Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-09
WORK OF THE s. II. c. A.
Monthly Meeting Last Nfsht-Man!
C..es Investigated i'm October.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals was held last night at the So
ciety's Office. The following members
were present: DR.. J. Il. Wood (preSidenp,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ben. Palmer, John
Chamblin. and Miss Bertha j. Hicks. The
following new members were elected: Mr.
w. Il. Warmer, Charles .. SaYille, ana
Carl II. Noting. The report Of Agent
Pussy for the month OF october was read
as follows:
Number of cases investigated ...........7S
Lame horses and mules ................... b
Horses and mues with sore backs and
shoulders ......... 1870. '.''.'...,:. I
Horses and mules on the street unht
for work, unhitdhed, and sent TO the
General bad treatment reported 10 own
ers or teams ..-...... .'....''. '':'''''.'
Half-starved, poor, old. weak horses
and mules stopped from working on
Overloaded teams relieved ...............
Horses and mules suffering for want of
shoes and stopped until Shod .......... b
Cruelty beating and whipping horses
Harness adjusted by agent so as not
to hurt sore places on horses and
mules ............ s...'s...''..' s'''','''' y
Horses reported by agent as starving,
Dog found starved nearly to death...... !
Cruelty prevented ......... .........-..s.
Horses deserted ......... ................'. .
During two or three cold, rainy days
/ found three horses that were tied
out two OF them from O'Clock IN
the morning until 3 O'Clock in the al
ternoon: they were poor. thin horses,
and were suffering and shiVerlns from =
cold and wet ............ .....'''...''.... .
Stopped boys from throwing rocks at
driving
Admonitions given drivers ............... b
very often find It has a good effect
TO report the drivers 70 owners, ana, as
a rule, the owners are glad 10 know oI
cases where their teams are badly treat,
cd There have been more cases reported
by citizens than usual. Several good
cases. that needed attention, were report
ed by ladies' and wish TO state that IL
has been a great help 20 me In locating
such cases, and | hope they VIII continue
10 report them. They must not think they
are not investigated because they hear
no more of them, for they can see Just
what Is done about remedylng the case
complained of by referring TO the s0cle-
TVS book, which Is kept on the desk at
the office.
During the month the following ami
mails have been humanity destroyed:
Horses and mules ............ ........'....
Dogs ........ ....s''s'''''''' ''''''''''''''yS1
Cats ........... ......''''' ''''''''''''''''
or the uses above, one was that Oh d
dog that had gotten into cellar or
basement under the Bell Book Company's
store. on Main street and could not get
out. 1t Is positively asserted by seVeral
responsible parties at the store that the
dog WAS under there on the 18th of Sep
tember, and got him out ON November
the lst CThis beats Or. Tanners recordD
,rhora is no way 1 can see by which he
could Get food or water. The dog was
nearly skeleton. and was so weak he
Ill hoo &c
frorn .he ground. and was more dead than
alive. He had no use of his body at all.
He could roll his eyes about which was
the main sign of life LEFT in him. The
,,entlenen at the store were very sorry
that the poor dog should have been al
lowed 10 suffer in this way, and thought
,houeht some one was attending 10 him
until they were attracted by his pitcous
means and went TO see him. hndmg nm
as described
c. A. PUSEY, Agent.