The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-25

Massachusetts, Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, the
following interesting information
is gained:
The number of animals examin-
ed in the investigation of com
plants from March l, 1908, to
March l, 1904, 27,094. Horses
taken from work, 1856. Animals
mercifully killed, 1866.
A FEW OF OUR SPECIMEN CASES.
l. One who overdrove a horse
till it fell and died was sent to Jail
for three months. For overdriving
their horses two others went to the
House of Correction, one for two,
another for three months, while
Others were fined from $25 to $75.
2. For overlooking and over
working their horses various par
ties were fined from $40 to $25.
8. For tortuing horse by-drag-
ging him for several yards over
frozen ground teamster was given
one year in the House of Correc-
ton. For wounding a horse a man
was fined 800. For binding one
eye of a horse with a chemical
auid man was fined $50. For
throwing dog from a second-story
window, breaking his hip, man
was fined $50. A woman who
threw a cat from window into a
street was fined $40. For prodding
horse with the tines of fork a
coachman was fined $40. For ma
liciously shooting dog nam was
inine1i %$221. For ike offence COM
mitted to a cat another was fined
SIS. For scalding a dog another
was fined $50. For tortuing live
rat another was fined $40.
A. For cruelty beating horses
divers. parties were fined from $40
to $50. For brutally kicking his
horse the driver was sent to the
House of Correction for twomonths
Three others were fined $40 and
two more $40 each. For striking
his horse with stake driver was
fined SIS; and another for similar
offense was fined $50. Knocking
out.the eye of his horse with a
brick driver was fined $50. An
other, who ruined the eye of his
horse by striking him with a whip
lash, wac sent TO the House OF
Correction for two months.
5. For driving lame horses
divers parties were fined from SIC
to $25. For driving horses with
sore shoulders, sore backs, and
with bad girt gals, four offenders
were fined $50 each; others were
fined from $40 to $25. For driving
debilitated horses divers parties
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8. For non-feeding his four
horses teamster was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment and to
pay fine of $50. For non-feeding
his cattle farmer was fined $50;
for like offence two others were
fined $25 each.
Z. For non-sheltering their live
stock one farmer was fined $35,
another was fine 500. A third was
fined $15. For non sheltering their
horses divers parties were fined
from $25 TO $50.
s. For abandoning broken
legged horse, that one of the So
ciety agents killed, wealthy con-
tractor was fined $40. For apan-
doning a sick horse in field a
horse trader was fined $25. Anoth-
er for similar offence was also
fined $25.
8. For transporting calves in a
cruel manner drover was fined
$40. For cruelty transporting a
lot of live fowl dealer was
fined SIS.
10. For exposing poison with
the intent that it should be eaten
by dog and offender was fined $50
IL. For authorizing horse TO
be locked a society lady was fined
800, and for having possession of
second animal with a locked
tail was fined S25. For nermittin o.