The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-22


surgeons and police. as they have at all
times. aided us In our work. l take
pleasure in commanding our agent, Mr..
Emmett c. Taylor. who has discharged
his duty faithfully; also the officers OF
the society and the Executive Board for
the faithfulncss and ability with which
they have performed their respective du-
ties. To the press, we extend our warm
est thanks for the many favors rendered
and the excellent support that they nave
given us.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Number of cases nvestigated......... iS'
Whole number OF animals involved
tabouD .....-...................- .i'-vo
AdmOnitions Civen.................... .I<'
Horses unhitchcd and sent to stable. 81
Dogs destroyed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a
Horses destroyed. ....................... II
Cats destroyed. .......................... -
Complaints made 10 owners..........'. -
Horses with CALLED shoulders and sore
backs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. u
Horses lame..................... z,
Horses overloaded .....................-s. "l
No cause for plaint................. %
Hoses cared for by agent, ............. -
Cows destroyed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Nails pulled from horses ieet........ q
Cruelty to hogs...................... !
Cruelty 10 horses (beating, over-driv-
ing, starving. etc..................... -
Drunken men taken from Vehicles.... .
Cruelty to cows Zone had tongue cut
on .......................... ..,....... :
CONVICTIONS FOR CRUELTY.
Fine.
l. Dragging steer on side. and
other cruelty. ......................'- 80 W
2 Horse with very sore back, sad
fIc ~ Wit on same IJU
g. Driving to exhaustion and mai
treating horse. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lOVO
Also 5000 for carrying concealed
weapons and sent 10 grand jury for
resisting police.
4. Horse starved, fed principally on
pctat peclings. ...................... bVO
And thirty days in jail.
5. Working mule with two large
gals. and hind leg hot and swollen 800
6. Cruelty whipping horse. ............ ZoO
z. Driving horse to exhaustion,
horse requiring attention Of veten-
nary SUI geon seven hours........... 1000
5. Overlooking and cruelty whip
ping horse. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. DIV
?. Horse over-driven. man drunk. 10
TO- Overdriving pair livery horses
&c shameful extent. lO.OO
H. Cruelty running and whipping
~ Working two very sore-back
mules OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. -o'vO
IS. Working sore-back mule. .o-...... 5.OO
IA. Cruelty kicking mules eye OUT. 1000
And thirty days in jail.
Is. Working horse with sore-back... 90
10. Driving hone to exhaustion...... 90
II. Cruelty working sore-back mule
and i'm no condition TO work, fined
In County Court. ..................... @V.uV
Tho SEecretary in his report gives
brief description of each OF the cases
which were prosecuted and convicted,
ana some Of them were Of the most
pitiful nature. In one instance two COWS
and two calves were found on farm
Just below Richmond in half-starved
condition. Upon further investigation IL
was learned that the cattle belonged 10
poor family consisting of father, mother,
and twelve-year old daughter The fath-
or was a drunken. worthless fellow who
did not take cares OF his wife ana child
much less the stock and they were in
little better condition than the COWS and
calves. Traces Of blood were found for
q mile from the house where the little
girl. in q bare-footed condition was sent
TO a neighboring field 20 gather corn
stalks. being the only feed that the COWS
received. The society used its influence
In behalf Of the family and animals,
and Mr. Bickerstaff, member OF the
society took the animals and cared Tor
them during the winter. Assistance was
also given TO the family.
In another case an incident occurred
where a man whose COW had been bad
lv injured by an electric car objected TO
the animal being killed, though she was
in "a terrible condition. and the officers
had to use force before they could re-
lieve the COW from her sufferinss. The
man insisted upon keeping the COW IN
the condition she was so that the officials
of the railway company could see what
cause he had for claim OF damage.
An account is also given Of coun-
trvm;n who had steer hitched to the
back of a wagon The animal fell down
from exhaustion and the brutal owner
prodded il with a stick until The blood
eushed from its wounds and then drag
ged il several hundred yards by a rope
which was fastened to its horns. In al
dition to this the animal was found 10
have several bad sores upon its body.
The owner was arrested, and IN the 20
lice Court next day was lined so. lie
sold the steer to butcher and the meat
WAS placed upon the market when the
ofic>-s OF the society learned this, Dr.
Opps- eellneIB pltnlu'it ~ ''it DN"tN "a
H. tA, was notified. and he ordered the
meat sasen off OF sale.
One of the hardest fights the society
had IN the Courts was the case against
the negro Quarles for burning hampers.
Quarles based his defence upon the fact
that il was a very old practice 10 burn
horse with hampers. Veterinarians were
consulted, and The officers OF the society
learned that in nearly every instance tho
supposed hampers In horses was merely
a case Of loss OF appetite or teething, ana
all the animal needed was a stimulant
and chanye Of diet. The various vetcri-
nary surgeons testified in court that the
practice OF burning hampers was unne-
cessary and cruel and the society won
its case.
The Secretary's report also shows that
during the year the society distributed
quite a large amount Of printed matter,
amongst which were four hundred copies
of BLACK Beauty and three hundred
copies OF "our Animal Friends The
renort also shows that the new gas-boX
for destroying small animals had been
put to a very severe test, and was found
TO be everything that the society mad
hoped of H. The city turned over TO the
society seventeen dogs that the dog
catchers had caught and all OF them were
put into the box at one time. The gas
was turned on, and the entire number
destroyed in one minute. without a ssruS-
gle or the slightest noise
THE OFFICERS.
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