The Washington herald., 1909-05-14
HOMES FOR ANIMALS
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

the form OF a club for men owning one,
perhaps two horses. but not over two
This is called the Horses Aid Associa- I
ton. and the chief OF the conditions
named for its members is that each will
bring his horse and outfit for inspection
al least once a month. Horse, harness.
and blanket are carefully examined and
advice given where needed. Each mem
Der is entitled 10 free veterinary service
and IN cold weather, If he cannot afford
a blanket for his horse, one Is loaned
him. The more prosperous are barred
from this club. the very poor who need
help being the more desired. Those ig-
noTsnt Of the proper care Of a horse are
given careful and kindly instruction, and
a friendly rivalry in showing the best
horse or rig is soon engendeFed- For
the accommodation Of the men OF this
club a stable costing several thousand
dollars was built, and the horses thus
assured Of good oversight in the matter
OF prompt feeding and watering. Read
ing and rest rooms and shower baths for
the men were built In connection with the
stsbles.
WOrk-horse parades have done much
TO increase kindness and care among
the draft animals. prizes being offered
and pride stimulated In this way BOs-
ton held the first work-hOrse parade in
May, 1903. New York, Chicago, Phila-
delphia, Burlington, Columbus, Spring
field. Kansas City. Toronto, and Pasa-
dena followed in rapid succession
Homes for small animals are beginning
10 appear here and there. wherever be-
nevoIent folks have grown to a praeti-
/ cal interest in the work. One Of the fore
/ most Of these is the Bide-a-Wee Home IN
New York Cay. where. since It's inception
I IN June. 1876. about 5000 animals have
been received and cared for. The home
/ does not make a business Of destroying
/ animals needlessly. Il is only when a
cat or dog has been brought in hope
lessly sick or injured that 1t is merci-
I fully put 20 death by an approved meth
/ Cd OF painless asphyxiation- Homes are
/ found for the animals as soon as posi-
7 bic. and more than three-fourths are
placed every year in homes where Il IS
/ known they viii receive good treatment
A temporary home in the country has
I been provided for the animals and hopes
I for a permanent one are entertained
! One feature OF the association main
I tanning the Ride-a- Wee Home is that OF
/ sending out printed matter asking own
I ers OF eats and dogs 20 exercise more
/ thOughtfulness in their care and ask
/ especial consideration from the people
who are in the habit OF going away from
their city homes every year leaving their
{ cats al the mercy Of the street II is
! recalled that On Long Island not many
/ years agO a pack Of dogs belonging 10
summer residents and abandoned by
/ them when returning 70 the city. grew
] nil NJ f-r~4 hun -
4 they terrorlzeG small town for a while
and attacked several people II is 10 help
{ prevent such heartlessness on the part
/ OF the owners and such suffering on the
/ part of the small animals that the assO-
! Citations are aiming.
! The anti-ra5ies crusade IN Baltimore
I last year brought about the establish
ment OF ar animal refuge in that city
/ il being asserted that through the drastic
/ laws enacted. dogs were being hunted
/ 70 death and the s. P. c. A. department
was not able TO cope with the situation.
/ A refuge was opened for dogs and cats.
8 and IN the tine that has passed since
/ then. over 80 dogs and many cats have
/ been placed in good homes No animals
are put 70 death. unless hopslessly III. or
I unless they happen 10 be the newborn
! puppies and kittens. There are now
I about seventy very happy dogs n the
I home. and II homes are found for these
and the new masters do not find them
. satisfactory pets. they are under contract
70 return them TO the refuge. No animals
are given to animal trainers or 10 hos
/ pitals.
The Baltimore work IS conducted IN the
heart Of tie por quarters OF the city. and
I L IS later expected 10 add horse rescue
-n alt Eaf- l.
/ refuge does what many private homes
7 and hospitals for small animals are do
ing-boards pets for owners who are leav-
I ing the city
Under the auspices Of the Anti-Cruelty
Society, Of Chicago. one Of the two hu-
mane societies Of that city, a refuge for
small animals has been opened and on
an average. a hundred animals a month
have been cared for since its beginning
q little over a year ago. -Four years ago
the refuge had been opened as an annex
10 a private hospital FOR dogs and cats
but was abandoned after two years ex-
perience. until reorganiZed under its pres
ent management. Like other homes spok-
4 en- OF. Il places its pensioners out as pets
as soon as possible in good private homes.
and kills only those that are hopeless
/ cases.
At Brighton, near Boston, IS the Ellen
NJ Clifford Shel1ering Home for Animals,
founded by a citizen Of New Haven.
Conn., whose name II bears. and being
opened for the protection OF sick and
| homeless cats and dogs. a large house
for the superintendent with kennels and
runs for the cats and dogs, are the feat
ures OF the farm, and the population aver
ages fifty dogs and 100 cats a month.
Tea special feature Of the work there Is
/ TO restore lost dogs and cats to their
| owners, as well as place the strays IL
| homes OF guaranteed excellence The
work abroad has interested Americans
of note. the Paris home. the Refuge des
Chiens. under Nine de Herpent. being
largely supported by James Gordon Ben
nett, Of New York. Many men and wo-
men have made a life work Of caring
for defenseless animals. the late George.
7. Angel. Of Boston. having organized
bands Of mercy throughout the country
For weeks after his death the Boston
/ work horses wore bits OF black on their
brides, and At his funeral. on March %.
thirty work horses, wearing mourning
rosettes on their brides. were in the pro-
cession-
Copyright. 100 by Frederic J. Hsskiul
O-mOFrOw-UncIe sam. Publisher.