The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04
TAKING PETS ABROAD.
Provision Now Made for Travelling Dogs,
Cats and Birds.


To take pet abroad generally insures much
Inconvenience to both owner and animal, but
It Is practice which Is becoming more COM
mon every year. Special provision for travel
ling dogs. cats and birds are now made by the
various steamship lines. and a regular rate Of
charges for them is maintained.
The regular fare from New York to Europe
for dog OF ordinary size and requirements 10
$40. This is the charge made by all lines. but
some OF them demand 500 for supplying pas
cage and flrst-class service to very large or
important members OF the canine world.
AS soon as the dog passenger arrives on
board he must be turned over to the butcher q
fact which. were 1t more generally known.
might open new field to the humorous
paraRrapher. or at least sustain him in his oft.
repeated facetous illusions to the dog as a food
product. But it Is patent the butcher does not
read the comic papers. for he makes no effort
TO reduce Fido to sausage meat Instead he
takes entire charge OF him during the voyage,
and keeps him we'll fed and we'll housed In q
kennel In the aftor part Of the lower deck. for
which service he expects. and usually receives,
asubstantial fee from Fido's owner. The dog
is not permitted to run loose about the ship
and may not be taken into the saloons or state.
rooms. but II the owner desires the company
oil his pet on deck for a part Of the time each
day the privilege is usually granted, provided
not allowed to disturb or annoy other passen.
gers. whether bipeds or quadrupeds
1t liz matter of some difficulty to get a dog
INTO England from this or any other country.
owing to the restrictions set forth in the i'm.
portation OF dogs order issued by the British
Board OF Agriculture two years ago Before n
dog is allowed to land from a foreign port the
owner must first obtain license for the dis
embarRotion from the Secretary Of tho Board
AQTipnlfnFa nd at.
thorized agent sign. an exhaustive statement
about the animal This statement includes n
iull description OF the dog. its breed sex, age.
coior anu marks. given for purpose OF identin-
eatloh; the country from which it is proposed
TO be brought. the port at which it is proposed
TO be landed. the place to which it is proposed.
AFTER being landed. to be moved for such
detention and isolation us may be required
by the board aud also the route by which
1t ls to be moved 10 such place OF
detention and isolation. That looks discour-
aging enough but there is more to come in
hIihg out the Application for the license 10
must convince the Secretary that he is to INV
apeTman"nt residence III Great Britain whore
n T recen, 10 foe 90 kGrt An Amer who ar
tne board had refused I" grant il because hS
haG SIt I2Tth IN ms statement that he Intended
has done Tor many sGm nn hFfh IKE Rote q' be
noaru OF hgriculture r"pIied.wns hardly within
LOT me detention and isolation OF the dog. the
pEard mas me authority to put Fido in Guarsn-
tine Tor that u what 1t amounts to practicaIl1I
LOT period Of half year, If 1t Is Thought aj.
owner WV 'NPeHse vi LAG
Cats which go to Europe travel in thu s.ma
Class Class as aogs. $40 each. AMI arc aiSo Looked
AFTER by the ships butcher. The fare Tor birds
H 61ra1s good deal with the different lines
Sne tThnsatlantic company charges n reumiar
iare 81 % cage for birds and they have TO he
ibE nrdd IKE the dogs and cats, with that over
sharges certain rate which varies in probor.
teeh w vi tnS sizc OF the cage number Of cubic
no choroa' ~, :, r "ceunics. third company makes
oT nnGs 70 cb nav" i e his stateroom.
win a. catS ana birds are frequently afflicted
o, we dread disease for all the world IiI their
SbSete re-, often the birds succumb and die
cetS seldom show signs OF the illness alter the
tSSm 3 uay. And itis very unusual for one q