The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-26
Mayor Pfennig Issues a Proclamation
Ordering That All CANNES be
MuzzIed in the Future.
MAD DOGS ARE TOO NUMEROUS.
Police are Ordered to Kill all the Stray and
Unmuzzled Dogs Seen About the City,
Proclamation Meets With Favor.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

! There is weeping and wailing and
crashing of teeth among the CANNES
of the city, for this morning Mayor
Pfennig issued proclamation which
will result in every dog IN the city
wearing a muzzle. The muzzle must
be forthcoming or his majesty, the dog,
will be led to quiet spot on the lake
shore and perforated with lead from
policeman's revolver.
This action of the Mayor has been
forced by the continued ravages OF mad
dogs in the city. So numerous have
| the mad dogs become that it is stated
that no less than score of people have
been attacked by them and several
have been seriously bitten. 1t is pos
sib1e the dogs were not mad, but the
Mayor believes in being on the safe
side and his order that all dogs be
muzzled for the present is receiving
universal appreciation.
Many of the people of the city still
retain the muzzles that were used dur
ing the last summer and the expense
of providing against any emergency
will be small. Many dogs have been
exposed to hydrophobia and for this
reason it is most important that strin-
gent inca ures be taken to protect the
people. No time limit is set for the
muzz1ing of the dogs but the muzzles
will not be required for longer time
than is absolutely necessary to insure
the safety of the people.
Dog owners will be given a reason
able time in which to secure the muz-
zles but the slaughter of the innocent
will probably start about next Monday
morning. There are many homeless
ours about the city and it is possible
that this order of the Mayor will re-
suit in many of these animals being
destroyed. In connection with this
order to muzzle the dogs many OF the
aldermen have revived plan to license
dogs in the city and it is possible that
some immediate action will be taken
to secure the passage of an ordinance
that will provide for such license.
Other cities in the State have dog
license bill and it is being enforced,
and there is no reason why Kenosha
should not follow suit. The official
proclamation of the Mayor follows:
Whereas, it has been represented to
me that mad or rabid dogs and infected
dogs within and near the city Of Keno
sha have been and care running at
large, that many persons have been
bitten by dogs so infected and IN my
opinion the public safety is in danger
by reason of said dogs being permitted
to run at large,
therefore forbid the running at
large of any dog, bitch or whelp with"
in the limits of the city of Kenosha,
unless such dog, bitch or whelp is Sc
curely muzzled with wire or leather
muzz1e to be fastened with a leather
strap or chain.
The Chief of Police and the several
police officers of the city of Kenosha
are hereby ordered to kill and destroy
any dog, bitch or whelp which may be
running at large within the limits of
the city of Kenosha not securely muz-
zled as aforesaid.
All persons are warned not to modest,
interrupt, hinder or prevent the police
officers in the discharge of the duty
herein prescribed under penalty of the
law.
| This proclamation and order will be
and remain in full force and effect
until otherwise ordered.
Given under my hand at the city of
Kenosha, this twenty-frst day of
March, A. D., 1908.
CHARLES H. PFENNIG.
Mayor of the city of Kenosha.