not been what was hoped. 10 I'VE months
| these have aggregated 50, ittleOver IS per
| month. An appeal Is now made to the puOl G
| to sustain the society In It's efforts.
| REMARKS By JUDGE MACARTHUR AND OTHERS.
Judge Macarthur proceeded TO say that the
| most cultivated and refined minds had been at
| tracted to the necessity for protecting our dumb
| animals from the crueltles OF human brutes.
| Even Henry Clay and Daniel Wen 3Jer had re-
| garded their domestic animals almost in the
| light OF members of their own households
Prof. Gallaudet. OF the Deaf-Mute College, ana
| DR.. Paxton next spoke, and were followed by
/ Hon. Geo. B. LoriDg, Commissioner OF Agricul-
| ture who made most interesting and off.hand
| address, during winch he was frequently ap-
/ plauded Tor his good hits and hints. A liberal
| collection was taken up@ and the society starts
| out again With renewed ylgor Of usefulness.