Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-07
LOVERS OF DOGS.
Met Last Night and Talked Over the
 Muzzling Matter.

It was a very slim gathering that | attended the meeting called in the
 Jones-Morgan building last night to protest against cruelty, to animals. Thoms that all dogs must wear mug zles. Although there were only about thirty people in the hall, nev-
 ertheless they passed a resolution to send around petitions and later pre- sent them to the aldermen to have i the order revoked.
 There was some difficulty in get ting chairman, but finally l.. W.. Anderson was selected, and N. B. Pierce was appointed secretary. Dr
 Mum was the first speaker. Il don't know where all the people are who promised to come here this evening; perhaps they will arrive later," said the doctor. "Of course you know why we are here; 1t is to protest against cruelty tn animals. This thing of having muzzles on dogs should not be tolerated. The dog is the best friend we have and when we put a muzzle on him we simply abuse our friend. I have asked Mayor Thoms several times when the order would be revoked and each time he said in week or two. But the mayor is only an echo of Dr Bland, anyway. One day I talked with pr Bland, and the doctor had his dog with him. It had a strap muzzle on. and I asked him if 1t would prevent the dog from biting. and he said, No, but it answers the law" The speaker caused a big laugh when he said: My dog was sick; I gave him pill and in day or two he was all right.
 No matter what your dog has nowadays, if you take it to either veterinary he will says that it has or is going to have rabies," he contin- ued. 'The trouble is there are more dog-mad than nad-dog."
 After Dr Mum, Chairman Ander- son spoke few words, and said that it was "a darn shame that the dogs should be muzzled.
 The next speaker was interesting, but no one seemed to know who he was.
 Would you tell, MT Chairman, what is the difference between dumb rabies and hydrophobia?" he asked. The question was left to Dr Mum, who answered:
 Dumb rabies, dumb foolishness and dumb fools. There is no such thing as dumb rabies: rabies is rabies, that's all there is to it."
 But the inquirer was not to be put off Well have read about dumb rabies, and 1 am sure that my cat bod tho Jicaaca loot naoG nouId not close its mouth and all it could do was to squeal for water. finally shot it. Now, I had two dogs, and why did they not get the disease?"
 The doctor said it was case of lockjaw.
 As no one else in the hall cared to speak, the doctor continued: It is nonsense to say that you get hydro phobia from dog bite. It is dis ease that comes because of the nerv ous system, and you will get 1t in the Pasteur institute in New York as quickly as any other place." Dr Mum then talked upon vaccination, the old disease known as the liver complaint, billiousness, and finally drifted to malaria. Every dog that is at all troubled has the rabies" according to the doctor, ''just the same as almost every human being is told by the doctors that he has malaria. There is no malaria, and I would not make myself scapegoat by saying that there is such dis | ease. 1t is nonsensical."
 There was not much more talking, | and the following resolution was | then passed: Whereas, A law already exists !, against cruelty to animals, and
 Whereas, The muzzling of dogs is a cruelty to animals. and
 Whereas, We believe there is at | present no necessity for an ordinance the muzzling of dogs. be 1t
 Resolved. That we. the under signed, respectfully request his honor. the mayor, to withdraw the order compelling the muzzling of dogs. thus causing to further infiict l on them and their own CTS"
 The petitions will be distributed | around the stores and can also be Il found at Dr Munn's office on Leaven-