The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-01-10
DO HUMANE WORK.
EXCELLENT RECORD OF WEST
ERIN SOCIETIES.
Colorado Claims the Best Association
for the Protection Of Children and
Administering States TO
Take That as Model.

In paper read before the thiruoth
annual meeting of the American llu
name association, held at Chicago, II
s. Mann Of Omaha made the follow
ing statements:
with two or three exceptions thcrc
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
II is claimed that Colorado has the
hest state organization for the pro.
lection of children and animals, I'm
that II accomplishes under its sys.
tenn --coyering a 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 9 corporate body. was In
1901 constituted by act Of legislature
The state Board OF Child and Ami
NAL Protection" The governor, at
torneygeneral and superintendent of
public instruction are ex-offcio mem.
bers of the board of directors. The
state appropriates 50 500 to $4,000
year and other receipts make up
revenue for the society of about S..
600. 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
- 80 te
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
ito ask the next legislature for a state
board Of child and animal protection
Montana has enc modelled on the
Colorado plan, With the essential diff
ference that Its officers are political
appointess, and, as a consequence,
generally inefficient
Tee are very active organizations
in Kansas c y, 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.
Eisht 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 . successfully
prosecute, It Is Necessary TO Aatch
the offender In the act In Nebraska
a reward Of $50 Is offered for evidence
that will convict Of this ofrense The
Michigan law, passed in 1901, and
the Colorado act Of 1899 should be
considered by us in asking for legis.
latlon in the future.
Nebraska, I-wa, Colorado and ore.
gon have specific laws prohibiting the
use Of live birds for targets. In Cali.
fornia about four years ago our
friends secur ! a conviction under the
general cruelty act for shooting pig
cons released from traps
California, Colorado, ssourl and
Oklahoma have humane education
laws The statement has bssn made
that the Oklahoma law is the hes,
in the country.
Child labor Is not the grave propo.
s'tion with tie west that it is in the
cast and in t south, arr we do not
hear Of much complaint. In many
cities the truant pffcsr or other OF,
Ncial makes regular inspection Of
| factories and other places where chill
d-en may be employed to see that
the law is not violated. In all our
cities there are various institutions
that look after the welfare of chill.
/ dren.
Livery winter 100000 helpless cat
tie suffer for want Of food and drink
on the western ranges between the
Missouri river and the Pacific ocean.
Q ID very little is being done, outside
Of the state OF Colorado to relieve
this condition Of affairs This and the
transportation question are the great.
est problems in the humane work of
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