The record-union., 1894-01-08
FRIENDS OF TIE DUMB BEASTS.
Aims and Accomplishments of the
Humane Society.
It's Third Annual Meeting on Wednes-
day-Ladies of the County
Asked to Assist.

The following notice was issued on
Saturday by the Humane Society. and
mailed to all its members and to those
who were once mem bers, but who al
lowed their mem bership to lapse:
If you are member of the Sacramento
County Humane Society. or ii you are
not a member, this is equally addressed
you. At the Courthouse Wednesday,
January 10th, at 7:30 p. NJ, the society
holds its third annual meeting, when re-
ports of its work will be made, brief at
dresses given and plans considered for
the future. The annual election by the
stockholders will be then held for di
rectors.
We now need your help, the encourage
ment ofyour presence, and the counsel of
your experience. We ask you to come,
to bring your neighbors, and especially
to urge the women of Sacramento to at
tend. Respectfully yours,
K. Z. IRVINE, President.
w. d. LAwToN, Secretary.
Rev. j. II. Reider, Rev. a. c. Herrick,
A. G. Hinkson, r. c. Irvine, w. D. Law
ton and others will make short addresses.
The society wants five hundred mem-
bers, and it ought to have them. Its
work here has been thoroughly good and
effective. 1t has procared the passage of
ordinances, both for city and county, reg
ulating the handling and transportation
of food animals; it has about crushed out
rat batting and dog fighting rings, which
were once openly maintained; it has com
missioned about thirty badge officers,
who have power equal to that OF the pO-
lice in all matters relating to cruelty; ii
II ,a1 fHna 1Itpt Af nd
officials; it has settled about $50 COM
plants OF cruelty without taking the
cases into court; it has prosecuted III
court half dozen cases to the intliction
of punishment.
1t has very largely cultivated to a bet
ter standard public sentiment regard
ing cruelty to animals and the effect
thereof upon the minds of youths and
adults alike; it originated the good road
movement, and conducted to complete
success the late State Good Roads Con-
vention and the erection of permanent
State Good Road Executive and Educa-
tional Committees.
1t has unobtrusively and quietly cared
for a number of disabled domestic ami
mails cruelty abandoned by their owners,
and has put to death a number of dis
abled, diseased and abandoned animals,
to which death was mercitul. 1t has put
in such fear cruel drivers, that cases of
overdriving and the abuse OF horses by
reckless renters of teams has nearly
ceased.
1t has about brought to an end the cruel
habit of tying calves and sheep for trans
portation to market, and the crowding of
poultry in ill-sized coops and their cruel
binding, interlocking of wings and cruel
carriage in lots.
1t has enlisted the aid and has the SYM
pathy OF nearly all the livery men, butch
ers, veterinary surgeons and market men
in the city; it has compelled people who
starved their animals to feed them de-
Gently well. 1t has kept watchful eye
upon cattle transported in cars and driven
in droves, to see that they have food and
water in plenty, and has done other phil
anthropic work, and generally won the
esteem and commentator of the whole
people.
But such work has to be kept up, and it
requires membership, badges, officers,
and some money. The annual meeting
is open to all, and the directors, who are
r. C. Irvine, J. w. Wilson, w. d. Law
ton, J. A. Woodson, G. A. Grafmiller. w.
ID. Comstock, J. n. Payne and George II.
Smith, solicit the people to attend and
manifest their sympathy by their pres
ence.
The society is very anxious to have the
women of the city and county unite and
take an active part. There are now six
lady members. all prominent women,
and they unite in the request to their sis
ters to come out and join hands with
them. One of the schemes for the new
year is to distribute 5000 copies of a novel
published by the American Humane So
eiety, and a large amount of other litera-
ture of the cause; to procure still better
administration of the public pound, and
an ambulance for carriage Of wounded
horses and animals, and closer inspection
of food animals, that diseased meat food
may not be offered for sale, or diseased
COWS used for milk supply, or diseased
horses be permitted in use.
1t is also proposed to make war. by
moral suasion, upon the custom of dock
ing horses, and to oppose with the law the
bleeding of calves, the leaving of horses
many hours upon the streets hitched and
uncared for; the driving OF CALLED and
disabled horses, and the plucking of live
fowls; to labor for the establishment of
drinking fountains, and generally to en-
courage people to appreciate the virtues
of animals, and to make men, women and
children better by the practice of humane
methods in the care and treatment of ami
mails.