The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-20
IN EFFICIENT
HUMANE OFFICER
Miss Rose Dawson Is DiIiqent,
Kindly and TactfuI in
That Position.

The newcomer to Honolulu will Sc,
now and then, tall, dignifed woma
neatly and becomingly dressed, wear
ing soft, grey hat with gold cor
twisted around the crown. Interest
ing and intelligent, occasionally sh
stops as she goes her way, quietly an
unobtrusively, to inspect a droopin
horse hltched to cart. She looks a
the harness, at the vehicle, if it j
heavily loaded, and if she discovers
CALLED spot on the back of the anima
or the poor creature moves off with
painful limp, she has a few quiet word
with the driver. These are so softl
spoken that the passerby overhears n
part of the conversations But the driver
or owner, has not only heard but vii
take heed.
The soft-spoken remontrant is Mis-
Rose Dawson, who, last January, wa
appointed humane officer, being the sec
ond woman to have held that Office il
Honolulu. It may be said that the ap
po1ntment, as an efficient public meas
ure, has been an entire success. Pos
sessing natural love for animals whicl
inspires such a one to treat them will
kindness and consideration, Miss Davi
son has also, to begin with, sound gooC
sense, great tact and judgment. She
also possesses SO strong an apprecia
tion of justice that she can consider
the rights both. of the horse and OF
the owner, when the latter must some
times drive an animal unfit for work
because he can not afford a better
She does not arrest such an unfortunate
on sight, but gives both the man and
the horse chance, and usually to the
betterment of both.
In conversation with Miss Dawson
concerning her duties, recently, repre-
sentative of the Advertiser asked:
''Do you find many cases OF
eruelty2o
"a good many she replied, "but
few of them premeditated cruelty. The
animals that suffer most, of course, are
horses.
"They are driven when they are
lame, from accident, or sprain, and with
CALLED backs.'
THE OFFENDERS.
"What class do you caution most
The Chinese and the japanese are
warned oftenest. The japanese are
very bad. Amongst them,
5he hackmen have the best horses. The
men that collect garbage have the poor
est. Those belonging to peddlers are
also often in bad condition But this is
1ot because they prefer to drive such
1orses. They really can not afford bet
is, at first. But just as soon
Is they can, their pride, if no other
motive, prompts them to supply them
elves with as sound and good an animal
IS they can get. I began my work,
IAN. T, 1907, and within this short
ime a great many of them have bought
,etter horses.
How about the Chinese?'
"The hackmen frequently give
,ounds for complaint. But they, too,
lain that they are scarcely making a
living, and are not able to do any
etter. The hack horses suffer most,
or they must be driven at a quick
ace Laundrymen s horses, many of
7hich, aside from being a little stiff
re in fair condition, are better off.
he work is not hard. They are driven
rom door to door, and rest at each
top. Many horse that would suffer
driven to a hack can haul the laun-
ryman s load with comparative com
Drt. You know they are like old peo- |
le,' Miss Dawson remarked naively. |
80 When they grow old they can still
love about but they must go more |
owly than when they were young |
he laundrymen' horses are pretty
ell fed. I had one case, an old woman,
no drove horse that had been badly |
.arved, to fruit wagon. He was in
0 condition to be used, and / told |
er she must feed him up on bran and |
arley, which she did, and he improved |
onderfully."
COURTEOUS TREATMENT.
stDo you have any difficulty with
eople7'
s'None at an,'' the officer replied
ith great satisfaction.
They are always reasonable and
}lite, and I can not call to mind
ngIe exception. I always follow them
}, If the animal is past work, or can
, helped by rest and proper treatment,
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