The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-20
LOST DrGS.
What Might Happen TO n Pet 9~para1e0
from Its Muster In the Street.

from Its Muster In the Street.
Dogs are lost in various ways, usually by the
carelessness OF the owner or attendant. Under
the present law d"gS are not required to DO on
leaders or chains. except in the public parks,
II the dog is not under good discipline or control
IT. may run ahead of or fall tack from its owner.
who may perhaps turn down some street, or In
n crowded street persons may intervene boz
tween owner aud dog.
Lost dog, behave as differently as lost chill.
dren do. Some become almost wild with fright
at the loss OF Their master, and sou'e arc indif-
ferent to their situation and run OF 10 play
There ARE many kindly disposed persons who,
seeing a pet, or valuable dog wandering about
1t 10 its owner. The law Of this state requires
that every dog owned IN Il city of more than
tho Amrrtcan society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 90 Animals is ON powered to issue these
licenses and 70 collect t!e fees for them. The
licensed dog has upon its collar n metal tag
bearing IFS license numner.,
Man. of inc men who help lost dogs may
themselves not be owners Of dog, nor ierhars
simply by kindly impulses. The dogs thus cared
FOR. however. are almost Invariably licensed
dogs; most OF the better dog are licensed. and
the uniicri!,eh dog is li%sly 70 lie t"ken for
to Animals, which ares tor lost dogs tina, are
delivered 10 II or brought 10 IT. nltrntlun. rarely
receives a. Unlicensed dog H. this manner.
The ciIi,en VINO undertakes 10 care tor n lost
dog look 'lrst up"n its collar for The name or
address Of The owner, or the dog, iicense rag.
II he hnaS n license Tag there he may take the
dog to TIE headquarters of the soc ctv for the
Prevention OF Cruelty 10 ANIMALS. at 10 East
Twenty-sccond street, or to the Shelter for AMI
mails: established by the society NJ lO2l street
and East RlNrr, or to'a police station; but lie Ia
most likely 10 lake the dog "a lis own place and
notify the society o. the finding nf II by letter
or telephone. The society Eeop. IA very cnm-
piete record and description Of the licensed
dogs, hesilcs the name. and address of thsiY
owner, aud when on Is received that
a licensed dog has been fuunu-and the society
receives many such notices the name and adj
dress OF Me Under are promptly communicated
To the owner. In this manner IA large number
or lost dogs are restored 10 their owners. Dogs
are stolen or found ny dishonest persons. who
h0ld them until u reward Is RdverIIsed. such
persons also seek the owners address al line
ofiire OF the society; hut while the owner is al.
ways communicated with, the name and nd.
dress OF tne owner are never given TO he finder,
II for any reason a dog taken up and reported
to he society should not be claimed the society
takes the dog to its shelter. at l0?d streal
ana East River. In the course of n year there
are seized by employee OF the society thousands
or unlicensed dogs, which are taken to the
shelter and II rot redeemed in torty eight hours
are humaucly destroyed. The employees OF the
slclety also iinA more or less lost licensed dogs.
hnd they somutiiucs tind dogs that are really
licensed hut TINT AVE in some way lost theiP
collars. All th" g also are taken to the shelter,
and person. who have lost dogs should imme.
diately apply there.