The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-20
FIND NEW METHOD.
Present Plan OF Killing Dogs Brutal
and Disgusting

Tests made by the Foster Humane
society prove that there are painless.
sensible methods Of killing the worth
less dogs taken up by the city Then
present method OF blowing the dogs
head on with a shotgun, while Il may
be an easy way OF getting rid OF the
animals. IS brutal and disgusting
Mayor Green says he IS willing To
adopt 4 different method II IL is found
ss1 satisfactory. 50 there should be little.
dlfticI1l1y IN making an agreement
The ordinance, said Mayor Green.
does not specify any particular man
her OF killing the dogs. II simply
says that the dogs snail be killed after
being kept certain length or time
and the reason we Kill them with 4
shotgun Is because think that the
best way II IS instantaneous and
though II Is not a pleasant sight no
one has % look at IL T any bettar
way can De found We are perfecrIy
wiling 70 adopt IL The Humane So
c1eET offered 70 build box for use
with natural gas L the civ would
r4ke= II on their hands and We viii do
this T convinced the method Is better
than the present, but On the trial the
GO = WIS N the barrel for Twelve or If
teen minutes though they Thought the
dog vas dead IN five minutes I do
not believe that is betrar than the
present instantaneous method
Mrs. c. e. Fastar. speaking OF the
various methods OF dog killing, said
We have presented reports of two
methods to the mayor and on last SAT
urJfay We tested a third method which
We viii report 20 him today. At each
OF these tasts a veterinary was pres
eur and he has recommended the use
OF uaCuraI gas In the test with uac-
uraI gds We used 4 barrel as near air
tight as We could get II and nut Il
zLass cover On it The nine used was
very small 50 that II took longer than
IL should but as soon as the gas was
turned On the dog lay down and altar
that he never moved and in five min
utas he vas dead The pipe we used
vas only 4 five-aizf1rIlz5 and with the
use OF j larger pipe death could De
produced more quickly We offered
I'd build 4 box for use with natural
gas for use by the city If the city
would take Il of our hands
Tho other methods employ char
coal gag n one case and Il chemical
com pound N rf1z other The charcoal
method Is the one used IN Chicago.
The merE1od s almost the same as the
one IN which natural gas IS used The
chemical method Is one invented BY
Dr.. MacFariaud- L iS used for the de-
suructiou OF insects and other small
animals. We tried this last Saturday
and il WIS quicker than the uauraI
gas bur C1e chemical produced smoke
50 that we could not tell whether the
method vas paiaIess or not
After the tests the veterinary gave
4 certificate To be presented To the au-
thDrites commanding the use Of
natural gas for asphExiazing the dogs
11aC had 70 be killed.
IN regard 20, the slaughter Of dogs
On Saturday. I was very much disap-
pointed thar the mayor did not get
word 70 the dog catcher In time %
prevent the killing He promised per
s0uaIIV thar he would have the killing
put or until altar four clock II or
der 70 give Us time 70 have our ar
rangenents completed TO take the
dogs Gut IN the country and keep them
tor 4 while We had made arrange
menrs 10 take the dogs out 10 the
farm or Mr. Lucas. where they would
BE- fad and taken care Of but we could
hot get the arrangements completed
before four q clock and when We went
u the pound TO get the dogs they had
0eeu killed II vas no small matter
70 make arra1geTuents 70 taxa cara IF
elghC7eu dogs and IL took Us some
time We are still ready to "a ka the
dogs Gut c1are and take care or them.
Il - lot the request OF the Humane
society alone that this thing be done
IN the Least painful way bur the wf1oI,a
city desires