The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-11
ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE S. PC. A.
Presidents Report Showed Good
Work for the Year.
FUNDS NEEDED FOR THE WORK.
IL is Recommended That a Band of
Mercy he fOrmed-Dr. Wood Makes
Number Of Valuable Suggcs-
lions as TO Future Plans.

Tho annual meeting Of the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty To Animals was
held last night at the rooms Of the So
ciety. The president, DR.. Jud b. Wood,
was IN the chair. and there was a full
attendance OF the Board.
Mr.. w Ben Palmer, treasurer OF the
Society. read his report which showed
that the narrow resources OF this organi-
cation had been managed TO the best adj
vantage. but also demonstrated the need
in the coming year Of additional mem
bership and means for carrying on tho
work
Various matters Of interest and i'm
portance were discussed. II was decided
that Miss Pearl Bodekor should be re-
ouested 10 organize an auxiliary Board Of
the S. Z. G. A. for the east end of the
city.
The Society was gratihed to hear that
Mrs. Virgie Peasants had organized a
Band OF Mercy numbering Already
twenty-five members among the children
on Church Hill.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President. Or Jud. 3. Wood. Vice
Presidents. j. n. Mayo, Joseph Bryan.
j. r. v. Daniel and e.. r. Kennon. Treas
urer. W Ben Palmer. Roard Of Direc-
tors. T. G. Mayo. Mrs W. Ben. Palmer
Miss Pearl Bodeker. Cyrus Bossieux. VIM.
Rehlirg Agent. G.. 4. Pussy. Counsel
A. B. Guicon. Assistant Council, VIM. a.
Townes
The Society doplored the loss of one OF
its earliest and most valued AMI efficient
members in the death of Rev Dr.. Moses
D. H0ee.
The Presidents report was read as fol-
lows:
PRESIDENTS REPORT
Tn the gradual but steady increase OF
public sentiment which VIII not tolerate
cruelty TO animals. We have the mos
cheering evidence OF the usefulness OF
this society. When an animal IN the
street is abused or i'm any distress, II
now finds many sympathizers In all
classes This was not so formerly, and
our thanks are due principally 10 the
press for their hearty support I'm TINS
humane work. thereby forming opinion,
and to- this cause I think Is due the de-
crease in the number OF arrests which
have been made during the past year
this being the best evidence of success.
The following is a condensed report OF
the years work.
Total number Of cases investigated. ..loO4
Horses and mules lame, sore backs
and CALLED shoulders. Observation-Disclosures. ~
Horses and mules temporarily sus-
norded from work. is
Overloaded teams. ...................' 80
Horses oyer-driven or cruelty whip
ped. ......-........ .+-.--.+++---..'..-. 20
Bad treatment OF teams reported 10
owners coo. ..........--........ 90
General cruelty TO animais.............. 50
Drivers discharged FOR cruelty 10
Very poor. halfstarved horses and
mules ordered of the STREET. 133
Horses and mules shod suffering
from want OF shoes ................. q
AdmOnifions given TO drivers.......... isl
Abandoned horses. ..............-....
Horses found starving .---.-...-...--.+-
Dogs and cats found and released
from vacant houses ................... 80
Poultry badly treated. 10
During the past year the following
animals diseased or disabled past
recovery were humaneiy destroyed
Horses. mules and cows................. l6l
Dogs. cats and other small animals. $50
The number of prosecutions for cruel
o. during the ear..................... 10
SPECIMENS or CRUELTY.
Some of the cases We're as follows.
Man hired horse from livery stable
and rode him nearly 90 death, the ami
NAL never fully recovered; fined $50 and
costs.
Two young men while intoxicated drove
livery horse until nearly dead. one of
them was fined $40 and costs. the other
Jumped his bail, left the city, and has
never returned.
John Duncon was fined for working a
horse with fostering sore. under the pack
saddle. seven by nine inches. with bone
exposed The horse fell. being blind and
feeble, breaking the harness, thus bring
ing TO view his condition. The large and
impoverished family of this man caused
the Justice TO fine him only s. and costs.
Two boys We're fined s. each and costs
for breaking cats legs with rocks.
Man while intoxicated Over-drOve and
cruelty beat his horse with hickory stick:
fined $3.50 and costs.
Man broke q plank three inches in
width over the back Of horse, then with
The Jagged end. prodded him with both
hands i'm the flank. causing the blood to
run and splinters 10 remain I'm the flesh.
Fined by the county magistrate s. and
costs
Man working a horse with a bad sore
ON his back and the iron Of the harness
saddle sticking down into IL; fined SO
and costs.
MAN NllFN SO NlAl tNTAr lVl u hFAAl bh'A-
driving livery horse. Sent 10 jail In de-
fault.
4 gypsy stole horse and locked him in
a stable for four days without food or
water. When agent found and fed him.
he was so famished that he rushed with
"a large mouthful Of hay 10 the branch
and drank with the hay i'm his mouth.
10 was with great difficulty that he could
keep him from drinking TOO much. a
warrant was sworn out for this man. but
he had left the city. The horse was re-
turned 20 his owner
Man washed horse and wagon in drink
ing fountain on Twenty-first street. thus
the water for other horses.
Fined s..
Another man was fined $3.50 and costs
for working sore-back horse.
Man fined $3.50 and costs for cruelty
beating a mule over head with butt end
of whipstan
Man fined so and costs for cruelty to
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