The sun., 1901-11-13

RELIEVED
Humane Work Of the Prevention
Of Cruelty Societies.
REPORT FOR SIX MONTHS
Total Number Of Children Involved
Was $40. Investigated 1877
Cases Of Cruelty to
Animals.

A meeting of the managers Of the
Delaware Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Children and Animals was
held yesterday. Agent Frank Stout pre-
scented reports showing the work done
from Nav to November. They follow:
CHu.DREN'S SOCIETY.
Number OF complaints, 220; number OF
investigations, 220; number of white
children involved, 269; number of colored
children involved, 63; total number OF
children involved, 1872.
Disposition made Of children--Number
left with parents, 1853: number left with
fathers, 10; number left with mothers,
SO; numper left with fathers and step
mothers, 8; number left with mothers arr
stepfathers, 4. number left with grand
parents, S; number left with grand
mothers. 2; number left with relatives, s.
number left with private families, 81
number returned to parents. 8; number
returned I'd mother. 1; number returned
| TO relatives, l: number returned to pri
yate family, 1: number returned tt
House of Refuge, Baltimore, Md, /
number not found, 1; number placed Will
mother. 8, number placed with relatives
.; number placed with private families
5; number placed with Pennsylvania )
P. C. c., 1; number placed in st. Mary''
Industrial School, Baltimore, Md, 1
number placed in Delaware 1ndustria
School Cor Girls, s; number placed il
Ferris industrial School, IL; number
placed in Home for Friendless and Desti
tute Children, I; number placed in Della
ware Industrial School and Orphan
Home, (colorpd), A; number placed il
House OF Good, Shepard, (colored), Ger
mantown, Pa.,,.4; number placed II
House of Good Shepard, (white), Phila
.lelphia, Pa, 1; total number Of child
rem, 1872.
ANIMALS SOCIETY.
Number OF complaints, los; on agent
sight, 81; numbei. on investigations, 16l
number Oh arrests and prosecutions, ~
number of warnings, 1bI.
Different DEMONSTRATING horses, 10
driving when lame, 13; driving horses IL
poor condition, 10; driving horses Wit
sore shoulders, 8; driving horses witt
sore back, A; driving horses with owe
drawn check rein, A over driving horses
IL; working horses when lame, IL; worR
ing horses In poor condition, 8; workin
horses with sore shoulders, 3; workln
horses with sore back, 8; working horse
with over uFaWH cnech. rem, /, wv
londing horses, 20; over working horses
); beating mule, 1; over working muie'
3; driving mule when lame, 1; drivin
mule in poor condition, /; causing hors
to be driven with sore shoulder, l; cau'
: ing horse to be worked when lame,
causing horse to be worked with s0r
shoulder, 1; causing horse to be worke
with sore back, 4 causing horse to
over loaded, S: abandoning horse. 1; a
, lowing horse to stand exposed to tn
sun, s; horse down unable to get up,
/ neglecting to provide food and water ft
| horses, 3: neglecting to provide food an
, water for mules, /; abusing cattle,
j abusing cows, 2; abusing racoon,
i. abusing rabbit, !; abusing cats, l; abu
i ing kittens. 1: beating cows, l; beatlr
e pigs. 2: heating dogs, 4; shooting cat
2 l.; neglecting to provide food for dog
y 4; poisoning dogs, 2; poisoning cats,
e ,calding cats. i; over crowding chickei
in coops, 8: over crowding chickens in
T. coal box. l. fighting chickens, l; totf
l67. Number horses condemned a.
killed, 10.
Thte following managers We're pre-
l. pnt: Willard Hall Porter. l.. G. Ker
Edward Andrews, S. X. Smith, Wilm
J. Ellison. Dr. Evan G. Shortlidge, MI
James f. Ball.