The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-24
Keeping Animals Having sn Infectious
Disease.

Disease.
The keeping of animals having an infec-
tiOus disease is not In itself an act OF cul-
pable negligence. The owner will not he
liable for the communication of the dis
ease TO other animals, without proof Of
some fault on his part other than the mere
keeping of such animals on his premises;
nor does the fact that his neighbor keeps,
to his knowledge, healthy animals upon
the adjoining lot alter the case. Aud even
the keeping of diseased animals on unen.
closed ground, to which other animals are
in the habit OF coming and where 1t IL no
trespass for them to come, Is not an act OF
negligence, II the owner of healthy anil
mails is duly warned of the danger.
For example, where the owner OF sheep
affected with the scab sent word to his
neighbOr that he intended to turn them
into his fed adjoining that OF such neigh
hOr, where the latter had lock OF sheep
unaffected by the disease, and the neigh
Dor protested against 1t, and for the time
being the owner Of the diseased sheep
gave up his design, but afterward turned
them into his field without any further
notice and, the fences being bad, some of
the unaffected flock escaped through the
partition fence, caught the disease and
carried it back to the unaffected flock, 1t
was held that the neighbor had no cause
of action against the owner of the diseased
sheep, since he had right to use bis own
land for pasturage, regardless of conse-
quences, and was not liable so long as he
kept his sheep on his own land.
But while one has right to use his own
premises as u hospital tor diseased anil
mails, he has no right to allow those af-
tlicted with a contagious disease to tres
pass upon the land of another, or to 60 at
large On the highways or even to water
them at public tank used fer watering
animals.
And if the owner of glandered horses
takes them upon the farm Of another per
son having sound horses, which become
infected with the disease and die of 1t, he
will be held liable. So, when diseased
sheep are permitted by their owner to
trespass upon the land of another person,
whose sheep become sick and die in cOnse.
quence, he is liable.
In nearly all the States there are statu-
tory provisions for the proction of animals
from disease, and in soAe the right to kill
any animal So diseased as to become u
source of danger to other animals exists.
A law WAS passed at the last session OF
the Legislature of Illinois on the subject of
dangerous and infectious diseases among
animals. The first section of which pro
vides for the appointment Of three prac
teal stock breeders, constituting board
of live stock commissioners. The law
further provides as follows;
1T shall be the duty of said board of
commissioners to cause TO be investigated
any and all cases, or alleged cases coming
to their knowledge, of contagious or infec-
| tious diseases among domestic animals,
| and to use all proper means to prevent the
spread of such disease, and to provide for
the extirpation thereof; and In the event
Of reasonable ground for belief that any
such contagious or infectious disease has
broken out In this State, 1t shall be the
duty of persons owning or having IN charge
animals infected with disease, or any other
person having knowledge or reason to sus
pect the existence of such disease to i'm.
medialely notify said board Of commits
sioners, or some member thereof, by COM
m unicati1n to said board, of the existence
of such disease, anu thereupon 1t shall be
the duty of said board to Immediately to
cause proper examination thereof TO he
SbI III s1lu ulScdSt Sudii uO icubt w
be a dangerously ntagious or infectious
malady, said board shall order said dis
eased animals and such as have been ey-
posed TO contagion TO be strictly quaran-
tined In charge of such person rs the
board or any authorized member thereof,
shall designate. and they shall have power
to order any premises or farms where the
disease exists, or has recently existed, as
well as exposed premises OF farms TO be
put in quarantine, 81 that no domestic anil
NAL which has been or is 30 diseased, or
has been exposed to such contagious or
infectious disease, to be removed from or
brought to the premises or places so quar-
antined; and said board shall prescribe
such regulations as they may deem neces
sary to prevent such disease from being
communicated in any way from the prem
ises quarsntined. The said board shall
have power to order the slaughter of dis
eased animals, and In case of contagious or
infectious diseases, they shall have power
to order the appraisement and slaughter of
all such animals as have been exposed to
such contagion. "-Legdl Adpiser.
For skin diseases, liver com plant, ETC., use
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