The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-17
Solid Anti-DOE Argument.

To the Editor of The Journal:
In common with 100, 600 householders, more
or less, in this town, I have rejoiced that the
mayor has set the ball rolling against the
owners of dogs. in his ordinance requiring
them to keep dogs within enclosure or
mulZle them. Why should dogs run at large
more than horses and cows? Are they any
thing but nuisance? In certain Illinois
towns in the Lincoln district, many years
ago the people voted on the question hog
up or hog out" If dogs, especially large
ones, could be shut up, it would relieve the
minds Of many timd women from much anx-
iety for themselves and their children. Many
children are bitten and publicity given to
the fact-many more have their lives almost
frightened out of them. have known three
people to be terribly difigured by savage
dogs. and one person who succumbed to hy-
drophoba.
Many horses are frightened and rendered
manageable by dogs running out at them,
swapping and jumping at their heads.
In Sunnyside, last summer, dog tormented
a horse with vicious persistency for many
blocks, until the horse, though perfectly
gentle began to rear and kick, and but for
the help of a stranger the ladies in the light
buggy might have been seriously hurt. Is it
possible that the owner of this dog did not
know of his habit?
A man riding fine saddle horse on Park
avenue was nearly unseated by large st.
catching the horses heel in his mouth, so
surprising and alarming the horse that he
kicked out fiercely and knocked the dog
senseess. Some Of us who looked on would
not have felt very sorry II it had been the
dogs quietus, knowing the indifference of his
owner and the fact that several runaways
were laid to his charge. 3, 4 .-.-.- '.
At the close of our long, hard winters,
dogs are particularly vicious often gathering
in bands. Some winters past, a man was
quietly going about his business on Third
avenue s near Thirty-frst street, when a
pack Of q dozen or more large dogs, led by
q small but aggressive terrier attacked him
Having nothing with which to defend himself
but his heavy shoes, he backed up against: a
large tree and fought them off. He might
have been badly bitten had not a young man
hurried to his rescue with hitching weight and
strap, which he pulled from his cutter and
fairly pounded the Infatuated creatures. A
woman then came out of one OF the houses
and took her dog 0he worst in the lott, who
had been stunned into the house He hae
never been known to do anything Of the kint
before, etc.
Think of 1900 dogs-so stated in T
Journa l--7haying the freedom of the town
/ do not believe there is another city in thu
union with so many at large certainly no
q Chicago or st. Louis In the latter city arr
many small house dogs--really pets-who ar
never allowed unattended out OF enclosures il
the rear.
The Germans often have large fierce dogs
but they are not allowed to roam, the few a
large being mongreis and tranps.
The park board is DESTROYS OF seeing well
kept lawns, flower beds and shrubbery, AM
that this should be city beautiful. How ar
we to have this condition when it's ''Donkeys
donkeys Janet, from morning till night.
Ten years ago the residents Of Portlan
mysuue decorated their boulevard strips wit