Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-20
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Officer Tehan Shot One on Dublin
 Street To-day.

By degrees the number of dogs In
 Waterbury is being reduced, and If the
 officers keep shooting them down on
 the streets and at the police station,
 and Dr Bland's chloroform holds out,
 very few of them will be left after a
 month or so. The sharp report of . pistol on Dublin street this morning,
 followed by the dying yelp of dog,
 told that there was something doing
 out that way. and when the smoke
 cleared away and folks got time to tell
 what had happened, the news was
 borne into Exchange place that Officer
 Tehan had taken down a suspicious
 canine in that region. Three or four l were electrOcuted at Bland's infirmary
 yesterday, the police raked in couple,
 and 1t is said that one or two were
 put out of business by the owners. Some think the situation serious enough to warrant house to house
 hunt after dogs, or the passage of all
 order requiring everybody who owns | dog to find out whether or not it has
 rabies, dumb or furious, instead of
 waiting until the malady develops 50 that the animals run amuck at great risk to human beings. 1t is understood that two persons bitten by rabid dog
 are taking the Pasteur treatment and
 that the condition of one patient is
 pitiable. It may not be wise to make
 too much hullabaloo about this thing.
 but if the disease is as common as we
 are led to believe and the danger to
 human beings 50 great. why it would
 not be unreasonable to have every dog
 i,, fov ,iv
 weeks. if not killed and thrown into the crematory without any further fooling Dr Bland does not think 1t necessary to do this. but he believes in the muzzles. not because all of them are what the law calls for. but in any case they show that somebody has an eye upon the dogs and that in case any of them should show indications of rabies the fact will he communicated to the authorities. The case at Pros pect. where a dog bit several cows and a turkey gobbler, is attracting consid- erable attention. but so far no bad re suits have beer noticed. the COWS act ing the same as usual and the turkey apparently forgetting all about the in. cident. H. l.. Payne, owner of the cattle. and his hired man. Patrick Spellman. had a tough time saving the dog from doing more harm. clubbed it into submission, put it into a bag and brought it to Waterbury, where an ex- animation showed that it had rabies in the most violent form. It was cookie spaniel, breed of dog not given to attacking animals, so you see nobody can tell what dog will do when suffering from an attack of this disease. which. 1t appears, is rampant all over the state.
 Dr Loveland. prominent veterinary , surgeon of TorringtOn. was in Water bury today, and said with reference to the mad dog question that while they had but few cases there. enough traces of them were left behind to.keep the borough thinking. A COW that was bitten was killed yesterday, and close watch is being kept upon other cattle. The doctor says the people are talking of having an ordinance enacted whlcr will give the borough authorities the right to establish pound where dogi picked up on the street may be kept for day or two to give the owners an to redeem them. This Is a good plan and If the disease contin- nes 1t is likely that move in that di' retcion will be made in Waterbury. If there is nothing the matter with good log it is too bad to kill it simply be ,ause it happens to get out without 'ts nuzzle. but under existing conditions he officers have no alternative. Be- sides that, 1t is rather risky thing o catch a strange dog. put rope ,bout it's neck and escort it to pouEd. especially as the wanderer may be af- iicted with rabies for all the office: ,nows. After all. while some mistakes nay be made under the law as it is. { would appear that there Is much merit in it. Who wants to fool around with dog without knowing whethe- t is mad or not. and as this cannot be determined until 1t has been capture. md examined by veterinary surgeon. me can see what risky business i- would be for policemen to pick ther ID and take them to the station.