The evening times., 1899-05-03
DOG CbTCaERS LOOK
FOR 4 BUSY SEASON
Big Hauls Expected When the
Licenses Expire.
The Pound Already Well Stocked
With Victims.
What Follows the Capture of the
UntaEged Canine - Carcasses
Turned Into Fertilizer.

The approach of dog days is hera!ded by
that proposals for furnishing 10000 tags
for CANNES will be received at the Dis
trict Building on May IL at noon.
The tags required must be made of mall
cable metal and must be Of specified size
and thickness. These are the official
badges Of the dogs whose owners think
enough of them to pay the license Of g
imposed by the Government. and gives
them the free use Of the streets in this
city.
After the first Of July any canine that
falls into the clutches OF the dog catchers
without the new tag attached to his COL
lar will be taken to the pound and the
owner will be compelled to pay penalty
for his release.
There are probably more than 10. 600 dogs
in Washington; at least, 1t appears that
there are many more than that In the
eyes Of the law a tagless pup is the legiti-
mate prey of the dog catchers; it matters
not whether he is fine St Bernard or
simply a mongrel cur. All dogs look alike
to the dog catcher.
Poundmaster Einstein said today that he
is buster this year than ever. His wagons
and men have been on the streets for some
time gathering in all OF the unlicensed ca
mines. and they have almost filled the
pound. Besides this, there are several
other animals of different species impound-
ed, go that the little pen where they are
kept looks very much like a menager!e.
There are many very valuable dogs In
this city and they are generally cared for
by their owners as tenderly as though
they were human beings. In some in
stances warm beds are supplied them and
they drink only filtered water and eat the
best Joints and steaks. II these dogs are
caught on the streets minus tag. how
ever, they are impounded with the same
process that follows in the case of the
mongrel.
catchers and its iron barred interior.
dashes up the street and the dog catchers
get their eyes ol a tagless dog. They jump
from the wagon with all speed and, draw
ing forth the long handled nets, start aft
er him Usually the deg catches sight OF
the dog catcher about the same time that
that functionary spies his prey, and,
knowing intuitiveiy that the man with the
net is coming for no good purpose, the
canine starts to run, II he is wise dog,
and he generally is. No dog cares TO have
a net thrown over him and TO be seized
roughly by all four legs at once and
thrown into a wagon containing a num-
ber Of other dogs to whom he has never
been introduced; therefore when he sees
the dog catcher making for him, he re-
members an engagement in the next coun-
ty and. starts as fast as he can. Sometimes
he gets away and sometimes the dog catch
er. who is selected from among hundreds
because of his feetness of foot, catches
him. The latter is not as often the case
as the former, luckily for the dog.
The captured dog remains in the wagon
until 4 sufficient number OF his kind have
been caught to make a coed load aad the
entire bunch is then taken to ihC pound
Here they are placed in a Gagged building
to await execution.
Dogs are kept at the pound for some
time before they are executed and II the
canine appears TO have been we'll cared
for and OF excellent breed he is pres arsed
for longer period than a loss comely
dog. When the poundmaster becomes sat
isfied that no one will claim the dog he is
taken out of his cage and shot There are
many ways of killing a dog, but Pound
master Einstein says that shooting IS the
most satisfactory way of enling their
lives. The carcasses are then rIacsi on
one Of the fertilizer factories. where the
animal is converted into the dust that
makes the flowers grow.
Mr.. Einstein expects to have i very busy
season this year. The dogs are already
coming in very rapidly and after July l.
when the present license runs out II is
expected that thousands of CANNES Will be
turned into the pound.