Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
DOGS TREATED
MOST BRUTALLY
LOS ANGELES FOLLOWS OLD,
ABANDONED STYLE
ExoNERATEs OWNER AND STILL
Furnishes HIS CHARGE
Secretary of Pasadena Humane So.
sIety Recalls His Experience in
England, Where the Pound
Is Unknown

Daily, and in fact hourly, The Herald
is flooded with protests from the pub
lie, and with hundreds of disgusting
facts relative to the brutality and in
efficiency of the disgraceful system of
dog-catching and impounding now prac-
ticed In Los Angeles.
Although noted as a city Of culture,
progress and refinement, Los Angeles
in the treatment of its dogs seems to
be back in the Dark Ages" was re-
marked yesterday by a Los Angeles
city official who Is giving his moral
support to the campaign instituted by
The Herald for the betterment of canine
conditions in this city.
The Herald has made a wide inves-
tigation into the methods of other
cities. It has learned some astounding
facts-especially astounding in the
light of the methods prevailing here.
Los Angeles is one of the very few
remaining cities which cling to the
old, barbarous and cruel practice of
exonerating the owner and Furnishing
the dog. Instead of arresting and fin
ing the master, as Is done in nearly all
other civilized cities, we grab the dog
with heavy net, which frequently
breaks his back, throw him bodily into
the wagon, drag him off to the pound,
let him stay there under revolving con-
forget about 1t, and finally murder the
dog. The owner hustles up another
cur for his children to play with, and
when that, too, has met the same fate
as the other he is able to supply still
another from the infinite sources OF
dogdom. So 1t goes on ad infinitum,
and the dog lover, so-called, always
has pack Of ours, or blooded dogs, and
pays no license on any.
There is g. better method. The Her
aid, backed up by the best citizens of
Los Angeles, is demanding its adop-
ton.
Receives Many Letters
From many cities The Herald is in re-
ceipt of letters explaining the sue
cess attained under the more logical
and humane system. Here is portion
of one from Rochester:
"Office of the Humane Society, Ro-
chester, N. Y, June 31.-Editor The
Herald: Dear Sir:
s'Your letter regarding the dog law
received. In Rochester we work under
a state law TO provide for the licens-
ing of dogs in cities of the second
class, for the care and protection of
lost, strayed and homeless dogs; for
securing and protecting the rights of
the owners thereof, and for the protec-
tion of the public, having jurisdiction
for the capture and impounding OF all
unlicensed dogs and for the mainten-
ance and shelter of lost, strayed and
homeless logs Aside from the enforce.
ment Of the law relating to the licens
ing of dogs, our society maintains
shelter or pound with the necessary
wagons horses, etc., where sick, stray
or homeless dogs are cared for. We
procure permanent homes for the best,
and those hopeleSsly afflicted are hui
namely disposed Of We do not catch
dogs. The enforcement of the dog
registration is accomplished by prose-
cutting the owners of the dogs who fail
to register within reasonable length
OF time. Our system works admirably,
and the city would exchange it for no
other. Yours very truly,
JANE KINKAID,
CLERK of the Board of Directors"
Inclosed with this letter was a copy
of the New York state law referred to
and a copy of the contract between the
city of Rochester and the Humane So
ciety. The title of the act is not "for
the capture, mistreatment and capital
punishment of dogs" but "An act !.
for the care and protection Of lost,
strayed. sick and homeless dogs"
No Fees Go to City
The city Of Rochester pays to the
Humane S. p. C. A. all the money re-
ceived in license fees, which is the
maximum amount it is allowed to pay
under the law. The society pays for.
all the books, clerical work, licenses,
tags. maintenance and medical treat
ment of dogs, etc.
Arthur w. Line, secretary and treas
urer of the Pasadena Humane society,
in letter to The Herald this week,
said: "You are to be congratulated on
the fine articles you have published on
the dog question, and we hope you
will keep up the fight until the faithful
dog receives the humane treatment he
deserves.
Il lived in England twenty-five years
and l never heard of dog pound.
London, with population of over $780,
900, has no dog pound. The dog and
gun licenses in the United Kingdom
are government taxes, the annual IL
cense of z shillings and pence ($1S0)
being payable at all postoffices. Failure
to pay promptly results in arrest at
the instance of government internal
revenue collector and inspector, but
the government maintains no dog
pounds, nor did ever hear of dog
being taken up
The Los Angeles city ordinance de-