The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-21
SOCIETY FOR ?. 70 c. AND A.
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Cock-fightine and Dog fighting
Are noe pastimes any longer in
dulged in by self-respecting men.
They sometimes occur secretly like
other crimes which the law forbids.
ANY person giving correct informa-
ton to the S. p. @. A. leading to the
arrest of such offenders, receives half
of the fines imposed.
Pigeon Shooting
Is considered by all societies for the
prevention of cruelty and by all true
sportsmen to be brutal and senseless
pleasure. Clay pigeons are a reason
able substitute for the harmless,
frightened doves that are suddenly
projected into the air from the
cramped cages to he shot in the first
f1utter for freedom or else wounded
to escape to some underbrush slowly
to die of starvation and all for a
wager. The strongest public opinion
is standing anxiously by the bill now
in the hands of the New York legis-
lature forbidding this form of cruelty.
Docking Horses Tails.
The most widespread cruelty is the
cutting through the bone of horse S
tail in order to shorten the tail
which the Creator made for horse S
protection. Never again can the hairs
reach even half the natural length
and always afterwards the horse
must suffer from the torment of flies
and insects. A horse may twitch
the skin of his forelegs and front part
of his body, when annoyed by
bites, but he has not the same
power in the rear where his tail was
made to be useful. Few people shoot
the horse they have locked when they
cease to want him, and few are kind
enough to use fly net and so, many
summers of torture are in store for
the thousands of faithful animals
which fashion has mut1lated. They
pass later into the hands of the truck
ster or the carter to labor all day
with no protection against flies.
Thousands of these locked tail horses
have gone to the South African War
and soldiers have written home of the
cruel suffering of these poor horses in
that hot, insect infested country.
When fashion shall decide to do
nothing except what is kind, it will
advocate cutting the hairs only of
the tail, if the tail must be shorter.
This is called banging" the tail and
the hairs. when given an opportunity.
will grow again the natural length
The King and Queen of England
President Roosevelt and many other
celebrated people are condemning this
practice of docking" by refusing
to sown locked" horse, so we may
hope for reform in this direction.
The poor locked horses must be cared
for while they live, but they should
cease to be fashionable. There is a
large reward offered by the S Pea.
for the conviction of a man who
causes his horse to be locked and the
fine is from 5000 to $500 in the differ
ent states, but in almost every in
stance the owner is shielded by the
secrecy attending the operation.
Cruel Chsck Reins.
1t is difficult to make some people
see the difference between a cruelty
short check-rein and one that is mod
crate and useful. When horses
head is held in an unnatural position,
the eyes looking skyward, he is cruel
ly checked. Almost all intelligent
and conscientious veterinaries con-
denim this sort of check as painful
and also injurious to the health and
disposition of the animal. Few
horses require check rein, but those
who do, should be allowed to see the
road before them, should be relieved
of it when standing any length of
time, and when drawing a load they
should not wear the check under any
circumstances.
II we believe in kindness to ami
mails, we should teach the children
to be thoughtful of and gentle to
their pets, and to know the affection
and wisdom in the speechless beasts.
We should do all we can for the S.