, 1881-04-24
SIr1pon 9aaren's Record.
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CHICAGO April 81 noticed in THE TRIBUNE
OF Murch Is an urttc!e apparently written from
the Office Of tho Illinois Humane Society. Chicago,
which states that IN complaint having been t':1dc
to the office ofthat Society tiaat Dr. n H. Puhren
had committed acts of cruelty III 'muti!atiuT
hogs By choppny their enrS nnd cutting short
their tails it deems 1t but nu net OF Justice to
state thu. the complaint hus been thoroughly
investigated BY the agents Of tho Society, who
report that they have found no evidence to sus-
t.liil such Charge
Permit me to sag that the charge Gun besus-
tuiucd us well lis tilusc OF other kinds OF cruet~
ty. They were made on the statement OF rc2a-
table persons who claimed to know tue fnets
and who have either given tho proof or with
held, tor private REASONS. the inlsT1aAtloh
sought by tho agents. it shall tc forthcoming
Dr. N ii. paarer. In your t=snc nf tho same
date a1lu Immediately following tho excup.t-
ing article alluded to. under tho title OF " Nick-
ing Horses says: 1" | s.mpt; desire to deny the
ctiurxe and to c!lnllcng: my PERSON I" furnish
proof thut l ever committed SUCH acts. itv
s,lc.1 language he mny huve intended to actt
the cnnrge hut, in iact hc does not~ lie says
one wuutt when charged with cn2aEug in any
uisreputab!e net. llu matter how tru.hfut the
charges might h... Perhaps. the better sun.
s,,il..,e,l the charye the keencr the desire
Ear and tai cutting is bur u part ut the cr.lclty
to animals prtet.ccl by the doctor. would
like n>i hin ii nc ever tooz chi$el aud nal
stuppr.t in his operation by its owner On nc
count OF tlIs brutal manner Ut operating: LID
hc ever keep Il Kennel OF do:s ot from Twelve to
fifteen i'll ni,.er vi al sizes, kinds. and dcScrp-
TONS i'll one confined apartment fur y number
or days, limiting their .l1rt to hard bread aud
water. anu that very scuntiy supplied. until thu
ll,wlng Of tho tortured cattncs aroused the
ncghbursud and certain lady took tho mat
ter in hand, u1tu thrcaHnch II complain nf h't1
IT, the !illn1unt Society: Such acts as Dr. 1uareu
is chargcd with are without hcaalit. cither III
the animal Or its owl1er. They neither add to
It's value Or "pcar,nsn; Ea'eroppn$
the light diet Of tho dumb 'lcpcri-
cnt animals Gun be only to sAvc II ptancc 10
their uwncr. whereas the niciSins Of horses i'll
pruper c;tscs udds to their appearance aud value,
md oftcEt!mcs to tho cusnfur, uf tho Hnin.
The pam uf The operation il but inonlentary.
horse cnhl,lccd in yracc usd value, within Il
period nr two weeks, by one sk.rt operation.
from $iH> tn $sai. Was such an operation cruel?
IS it nol the more Valuable hosc wt'i.h is likely
tn rocc;vs: the t'cst care: We inantaln that de-
formt'cs IN horses rs well rs III ch'!t'rtr may
unl should be corrtctcd, when possible. even ut
tle expense Of Il little tcu,pnf:lry pui,. 1t is
tstaste1nl to us to discover !h.t 4 c''-catlin.s
portion of tue public art: induced to sysnpalhile
process ot "nic1tug,'' through the r.isrcl,-
rescntat'on+ OF = tio';-ear cropping aud tail
Dr F.urcn is doubtless acquainted with II. C.,
u. i,endx, NJ D., Of Copcnhugen, Denmark. lie
will not have the tctncrlty To deny the authcu-
ITCHY uf the following letter:
,s;5. KoSGEvEJ Iii. Gor*snA Y. Denmark,
Atay 81. lsAti.r. mad. f. u F'Ttlttrf: III regard
yuur favur of May H. Give fr'.n official
retords. thc toywns ini',rtI. ion s!'nee:, u: Mr:
Sovctnucr, l$;! III Oroskjobsns bcc,ne cnruticl rs
% M"y i ~ au saIsn a +: sr n a t
the gnu ii Mnre la 9ut he 1.trr htc'".e aht f.
III. could neTer ,:lclicc veterinary In
nHt:yr c,,untry: other .u+e3 That have caused
ls1, SnHth stn.fca and tie Ne-t iH!ie. arc
not known to me. Will. sl,er:n! esteem.
IE. Il. liESpZ. II. D.,
Professor il, the Veterinary $:noo aud Agricultural
ii.h-Schunl ut Cot'tnsl.en.
1t thus npre:trs that Or. ranren could not
prnctiee us II veterinary surgeon in his native
country uN uccuunr of nc,tnpt.tcNcy. \ for
eiXn cline has mot re1auyct this Obstacle to his
us I'LL exponent OF humanity he is dead future.
r. r. TAYLOR.