The Washington times., 1895-06-08
HORSES NEED FRIENDS
They Suffer From Cruel Drivers,
Heavy Loads, and the Heat.
HARD PULLS UP LONG HILLS
Humane Society Is Active During the
Summer in Preventing Cruelty to
Dumb Observation-Disclosures Lend a
Helping Hand to Stop Inhuman
Practices of heIgnorant.

Hot weather is a source of discomfort to
man and beast alike, but in these degenerate
times the beast gets the flag end Of care
The suffering, from all sorts of neglect, ex-
perienced by the lower animals in Washing
ton at all times is great, but during the ex-
tneme heat Of summer the Humane Society
agents have their hands full, caring for
overworled and injured horses, and prose-
cutting those in whose breasts pitiless cruelty
is the dominant feeling.
The miseries Of the poor dumb beasts are
manifold. Brutal drivers, in whom all
sense of pity is extinct, load down their
horses in the broiling sun; drive them up
steep hills with unrelenting blows of cruel
whips; strap hard collars on calling sores,
and often turn them into unclean stables,
tired and stiff, without proper food and
with no effort to make them uncomfortable.
Horses come in for the greatest amount
of neglect during the hot months. 1t is
not the fault Of the owners, in many cases,
for in large concerns such as brick and
sand companies, and street car companies
that are 70 far behind the progress OF the
age as TO use horses as motive power, they
cannot look after the horses in person.
DRIVERS ARE INDIFFERENT.
So the foremeu depend on the drivers to
see that they are properly taken care of,
and they, often absolutely Indifferent to
the welfare OF the beasts where their own
personal interests are not concerned, pay
as little attention as possible to their
comfort.
The steep hills of the city are the down
fan and death of many q good horse.
People engaged in hauling brick and sand
often fail to consider that q load that can
r1aH
nary road on a hot day will overtax its
strength before it can reach the top Of
high hill The Seventh street and Four
teenth street hills above Boundary are
particularly abrupt ascents and the agents
of the Humane Society have insisted that
loads that have TO be hauled over them
be lessened or that extra horses be used.
They notified brick and sand companies
and others doing heavy hauling TO that
effect, and the manager Of one company
at once put on extra horses on such oc-
casions and informed the society that
overlooking was a violation OF the rules
Of the company. He also said that if any
OF his drivers were seen by the agents or
members of the society whipping or
driving their horses faster than walk
he would promptly discharge them.
In the summer time an unusually large
number OF people patroniZe the street cars,
and when horses are attached they are
often compelled to pull the weight Of
twenty or thirty people besides the car.
When the circus or any big attraction is
in town the cars are loaded with passen-
gers, and if the weather is warm the poor
horses suffer Lately, however, the COM
panies have been sending relays Of extra
horses along the track to help out, and
have put on additional hill horses.
NOTICES ARE POSTED.
Many firms engaged in hauling viii not
allow their drivers to climb a hill OF any
size when it can be avoided by going
around. and lately in the stables Of some
OF the companies have been posted no
These measures to protect the horses are.
tices forbidding drivers to remain on their
carts or wagons when climbing a hDI.
the result OF the vigorous work of the
Humane Society.
Sores on The shoulders of horses, cansed
by the collar chafing afc liz, cas.-cs eG he
greatest discomfort and are Iiosi sf,ss.n..liv
met with by Tie agents. Hssen iLl 1ul.;ir