Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-09
COMPARISON OF FIGURES
OFFICER OF HORSE OWNERS
ASSOCIATION GIVES VIEWS
Makes Statement Relative to Con-
troversy With Humane Society.
Disposition Of Fines.

b F. Edwards secretary and treasurer
of the Horse Owners Mutual Protective
Association, announced today that the
figures given by the Humane Society of
Washington, as compared with those of
the Humane Society of Buffalo, indicate,
on the surface, a comparison SO startling
as to attract attention. According TO the
1900 census Washington had 219. 900 resi-
dents while Buffalo has 3d., coo. Mr.. Ed
wards says that the Buffalo Humane So
cieiy has So members, while Washing
ton claims so members, of which num-
Der only 1OO are active in the affairs of
the organization With this large differ
ence in the number of persons interested
Mr.. Edwards pointed out. Washington
can claim 80 cases of cruelty pros
ecuted. while Buffalo. with eight times
as many members in the Humane So
ciety. shows only 81 prosecutions. OF
which two were acquittals Bunaio
being larger city, has consequently
more horses, il is added, Washinston's
acquittals amount to u. leaving net
number of convictions in this city for
cruelty of eos
And. MIR. Edwards remarks, there
is only one conclusion that a thinking per-
son can draw from this data. and that is
that the horseOwners of Washington take
less care and are more cruel TO their
horses, or that the society is pernicious
When asked about the number of cases
remedied without prosecution, Mr.. Ed
wards claimed that the figures in evidence
show 216l1 cases in Washington against
$50 in Buffalo.
Disposition of Fines.
In regard to the recent controversy be-
tween the Humane Society and the Horse
Owners Mutual Protective Association
relative to the proper disposition of fines,
Mr. Edwards says:
The officers of the Humane Society re-
fer to Buffalo as being another example
where the fines go to assist the society
in the furtherance of its humane objects.
l have examined both reports for. 1907.
and l find that in Buffalo S122 was re-
ceived from fines. In the city of WASH
ington, according to the local report.
S1.122.36 was received by the society i'm
1907. / notice further that the Buffalo
society has paid for humane education
$112.62. and that tire Washington society
has paid nothing. l also notice that the
salaries paid in Buffalo for the year 1901
amounted to $2.S25.9O. and that the sal
aries here totaled 50. 4J9. 81
Mr.. Edwards further said that the
Horse Owners Association was organized
in April 1907. and had a membership of
more than three hundred and that less
than 500 of the total fines collected by
the Humane Society came from members
Of the Horse Owners Association. and
that less than ) per cent of the prosecu-
tions against members had resulted i'm
convictions.
Il think it is time" Mr.. Edwards went
on to say. that the horse owners of the
city of Washington wake up to the fact
that the activity on the part of few
members of the society here and the few
agents employed shows that they not
working from a humane standpoint and
for the elimination of cruelty to animals
but are making a big rush to see who
can collect the most money from the
unorganiZed horse owners of the District.
This condition will never be fully correct
ed until the fines which under special
act of Congress now go into the funds OF
the Humane Society are collected and
go into the proper channels. as do other
fines collected in the District of Co
lumba.'
Collected From Horse Owners.
Mr.. Edwards has prepared a statement
showing the amount collected from horse
owners during the last six years to be
as follows: