New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-29
CHLOROFORM THE CATS.
PAINLESS DEATH THAT SAVES THE ANIMAL
FROM CRUELTY.

FROM CRUELTY.
TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir The timely paragraph on your editorial page OF
June 90 coNdemning those who on leaving town for
the summer turn their cats into the street to be
chased and stoned to s+arve and go mad with suffering
leads me TO renew a suggestion Indirectly offered In
The Tribune for December "a. 1885, viz that the cats
ibat cannot be taken with the family or otherwise
nrovded for be mercully killed in the following way
Put the animal into a wecovered box or pail or
under an inverted box then introduce bit OF CLOTH
cotton or sponge saturated with about two table
spoonfuls of choroform; the liquid should not De
poured in through hole lest 1t get into the cats eyes
and cause great pain secure the box with weight
or otherwise commonly the cat will be asleep within
ten minutes and beyond resuscitauon In ten more
The owner then seek summer recTcaton guh'iess
of adding to that Of indescribable iehhe misery
beside which the pain inflicted in all the VViSecuoS
aver done in this country sinks into insignifcance
In this connection permit a word, ha1 PERSONAL nan
Official Among the press commentaries upon an
article proposing the dscOntlnuance Of
rowinp baseball and football contests for three years.
eeveroI imply that the athletic students were so ell
RACED as to set on fire DR.. Widers ca'-ho'p :"
ASYLUM for diseased cats Let me dispose Oh 'he
Two imputations here involved in the ofder Oh 'he
real importance Little as their self imposed mission
c0mmends Itself to me. have TOO much respect lor
their manlness and sense of responsibility to beneVe
that anv members of the crews team: Of TINS UNI
versty would condcscend to avenge themselves upon
a professor who disaTecs with them 10y "ah'o"lS
DESTROYING property and burning helpless ahiihais
alive: as for the suggestion that the deco was uo"e
Inv satelltesn of tie teams. it must be ulueIs'oou
that the fire took place between and O'CLOCK III o
morning: now that sort of person may be a'hlcu0
10 high degree in the way of allowing otner iono"s
IN NAV hall or row for his entertainment anu may
sit nm late over bettag books, or drinking OF csns
a. the case NAV be- over victory defeat, but 10 oe
win suspect him of leaving his bed before daybreah
for any purpose. good or BAD
Having tried to do Justice TO Others. let me no"
claim IL for myself Whatever may be the plans oi inc
veterinary department, the anatomical department Vi
mi university Will never be burdened with "hoSpita
for cats In our laboratories we use ABOUT ooo
a wear While awaiting their turn al ule dhaesNeuII
boy they were accommodated III Dullul1t enC H.
fact that the accuracy Of the following my
only venture in verse-has never Deeh q'esuo"eu'
Snugly housed and fully Ieu
Happy living. and useful deau' 1000.
Rut excepting that. for various reasons; VIC W. ~
Glad 10 dispose Of the old. the ugly the SICK anu e
hnmeless The cat.hOuSe was in no sense hospllaI
THAT II should be so spoken Of Is. ndeed tne Iois
of fates: for / have not only taken every Yyilla,S
onnortunitv of accomplishing euthanasa i0r allnE du
varant animals but have also veDtuTed 10 eXposdte
with those right-hearted but Wloug nedueu 49,
the CITY of New-York who are expendng much enersI
and money in attempting to pDvid, stray caiS an"
dogs with homes. They Will merit more erdII i's
from both animals and men if they CONNIE uiensen,c
10 painlessly putting the innocent Vlctn, u hdlu
fecI!ndy and human Indifference beyond inc poSsiolo
f0''" u "'l7 BURT Il. WILDER.
Cornell ITniversy June %, 1901.