The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-13
BEASTS DO NOT GET MERCY.
Instances of Cruelty 70 Animals That
Occur Almost Daily.

occur AImO6L Oally.
There is great deal Of complaint of the
repeated acts Of cruelty to animals in the
city, and under the decision Of the mayor
it would appear that the city authorities
do not propose TO act on the ground that it
is an offense punishable under the
statute, and beyond the jurisdiction Of the
mayor.
An alderman said yesterday that this
means that there viii be no prosecutions.
He expressed the opinion that cruelty to
animals is an offense that the police should
be especially instructed to take cognizonce
OF, arrest offenders, and report the matter
to the mayor for action.
Bad treatment Of domestic animals is be-
coming too common. Horses and mules are
driven TO town and in many instances. the
alderman said, are not watered during the
entire day. Oftentimes they are not even
sheltered from the sun. He said that water
ing trougns should be placed at convenient
places throughout the city to accommodate
the animals, which must suffer severely for
water. Judge Falligant. in his charge to
the grand jury, laid great stress upon the
Importance Of compelling kind treatment to
the domestic animals, which are mans best
friends.
Another form of cruelty Is to drive
manned and crippled animals many of
winch have been discarded bv the street
railway companies Animals are also
driven when their skin is abraided by rouph
or lll-htting harness, which is not permitted
where there is public sentiment against
the improper usage of domestic animals.
In many cities Of the north, where socie-
ties for the prevention of cruelty to animals
flourish, the laws are rigidly enforced com
Polling man to be merciful to his beast.
Ambulances are provided, in which a sick
iof alr g. 4.
for veterinary treatment Many of the
colored men beat and ill-treat their horses
IN a compulsive effort to get work out of
them that their crippled condition incapaci-
tates them from performing. 1t was only
recently that colored man was bound over.
to the courtfor beating an animal which was
SO badly stringha1ted and lame that it could
move the loaded cart to which it was har-
messed only by jumps, to which it was
driven by cruel blows of the driver. who is
alleged to have had sick mule sink down
IN the road and die under beating from its
ignorant taSl5master.
Complaints are also made that COWS
ready for milking, are chunked and driven
rapidly from pasture, not only infict:ng
great pain upon the animals, but by over
heating unfavorably affecting the milk
especially for food.
1t would appear that the statutes do not
include domestic fowls under the provisions
of the code providing for cruelty to
animals. Colored street peddlers tie the
legs Of chickens so tight as to stop
the circulation, and it is an everyday sight
to see group of half-grown colored bows
crap-shooting under shade trees while their
chickens are painting in the sun for hours
without food or water. 1t has been sug-
gested that all these acts of cruelty should
not be permitted in the city, and if the or
dinances do not provide for Furnishing
offenders, such ordinances should be en-
acted without delay and even the statutory
laws amended SO that poultry and all do
nestle fowls may be placed in the category
making cruelty 10 them an offense punish
able as in the case of animals cruelty
treated.