Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-05-16
Cruelty to Animals.

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fetal to many persons not a
thousand miles from Oxford.
Read and profit by 1t and show
more humanity to your poor
dumb beasts
-~Hamane, al esteemed Ocean
Springs correspondent of the
PicayIRe. writes as follows
PLEASE tell me if Mississippi
has a law to protect its animals.
II so. | would like to- see some
of its good work in this town
where it - so much needed IL
II a crying shame the number
Of poor, miserable horses one Is
compelled To see and know the
treatment they receive I have
seen enough IN the last half
hour to convince me this state
needs Il ;. T. Z. y Please an
swer through the columns of
the Pieayune--
rs this II nore than a local
question the Law on the subject
Il given in full as follows:
I0I4- Cruelty to Animals
Living Creatures not TO be
Cruelty Treated-If any person
shall override, 0verdrive, over
load tOrtue- torment Unjustlfia-
bly, inIure, deprive of necessary
sgistenanee, food or drink. or
needlessly mutilate. or cause
to be 0verridden, Overdrivel-
overloaded, tortured, unjustifa-
bly, injured tormented or de-
prIved of necessary sustenanes,
food or drink or to be cruelty
beaten or Reedlessly mutilated
or killed any living creature,
every such offender shall for
every 0sfense, be guilty of a
uIsdemeanOr.
l0II Failure to Furnish Nee
essary SIstenanee. of Abandon
Ilg-If any person be the own
er or have the custody OF any
living creature, and unjustItiably
neglect or refuse to furnish II
necessary sustenance, food OF
drink be shall be guilty of a
mEsdemeanor- And any sheriff
constable, policeman or agent
Of society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals. may kill
or cause TO be killed an animal
found neglected or abandoned
II IN the opinion of three
respectable citizens il be injured
or diseased past recovery, or By
age has become useless
1915 Fighting AnimalS-Any
person who shall keep or use. Oh
II any way be connected with
or Interested IN the management
Of or shall receive money fol
the admission Of any person Il
any place kept or used for the
purpose Of fighting any bear
dog. cock. or ether creature. o.
of tormentlng or t0rtarIng tbs
SINE. and every person whs
shall encourage. and er asslSI
therein or who shall permit o.
safer any place 70 be so KEEP
or used shall be guilty Of l
EsIsdemsanor= and IL shall b.
The duty OF any policeman d
ether officer Of the Law. county
81 municipal, To enter into an,
steh place sept for such pgr
pose and to arrest each and ev
cry person concerned OF par
tHcipatIng therein
1917 C~0nining Without Foes
or Water-If any person shaI
eonhne or cause To be confined
In any stable, lot other place
any living creature, vithoU
supplying the same during sueI
confinement with a sutiieien
quantity of good and wholesom,
food and water, he shall b.
guilty Of a misdemeanor.
lois Carrying in a Crue
Manner-H any person shall
carry, or cause to be carried il
or upon any vehicle, or Othe
conveyance, any creature. in
cruel and Inhuman manner, h.
shall be guilty of a misdemean
or.
10a0 Parliamentary per
son who shall violate any of ths
last six sections, on the subjee
OF cruelty TO animals. shall. OF
conviction be fined not less
than $40 nor more than sl00
or imprisoned in the county jai
not less than ten days. nor NOR,
than 100 days, or both
1921 Target Shooting Al
Ptdgeons-Every person whe
shall keep or use any pidgeor
for the pursose of target, OF
as a test of skill N marksman-
ship, and every person who
shall rent any building, she'd.
room, field yard, or premises,
or shall knowingly suffer or
permit the use of any building,
she'd. room. heId, yard, or premi-
ses> for the purpose of so shoot.
ing any pidgeon- shall be fined
not exceeding $50 or be impris-
Oned IN the county jail not ex-
eeedIng ten days, or he shall
be both fined and imprisoned :
but this does not apply to the
shooting Of any wild game in
its Wild state.
I0ea Malicious or Nisehiev-
Gus Injury TO Certain Animals
Any person who shall malicious
ly, either out OF spirit Of re-
venge or wantOn cruelty, or
who shall mischievously XIII.
maIm- or wound or Injgre any
horse. mare, gelding, mule,
sheep, cattle. hog, dog, poultry,
or other live stock or cause
any person to do the same,
shall be fined not more than
$500 Or be impriSouad not az