Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-17
TRAINED BY CRUELTY
Animals. as a Rule. Taught Tricks
Through Torture.
KINDNESS is NOT A FACTOR.
The Result: Of the Me:he6. Employed.
Says an English Writer. 10 the Tri-
unph OF Brute Over . Brute by
Patient ard Persistent Cruelty.

/ 4 have an Old fashioned belief that
nne should never make a damulng
/ statement unless Be Is prepared to
/ prove il up 70 II. hIis And SO am
! confronted 81 the outset with an al
most lnsnrrnountahle difficulty 10 the
/ layman who would accurately inform
I himself Of the methods Of animal train.
Ing there il opposed buIWark 81 con-
/ cealmeut g-ifa and silent as the great
wall Of China" writes W. RaIutou
/ Clarke IN TIE Manchester Chronicle.
The glib assurance that IL Is all
/ done by Kindness has become a lsy-
word No true lover Of an animal 30
lleves il. nor could any reasoning cr.a-
/ tur,. lacking that particular affection.
/ II he VIII carefully examine such facts
/ as are obvious
Granted there are animals Of ex-
IRENE Intelligence aud duetabllIty.
I Granted There are men and wofncn ~
/ extraordinary Iaiiueuee over birds aud
beasts. The best these twain can
! achieve IN combination does cot pro
/ ducc an effective stage show. uor can
/ one-hundresl1h part Of the entertain
ment provided By tie trainer IL
/ ascFilesl T. lis abnormal ability or to
/ tile especially acute Intelligence % his
/ pupil II Is more probably IAe tri-
/ umph Of brute over q brute by pa
/ ticnt and persistent cruelty.
The reolic judges by what II secs
| on the s'aee and remarks IN admlrA-
ton and approval that there was no
sign of whip An animal exhibitor
| who was avoweslly cruel would he
| pretty low down In the ranks OF show
men. I own a particularly ferocious
| looking bulldog who goes crazy with
| delight at the sight OF n whip. II has
been his pet toy for years and means
the beginning Of a romp. on the other
| hand, movement OF the trainers I'm
ger almost imperceptibIe TO the audi
| dence may suggest 70 the powerful
lima gination OF the animal fiendish tor
ture. IL may recall the hot irons. the
| aconizing Utilization OF nerve.
Such appeals 10 the memory are. In
| truth. the stock In trade OF the animal
| trainer What the wretched creature
has gone through during months of
| daily preparation can never be known.
| for the work Is carried out in secrecy
and seclusion. There is rarely a second
| person present. and the brute cannot
speak That Is the most hdeous factor
| OF the case
There is no coucealment OF the fact
that the training Is apt 10 be hard and
painful. and a blow Is not uncommon
from the most humane and patient
trainer. angered. IT may be. by stupid
ty and INSTRUMENTATION. II IL Is So
with the boy. what must II be with
the brutef
There Is no possession so hideous
as that OF the triumph. even momen-
tariiy. of cruelty Touch a child. a
horse or n dog with a whip and there
is hideous sense Of satisfaction. even
when the cause Is righteous. The JOY
OF inflictlug pain Is possible 10 the best
of us and grows 10y what Il feeds on.
Imagine the situation between q
coarse vulgarian aud a helpless brute
and you get the process Of animal
training
Il have never known disinterested
member of the circus community pre-
tend that the education OF any animal
was pleasant 10 the animal. and have
known them TO speak with horror OF
the methods OF some trainers.
1t Is not very long since an athlete
snatched the whip from well known
dog trainer on the stage of a London
variety theater and soundly thrashed
him amid the plaudits Of the company.
Another distinguished professor Is
blacklIsted by one OF the largest syn
dicates for undlsguised cruelty Ion the
stagel to his large aud various family
. Two of our best known managers alb
soluteiy refuse TO deal with animal
turns and make no coucealment of
their reasons. Aud the editor. now de-
, ceased. OF an important professional
paper. for years refused to attend any
| place OF entertainment where dogs OF
/ birds. or indeed any dumb creature
. save conventional circus horses, ap.
n peared.
!. All these men knew what they were
). about. Most OF the other performer
4 In music hail fight keep shy OF tho
4 animal trainers. The stage hands speai
4 with horror Of what they see.
: The mortality among performin:
4 animals Is perfectly awful. Ever ~
, many are hopelessly injured In tbs
process OF education. and ever 50 MANI
ruccumh 20 the dreadful life of night.
performances.
e Whenever case OF cruelty by I
i performer comes before the courts on,
- Is amazed by the ineptitude and futil
D lty OF the evidence.
T. The public L. OF course the mali
= culprit- Ii wants the shows. and man
ayers provide them. though they mus
be conscious Of the truth Of all | hay'
written. They even assist In the I'm
+ kindness. for the stabling and menas
erie Accommodations OF some OF gu
largest establishments are insanitar,
and inadequate In the extreme.
a Il finish Is ! begin The cruelty O
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