The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-05-02
LICENSE FID0.
If You Don't He Will Be
Imprisoned and Held
for Ransom by the
S. P. G. A.

Superintendent George Mccarthy, OF
the Hudson County Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, has issued
public notice to owners of dogs con-
cerning the new law which regulates the.
keeping of dogs. In the circular Presi-
dent Mccarthy states:-'sThe law spec
tally provides that 'harboring' dog is
keeping it within the meaning of its
provisions"
Heretofore it has been the custom in
Jersey City to shoot, club or drown to
death unlicensed or stray dogs. and in
Bayonne the police and censtables were
required to shoot every dog found to be
without license tag. By the provis-
iosn Of the new law brutality and cruelty
are dispensed with, and the deg wardens
Of the Hudson County District Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
are empowered to seize and remove the
dogs to shelter for animals, where they
are kept for three days, and if then un-
redeemed, are humanely and painlessly
put to death by gas--a vast improve
ment on ferner methods. This new plan
does away with the unpleasant sight that
attends the shooting Of dog in public
place, avoids accidents and precludes the
possibility of scores of decomposing car
casses lying about the streets in various
sections of the city fact especially
pertinent to summer All condemned
dogs are killed at and removed from
central place.
All dogs are humanely seized or caught
by hand, no nets, clubs or other appli-
ances being used by the dog wardens In
this manner the city is kept rid Of unli-
censed, vagrant, homeless, vicious, sick
diseased, injured, MANNED, starving, over
heated and freezing dogs.
All dogs received at the shelter for
animals are kept for three days, and if
unredeemed are placed in gas chamber
where painless death ensues. Valu-
able dogs and those found to be pets are
held for longer period. Dogs supposed
to be mad or rabid are kept fer an in
definite period to be examined and OBJ
served by veterinary surgeons Dogs will
be released only on being registered with
the Board of Health of the city where
kept and on payment to the Society of
$1.00 for feeding and keeping same. No
dog can be redeemed until registered and
licensed. Persons desiring TO procure a
home for an unclaimed and condemned
dog may obtain same by securing permis-
sion of the city authorities within whose
jurisdiction the dog was seized and ta-
king out license for same. In such
case there is no fee or expense asked or
accepted by the Society, the only charge
being the $1.00 license fee exaeted by the
city, as in the case of all unlicensed dogs.
The s, P. G. A. feeds, waters, beds
and cares for all dogs received at its shell
tiers. A lost and found bureau has been
established by the Society, with facilities
for cooperating with the police Of Hud-
son, Essex and Bergen Counties, n. T.,
and New York, Kings and Richmond
Counties, n. Y, in the case of lost or
stolen dogs. There is no charge for this
service. Citizens in Jersey City, Ba-
yonne or Hoboken having dogs (cats or
other animais) that are vicious, aged or
diseased may have wagon call for same
BY notifying the Society which has pub
lic and private telephone wires connect
sd with the Long Distance, New York
and New Jersey and Hudson exchanges.
Requests for this service may also be
made by mail or in person.