Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-26
Which is the Brute?

special ownership, to have and TO hold,
to kick, beat and starve, has long
since been exploded. We are now
taught that animals only differ from
human beings in degree Of intelligence
not in kind. If the dumb animals
are the special property of man, it
seems strange that the proprietor
should have SO long failed in utilizing
the greater part OF his property. 1t
seems strange that il should be
necessary to enact laws to prevent
cruelty to animals. Many man has
declared his right to abuse and even
mutilate his dumb animals because he
owned them. The following taken
from Our Dumb Animals" will give
the reader some idea OF the work be-
ing done to prevent cruelty to animals:
From report OF Charles A. Currier,
Chief Prosecuting AgeIt of Massa-
chusetts Society P. c. to Animals,
March 1st, 1907.
Number OF animals examined in the
investigation Of complaints from March
l, 1906, to March !, 1907, 41,713.
Horses taken from work, 1879.
Horses and smaller animals humanely
killed, 2,688.
SPECIMEN CASES.
No. /. For beating a horse over
the head and knocking his eye out, a
driver was sent to the House of Cor
rection for six months.
No. D. For cruelty kicking a small
dog as he passed him, from which the
dog died, man was sent to Jail for
three months.
No. 8. For working a horse with a
large sore under the saddle which bore
down upon it, master teamster was
fined $40; his driver SIS.
No. 4. For allowing his horse to
stand on street with no blanket or other
covering from four o'clock in the
afternoon until three o'clock the next
morning, man was fined $40; the
man said he forgot all about his horse
and went home and went to bed.
No. 5. For shooting dog for not
having a muzzle on, man was fined
$40.
No. 6. For allowing horse to
stand in barn three days with broken
leg without caring for him, wealthy
contractor was fined $50.
No. 7. For throwing a dog from a
high ledge and breaking his leg, a
man was fined SO.
No. 8. For failure to provide
proper shelter for horse and COW, {
man was fined SIS and his wife $40
No. 8. For allowing a COW anc
calf to remain out doors during a Sc
we're snow-storm lasting for two days,
man was fined SIS.
No. 10. For permitting horse tC
be worked with bad sore back,
master teamster was fined $50.
No. II. For over -crowding ant
cruelty transporting cattle, drove
paid fine of SIS.
No. II. For cruelty beating hi
horse with trace chain, a man wa
fined SIS.
: No. 13. For putting cotton hool
, into the mouth of horse for the pur
pose OF pulling him into yard,
person paid fine of $40.
No. IA. For pouring kerosene o.
on five rats and setting them on fire,
man was fined $40; this act was com
mitted by an ignorant foreigner.
No. IS. For mutilating two puppie
by cutting off their tails, man paid
fine of $40.
No. 16. A Astable-keeper-in who's
barn was found freshly docked hors
was fined 800; a prominent societ
lady who owned the horse was fined
like amount for permitting it to b
done.
No. II. For permitting the use {
horses suffering from sore backs
CALLED shoulders and general debility
drivers owners Of teams, carriage an
express horses were hned in sun
varying from $40 to $50; while a ver
large number consented TO have the
horses killed to avoid prosecution.
: No. IS. For exposing poisone
). meat with the intent that it should b
J, eaten by dog, an offender was fine
: $50.
NO. 10. For melting dog to bit
b and mutilate cat, an offender W;
>. fined SIS.
i No. 20. For failing to provid
proper shelter for their pigs, thre
brothers were fined SIS each.