The daily sentinel., 1912-01-26
FOR
PROTECTION TO
DUMB ANIMALS
Contributor Declares More Attention
is Needed to Wanton Cruelties to
Four-Legged Brutes - Urges
More Action by Officer.
CContributed.)

'NbhAA AbhAthsI
An article in one of our Grand
JunctionipapeTs a day or two ago, re-
fers to a party who left a shivering,
blankletless' horse hitched to tree
on one of our main streets, after hav-
ing evidently driven the animal
long distance. The account goes on
to say that blood was running from
its mouth, apparently from some in
jury to the tongue or lips.
II would hardly be necessary to
engage the services of a Sherlock
Holmes to ascertain the cause of the
blood The ignorant or heartless
owner has no doubt thrust a frosty
bride bit into the poor brute's mouth
every morning this winter with the
result that the inside skin has been
as nicely and completely removed as
a branding iron could have done it.
Naturally this little operation has
tended to make the horse bridle-shy,
for which a man of the calibre re-
ferred to above is more than likely
to punish the defenseless animal by
giving him a blow across the head
or nose with any weapon that was
handy.
Nor is this an isolated case by
any means. for a score or more in
stances of cruelty to animals have
come under by personal observation
this winter which the police of any
other city would not have dared to
overlook or ignore. The owners
would have been instantly arrested
and heavily fined, the major portion
of this fine being turned over to
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Animals.
Where are our humane officials,
and where are our church people?
Can they sit supinely by and see our
dumb animals maltreated and excuse
themselves by saying, well, they do
not belong to me; therefore. it's
none of my business" Using the
same method of reasoning a man
would not be justified in interfering
to prevent murder, provided it was
noJ some oF his people.
Let's get together and devote
small portion Of our time and ener-
gy TO protecting our four-footed
friends who need it, instead of eX-
pending it all endeavoring to protect
men who dc not require il and who
resent our well meant (but some
times, ! fear, misguided efforts in
their behalf. Our laws on this sub
for dealing with IhiS class of law
| lessness and every LJwr of any con
sequence is presumed to be provided
with one u more humane agents.
If one OF ;hrsv agents is located
/ in Graz Junction However, his
light Is cer.ainly well hid under a
bushel, ami | would suggest that
steps be taEen TO surriaIL him with
a live, energetic man who has a gen
uine sympathy for animals and
! whose name would by reason of his
activity in protecting them, soon be-
| come terror 20 tie two ,ogged brute
Who mistrear: one OF Gods crea-
lures.
A great many of us who live in
smaller towns are inclined TO think
! that horses are more CIuelly mis-
used in the cities .han elsewhere. but
| this is a mistaken .dea. for the sim
| pie reason hat men and women of
GllN stations cooperate with the pO-
lice and the hDmane sJ"ioiy. because
they know thai prompt attention viii
be given their complaint and a rigid
| investigation made
The result is if, for instance, the
| driver of a coal wagon is far o ol- IN
the residence district, gets stuck in
rut and whips his team unmerciful-
ly in an. effort to force them to do
something beyond their power, some
good housewife witnessing the per-
formance becomes indignant and tele-