Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-10
ANIMALS AND CRUELTY.

Mexico Ia known as the land Of bull
lights, tho exhibitions OF the bovine
contests there outclassing even old
spain In their o0afser elements. But y
movement for change has been In.
auguratod, with good promise that In
time the Mexican buli.dght will be
numbered among the hafbariti,s Of the
past. An agitation against the prAc-
tee was instituted recently In several
Of the Mexican states, the chief efforts
In that direction being made In Vera
Cruz In that state the exhibitions
were not No barbsrous as Ia some
others, tut II was generally conceded
that II the anti.bul!-hght movement
could receive legal approval, other
states would follow the example and In
the oourso Of timo the whole republic
would be reached.
News Just received from Vera Cru2
announces tho success OF the movement
there, aud that by the law OF the state
"bull.ngh,ing and cock fighting have
been declared to be misdomeanors, pun
ishable by fne anu imprisonment, with
conAsoatIon Of oil tho animals anu
other properties Intended 10 be used In
such exhibitions" OF course, the nd.
vocates OF the humane movement have
an arduous task before them 10 con.
vert all Mexico 10 their view. But
great victory has been gained In this
one achievement, which effectually
dlaposes OF popular Idea that the bar.
barous practice could never be Rbol.
ished In our sister republic.
In the matter Of cruelty to animals
most OF the civilized nations now have
laws which afford protection, when
properly enforced, to the dumb crea-
ton that il made to suhserye the use Of
man. In many places, however, these
laws are not enforced with proper
vigot--a fact which It Is unnoces.
sary to 10 from home to
establish. The implement OF
birds or the unnecessary tor.
tuto Of animals to meet the require
menis Of fashion has boen permitted;
In Italy, according to reports " invet.
tigaiors sent out by societies for the
prevention Of cruelty to animals, the
horrible practice Of laying kids alive
was INDUCED In, the cause OF II being
abuliei that the quality Of gloves made
from kid.pklns thus taken was i'm.
proved. AS Italy has law against
such cruelty, the practice was carried
on In clandestinv manner. The at.
tention OF the government was, how.
ever, called to the matter, and the
result Ia that the following instructions
have been Issued to magistrates
throughout the country by signor q.
Boschi, the project at Rome;
/, the undersigned, desire to mako pub
lea loiter which / have received from
the president Of tho society for tho proc
tecuun OF animals. ifit DO true thai Ia
TINS community Il Is Tho harbnroua GUS
tom to skin kids or goats alive, II must
nhsulu oily cease. Animals that urn
NJ service To man must b0 used
without the luniuuun OF the allghiest !
unnecessary sun ring. laws nriinst |
cruelty to animals arc founded upon |
the great moral law, aud must be -crupu- !
lousy observed. 10 is enough 10 call the |
attention ui ihr magistrates 10 nh. fict,
a. tho writer ~ suru thar hunceiOrth tho |
OWL viii hu suppressed, and that who. /
over is guilty Of cruelty 10 animal. WILL |
Zoe immediately denounced o. tho utctOr. !
Animals may Doc Killed tor human uso. |
bu they muHt never bO tortured tudoith. |
such un action Is un oilruHb against tho |
nunlust suuumou's u man,
The lyssou herein conveyed regard.
ing The use of animals that ure Of
service 60 mgn fhould be deeply Boa
pressed upon all. Tho trailing in
churches, societies, public schools anu
families should aim A. tee incu cation
" d strong continent against inh.ctirg
suffering upon The brule
creation, either among wild ~ dome.
Much good ma, been nc.
complained iu This direction by putltc
but tho desirable oud 10 not
set attained.
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