New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-03
ENROLLING DOGS AND CATS.
THE BERGH SOCIETY HARD AT WORK.
PREPARATIONS TO ISSUE 10000 LICENsEs-THE
LIVES OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS BRIGHT
ENED AND THEIR TROUBLES
SWEPT AWAY.
Let Tammany do what IT may.

Let Tammany do what IL may.
The will new the dog will have its day
Thus saith the American Society for the Pre-
venton of Cruelty to Animals. and Tammany has
been shorn OF another source of patronage Tn
der the old dog law Tammany veritabie
Sir Oracle. pompously saying at all times: when
with a big, big u ope my mouth. let dog
bark" Now under the new dog and cat law, 1t
sings small" and the A. s. p. c. A. says:
Dogs shall delight to bark not bite.
And cats shall new by day and night
Under the old law every cross-eyed and broken
nosed Fourth Ward Tammany "heeler" we.l-nlgh
worried the life out OF Paddy Diver for zap
pintmnts' as a dog-catcher. Now the socety's
agents do all the catching In full uniform. and
"Otheo's occupations gone" Could the socety's
founder. the phanthropic Henry Bergh, the
heaven on earth prepared for dogs and cats
In this city he doubtless would feel that. while
other peoples dreams said to go by contrares.
his may yet be fulfilled with a considerable adj
dendum.
Under the old law the Mayors Marshal issued
licenses for dogs at 81 each and every dog had 10
tin-cut tag and go in leading strings
a muzze. Now for 80 the little dog may
roam at his sweet will without leash or muz-
zle If he only Eat all times collar about
his neck with metal tag attached thereto bear
ing the number Of his license stamped thereon
which is provided by the society without extra
and seeks to evade the license fee he is likely to be
"sezed. and II not redeemed within forty-eght
hours to be destroyed otherwise disposed Of"
Under the law. the cat. which hitherto has
been regarded n sort Of social parlah and ostra-
cized at the bOOtacks point. has become canonzed.
II We're and is recognized one entitled
10 the same constitutional rights as her canine
enemy. and even greater privileges. For Thomas
cat and tabhy cat alike may reve In front area or
back yard balcony or fence. without fear or re-
prOach according to law. and without a license
II ne she only wears a collar or ribbon about his
her neck inscribed with the owners name and
place OF residence: but otherwise he she may be
"seize1 and disposed of in like manner prescribed
for dogs"
Superintendent Charles II. ITankinson. the veteran
and efficient executive officer of the society, has
been of the busiest men in the city since May
l. the date fixed for licenses to he annually pro-
cured The company's Offices No. 10 East Twenty
second-st have been crowded daily from rosy morn
til dewy owe" by owners of dogs and cats invoking
the strong arm Of the law to protect their pets.
In to Yesterday afternoon over 500 licenses had
been issued. and Mr.. Hanklnson expects that the
number will reach from 5000 to 1900 This by no
means represents all the dogs and cats In the city.
the number of which It is impossible accurately to
determine II is estimated that there are at least
1000 dogs within the city limits. Mr.. Hankinson
species which according TO his estimate. would
number must be multiplied by nine. which would
give the alarming aggregate OF 3GOWp-an over
wheming cataclysm; from which II might perhaps,
bc rreverental for the patient and long sleep
less public to say, Good Lord deliver us.