New-York tribune., 1896-12-30
IN BEHALF OF SUFFERING HORSES.
TIE HUMANE sociETY'' NEW BUILDING AND
TIE NEED FOE ADDITIONAL AGENTf


TIE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL AGENrr
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: To tho protests already published In your
columns. ALLOW me to add a few words In behalf Of
IN. suffering horses Let us by all means dispens.
with all expenditure not ahsolu'e'y necessary for
the Humane Soceiy's new building. and let the
funds be- uscl 10 increase the number Of humane
agents tha, may secure 10 the animal" more
humane trea,mrn, than now obtains As drive
up and down 'h- avenue and latch glimpse de
hnd the binders % the strained eyes in which IL
written all plainly the life story Of raspns bit
ana merciess check (which give the style that
agonizcs, ask myself again and again n nothing
car D. done 10 save from such plifui suffering
the helpless animals whom We profess TO project
Also judg x from the innumerahle number OF
dockei nor-es one sees-and what an insignia oi
,ncrciless cruelty the part OF 'hc owners they
ar.,-one nigh, fsncy mat ~ premium were offered
for such Instead 81 4 reward Tor the d"i' ion ~
ihi- shameful crime. which l. an off'n' 10 all
who love the horse and watch with pairili iner"-;
the abuse h.apcd upon him
There are certainly enough humane peopi" IN
New-York Judging by the large ~uIn- the society
has received VINO desire to 'hes" cruelties
stopped. whether tho difficulty lies with Al In
sufficient law OF aiih the society 81 is Rbou' tim"
tina; mans best s.rvan; and helper should be- pro
on We lalie-' Gays re-~n' write conc mi ..
the horse tortured for ia~fio'1. think wnat
s.ony you might prevent b. hitr thought Tor
the duinb beasts VINO serv" on 50 We
fgut the wGers 10 not stop theS' cruz t's. Nl"'.
they hav" thel- Way with tnes" helpless victims oi
their pleiSurc--oT ruaA ~" word ~ IN" law main
tain Nhy not ir' moral syAsion II AU tthr:
measures fail? Many cities distribute largely hu-
man. literature Oh the crime .! dOgking ara hiSh
checking There arc pictorial ards ana l'anet-
which forclhy demonstrate" iA" cru".ilf~ ihat many
80 h~Af;e--,y practise. and winch BRING nom" ne
truth 20 forciby ~" offenders t.It fn'y would
prefer 10 for.go their chosen methods than b'com"
H.. rcciri.uis of Sirn In"rit"d 'ci.o'
Before shops. AZ our receptions during in"
church service. u j. pitlful to see The horsci
checked beyond the torture line -'ins tnrl-
head. IN dc-pcraiion Captain =. =. fadmhn. de
scrib!ng tho sufcr.ngs of these victim 81 fashion.
writes. As i; opposite - Church. S""- J of..
on a Sunday noon 40" a long row ~ chrri"c'
drawn up before us 'r"I walls. Fashion. weaIih
ard beauty nre within the church. Tn"r" sit the
coachinen looking down from their hoN"" on tne
laccrated stump- AZ on. end nj th'ir horses whii'
the other end Of them IL ierkcd up in'o tn" air.
Not even while thei; masters are 81 PRAYER can
they he relieved from this torture. crossed over
and Interview ed OF thcs" horses In every
one OF them was paincd expression oi the eye.
and often a fcrv0us twitching Of the upper up
Must these helpless creatures lie doomed 10 snc.'
conditions ~ suffering as needless as u H. crut.
without some de,crmnen effort TO save them
New-York Dec D; lsas III MASTTY