The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-11-21
Cruelty to Animals. .

The history Of cruelty to animals begins
with tie history Of man. England organized
a society for the prevention OF this barbarism
sixty years ago. Forty years later, solitary
voice in the Western Hemisphere made public
protest against cruelty to animals. To- day,
thirty eight of the United States and Terrific
ries have special laws on the subject. Nearly
the same number have organized and vigorous
associations. Canada and Nova Scotia have
eight societies for the prevention OF this cruelty.
Havana, Buenos Ayres, Naples, Lisbon and
other cities, have similar organizations.
Several newspapers and magazines are de-
voted to the protection of Our AHiBiai Friends,
which is the name of the New York periodical.
Boston speaks for Our Dumb animals; Chicago
publishes the Humane Journal; Halifax euti-
Ties her periodical the S. p. c, 4. .Sociay;
Cincinnati makes Humane AppsGl; San Fran
cisco is the ABimaPs FijsHd; aud best Of all,
London comprehensively overlocks the AHi-
nal World.
The leading Societies have numerous auxil-
larry branches, many Of which are Offered by
women. One Of these officers is the Princess
Louise. She holds the office Of "patroness,"
in the Ladies Royal Auxiliary Society of Nova
Scotia.
The New York Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals, has prosecuted persons
for beating horses with hammers, clubs and
the butt end Of the whip for working them
when disabled; for driving them until they
fall dead; for undue exposure 10 storms For
using distillery swill and kitchen garbage as
the food of COWS; for keeping them in filthy
stables; for starving, woundiBg, and mali
ciously killing animals; for overlooking and
overriding; for sailing the street; for throwing
nails upon the highway; for working horses
when lame, when barness-chafed, when sick
with CHAMBERS and farcy, or when old and worn
oct; for using bir-burrs and other tortures; for
cruel acts when authorized to catch unaiuzzled
dogs in midsummer; for pluckiug live poultry;
for coek-hgbting and dOg-fghting as a sport,
and other similar offences.
The New York Society, from its organiza-
ton in ls66 up to January 1888 las prosecu-
ted nearly 10000 persons for cruelty. Il
iuteTfered in about 5000 other cases, pre-
venting what it believed would be abuse. and
1t killed over 1900 animals from motives Of
ueTcy.
The originator Of American societies, Mr..
Henry Bergh, when in Russia, as Secretary Of
Legation was deeply Impressed By the harsh
treatment Of animals in lbepublic streets In
mediately on coming home, lie began his hu-
name work. 1t now seems neither new nor
strange. 1t was at first greatly ridiculed. It
was almost impossible 10 employ reliable men
TO attend to it. 1t was difficult to get hear
ing IN the coETts Of justice But deep deter
miuaiiou, and an almost divine patience have
brought tie movement to its present status
There has been some lesse1ing Of animal woe
Some notice is now taken Of the suffering that
cannot speak for itself In and near the cities,
Vhen an authorized person sees an outrage,
The beast is relieved and the tyrant punished
But officers are not omnipresent
Vivisectioii is not thoughtless cruelty or
the momsniary impotence Of beast-beater;
but an educ'ried cruelty, apologized for, aud
coptended for BY intellectual men. The mag
aziEes all call attention to the victims of vivi-
section. Their sufferings and piiiful helpless
ness present picture as narrowing and heart
breaking as can be found on our planet. Few
persons know their number, and only the most
learned and discriminating psychologists know
how utterly useless Is al! their agony.-Ee-
ehaNys