New-York tribune., 1900-08-06
CARE OF ANIMAL WAITS.
WHAT THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVEN-
TON OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Is
DOING FOR ABANDONED DOGS
AND CATS THIS SUMMER.

The adopted creed Of the Society for the Pre-
vanri1n Of Cruelty TO Animals is. The people must
be trained and educated in the ways OF humanity
vel as punished tor acts OF cruelty" and there
fore II al the American possessions its tnfu-
ence Is already being felt.
IT the Hawaiian Islands Mrs Helen X Wilder
TRAIT has taken the protection of animals in
hand. and IS acting with wonderful energy and
success. She has a police commission. which au-
thor1zes her 10 arrest offenders and The influence
Ef this woman IS working re1orua tion no less
signal IL those islands than THAI which has been
accomplished in New-York. That Others like
minded VIII be found in Porto Rico Cuba and the
Philippines John P Haines, the president. feels
conadeut.
During the last year the society has hunanely
Destroyed s.135 animals both large and small
which were homeless or disabled past recovery and
nearly sixty thousand cases were investigated
Not the least important Of the work Of the So
eiery during the summer IS looking after aban-
eoned eats The superintendent. Charles H Hank
iascn, stated 70 reporter for The Tribune in al
Interview yesterday After the middle Of June
we take n on average from go 10 800 cats
Gay. Many OF these have been brought here by
persons who about 70 close up their houses
others requested &c call for by persons who
vii not take the trouble 10 bring them to Us and
Eriu others are entirely abandoned We keep the
eats for forty-eight hours. TO give them a chance
20 be reclaimed or adopted"
do you ever keep any for petsT' was asked.
Very rarely AIr- Hankinson replied. I'VE have
Eene when Z particularly fine OF Intelligent ami
nal has been brought 70 Us. but do not keep
them for song. as some one Is sure to beg them
away
The question arises" ne continued, whether
this large destruction Of cats may bring about e
pest rats for already in Districts where cats are
scarce rats predominant and vice NAV
become E matter Tor serious coEsid deration."
Nj HzI-lz--sCn relates many interesting incidents
which have occurred during MS experience Of thirty
years as superintendent Re says
You would be surprised at The number Of per
EoDS who come here with animals who believe in
the tFanEnaigratiOn OF souls. To cite incident:
Or one cold. sleery day years a woman
came 70 Us bringing miserable, diapdated kitten
Sne carried II rather under protest, and said
don't ike cats and don't like dogs and I
came across this kitten few blocks away
erouched IN the corner Of the sewer opening in the
gutter. / heard II cry and I Went back 10 il the
second time. Il looked up into ny face such an
cnly daughter who died about six weeks ago Then
] picked II Up and brought il here
Wei, suppose you want Us 10 destroy #?
keep Il, and IL viii be the first cat ! ever had in
ny lie And then she left A few years passed
by Continued Mr.. Hankfnson, when there was
EoHle talk about having cats licensed, when one
cay woman came II with q basket Of foreign
make, beautifully lined and padded. which upOn
being opened revealed q large Handsomely marked
c&r tor which she wanted license. / explained
that We oid Hot issue them for cats, when she
sfrlllTgiy sad You do not remember me, I fear
confessed that Gic not and then she recalled to
This is that miserable kitten. and has travelled
WIZ ne al over the world With II I have found
Ihe cOmpaI4oIshlp which lost II my daughter,
sne 10 money would tempt part with IT -