The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
DO HUMANE WORK.
EXCELLENT RECORD OF wEIr.
ERN SOCIETIES.
Colorado Claims the Best Association
for the Protection Of Children ana
Animals-other States to
Take That as Model,

In paper read before the thirteen
annual meeting Of the American HUI.
name association. held at Chicago, II.
S. Mann of Omaha made the follow.
ing statements:
With two or three exceptions there
are humane organizations in all the
states and territories west of the
Mississippi, but many of them are
Local and active only in a city or
county. and some exist only in name.
1t is claimed that Colorado has the
best state organization for the pro.
lection Of children and animals, in
that 1t accomplishes under its sys-
tem-covering large field-more re-
suits for the money expended than any
other humane organization in the
country. The Colorado Humane So
ciety. without losing its existence or
Identity as corporate body, was in
1901 constituted by act of legislature
The State Board of Child and Ami.
NAL Protection The governor, at.
torney-general and superintendent of
pubic instruction are eX-officio mem.
bers of the board of directors. TIE
state appropriates $4,000 to $4,000 4
year. and other receipts make UP
revenue for the society of about S.
Ooo. Seven hundred and fourteen
agents are scattered throughout the
state, remote parts being looked after
about as we'll as in the city of Den
yer. Perhaps in no other state is
serious effort made to enforce the
law for child and animal protection
IN small communities and in rural
districts the same as in the cities.
The Nebraska society has decided
to ask the next legislature for a state
board OF child and animal protection.
Montana has one modelled on the
Colorado plan, with the essential diff.
ference that its officers are political
appofntees, and, as consequence,
generally inefacient.
There are very active organizations
In Kansas City. st. Joseph, Minneap.
oils, st. Paul, Des Moines, Omaha,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Port.
land. Council Bluffs is about to or.
ganize a society with the mayor for
president and the chief of police as
one of its directors.
Eight western states have specified
laws in relation to the docking Of
horses tails, viz: Nebraska, Iowa,
Minnesota. Utah. Colorado. Washing.
ton, Oregon and California. The laws
on the subject enacted in some of
these states are not practical, as un-
der them. in order to successfully
prosecute, 1t is necessary to catch
the offender in the act. In Nebraska
reward of $50 Is offered for evidence
that will convict of this offense. The
Michigan law, passed in 1901, ard
the Colorado aat Of 1899 should be
considered by w in asking for legis-
lation in the fut' ire.
Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and Ore.
gon have specific laws prohibiting the
use of live birds for targets. In Cali.
fornia about four years ago our
friends secured conviction under the
general cruelty act for shooting pig
cons released from traps
California, Colorado, Missouri and
Oklahoma have humane education
laws. The staten ent has been made
that the Oklahoma law is the best
in the country.
Child labor is not the grave propo.
sition with the west that it is in the
east and in the soath, and we do not
hear of much complaint. In manv
cities the truant officer or other Of
fetal makes regular inspection CT
factories and other places where Chill.
dren may be employed to see that
the law is not violated. In all orr
cities there are various institutions
that look after the welfare of chill.
dren.
Every winter 4O,sOO, 900 HELPLESS cat.
tie suffer for want of food and DRINK
on the western ranges between the
Missouri river and the Pacific ocean.
and very little is Icing done, outside
of the state of Colorado, to relieve
this condition of aft airs. This and the
transportation question are the great.
est problems in thu humane work NJ
the western states