Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-30
ACCIDENTS TO ANIMALS.
(From London Spectator.)

(From London SPECTATOR
Among wild quadrupeds only the rD-
minants with large horns and long limbs
seem commonly liable to accidents. Cases
of stays dying with interlocked antfers
are recorded from time TO time, ana
auckland gives an account Of a curious
| accident which befell a big stag Il In
Windsor forest. The poor beast had
been standing on its. hind legs to nibble
| leaves from a thorn-tree, and caught Its
hoof in a fork in the trunk. This threw
! it on its back and broke the bone.
Though red deer are in this country
mainly found wild on mountainous
ground we much doubt If they are resl
~ mountainous species or specially
clever on rocky ground. b,,-l
Mr. ]. G. Millais mentions one pass
where the bones of deer that have
missed their footing and fallen down
the crags may frequently be seen. Brok-l
en- limbs are very common, even among,
park stays, generally due to fights in the
rutting time This must usually leadto
the death of deer in all districts where.
large carniVora are found, but the as
tonishing way in which broken bones5 orr
even worse injuries received by wild
animals cure themselves if the creature
is let alone, shows that the most serious,
accidents need not lead to death. even
IL lclI 70 lldIuIG. IIie UnOSI Sl11hllIS ~OL
recent instances is the case Of a doe
antelope at Leonardslee, which smashed
its hind leg high up, and so badly that.
the bone protruded. 1t would have been
shot but it was observed to be feeding,
as if not in pain. Tt survived the WIN
ter, and was seen to swing the injured
leg forward to scratch its ear before the
| bone set The fracture reduced itselA
and the cut skin grew over the place,
leaving a scar. Later, though lame, it
was perfectly well and reared a young
one.
A tiger, recently killed in the hot
weather, had bullet wound week old
which had smashed its shoulder. This
| wound though a bad one, was perfectly
healthy, and there was evidence since it
was inflicted the tiger had eaten no
flesh, but only drunk water. In the
Waterloo cup coursing in 1886 Miss Glen
dyne and 1.-THE rInner-up' for the cup
were slipped at hare which wild and
| strong. When killed after a good course
by the two crack greyhounds, 1t was
found to have only three feet. This
may be compared with the accounts Of
| a collie dog, recently quoted in the pa
pers, which had one fore foot and one
hind foot cut off by reaping machine,
but which still manages to help with the
flock. Dogs, which ought to be little la
BILE to accidents, are very frequent SUI
leTGTS, udTBGly lIOul Illtll dLsoOSl<@NfOh
with man and intense desire to paTtica-
pate in all his doings. One Of theirscom-
monest mishaps arises from their love
of riding in carts. They become quite
clever at scrambling or jumping in, but
are not '@built'' for JUMPING down on to
a hard road. If the cart moves as they
make their spring the danger is in
creased, and foreless broken, usually
just below the shoulder, are very com
monty seen.
Dogs also have dangerous falls when
ON the ground, accidents, usually ascrib-
ed only to bipeds and horses, A grey
hound going at full speed will trip, fy9i
head over heels and break leg, or
even It's neck. Master Magrath' in 1870
went through the rotten ice of the river
Ait, from which Altcar takes its name,
while following the hare, and nearly
died from the effects But the strangest
mishap which the writer has ever seen
falls to the lot of dog was the case of
a setter which "tripped'' over sitting
hare The dog, a large, heavy animal,
was ranging at high speed in field of
thinly planted mangold. As it passed
between the rows it's hind feet struck G.
something and it nearly turned a SOM
ersault The object was a squatting
hare which, as the dog flew over in one
direction, quietly scuttled off in the 9TH