The morning call., 1892-05-26
THE ANIMALS HOME.
Saving Rat Terriers to Catch G"Phers'
The Poundkoepsr Talks.

Saving Rat Terriers to Catch Gophers.
The POundkoePer Talks.
Yesterday a representative Of THE CALL
! found his way into the red building on the
| TOD Of the hill on Sixteenth street, between
Harrison and Bryant, known as the AMI
mails Home, which is the new name given
TO the public Pound. in which the eStrays Of
the city are placed and kept until disposed
Of according to law. The place is as a a.
ace alongside Of howell when compared
with the old ramShackle institution that was
under the management Of one Of Buckley's
cts. Everything is arranged with view
10 the comfort OF the animals that are
taken there. and the evidence is tina. they
are well and humanely cared for.
When the representative was shown 10
the pens In which the stray dogs are kept
he expressed establishment at the collection
Of terrier dogs that were impounded and
asked IL that was not ar UNUSUAL nunOef
of one breed Of dogs TO be picked up at one
time.
The keeper replied that lie was saving
them for gentleman in one Of the interior
counties, who is anxious TO secure large
/ number of rat terriers for the purpose 0l
placing them on his ranch, with a view TO
see If they will not make war upon the
gOpheTs and eXtermlnate them lie SAID
that he could not say what the result OF the
venture will be, hut that all terriers not
claimed within - hours will be cOutScated,
and instead Of being placed in the death.
chamber, will be granted u lease or lie and
sent on the ranch.
John Partridge, who Is the Poundkeeper,
in speaking of the management OF tile
home said: In view Of q number OF state
mentS that have found their way into print
lately concerning the management or the
public Pound, which l assert are not war
ranted, l think it but fair that l should
make some reply. At the outset l do not
wish to be understood as Claiming that the
animals home is perfect, but do claim
that Ii compares iaYOr2Oiy with any similar
Institution in the United States. or, In fact,
anywhere else, that Is IL the statements OF
visitors who have seen other places, and
many Of them, can be taken as a verdict
in its favor. Their statements cover ar
engagements, cleanliness and the hui
name treatment Of the duimalS that
are kept within the walls OF the institution.
Outside OF a publication in which Super
visor TaheT is credited with having charged
that the HOuHdkeeper does not treat with
ordinary CiYilty those who have business
with him, l have yet 10 hear a complaint
that any iady or gentleman has been treated
IN an ungentiemauly manner by any enc
come ted with the home. | VIII say that
up to last Friday, when the Supervisors
Committee Oh Health aud Police met, l
never had any occasion 20 treat Mr.. IabeT
ciyi.ly or otherwise, and If any uncalled-for
remarks were used al that meeting they GER
tanly fell from the lips of Nj later.
Supervisor TabeI was prominent mover
in having the pound limits extended so as
to include Holly Park, and in my opinion
he was right in doing SO; butt do not think
it Just Iaat he should now attack the
PoundkeeDer for carrying out the Or
der be was so prominent in having
framed, You know this has refer
ence to the matter Of impending some
cows that are owned by a Mr.. Mianehan,
and which the Holly Park improvement
Club had complained OF. Tie club had a
right 10 demand that Mr.. Minnehan'5 cows
should be imp0unded. for the people have
rights which even the owners Of horses and
cows should respect
Il wish To say, further, that the pull OF
which We hear 50 much does not extend TO
the Pound for all are treated alike. aud,
sui further, that profanity on the part OF
any employe, or show of il-temDer, is not
tolerated. 1 should ike the Grand Jury TO
visit the home at a7y time, when expected
or unexpected, and l shall be most happy
TO explain the causes that have led TO ad-
verse criticism and made the position OF
POuudkeepeT anything bat happy one. l
should ike TO say something about Mr.. J.
B. Fleming, the superintendent OF the
home. and t.at is that he is one Of tie
most courteous men in San Francisco"