The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-21

Humane society was NeYU IN vie
council chambeg os the City Hall On
"Wednesday sfternoo0 az 5 o'clock,
with President Bentley in tbe chair
and Mines. Piggott ana Keene, Miss
Rev, Miss Sharpe, Mr.. WarinS anS
Special Officer Cawthern.
A very interesting report ~as read
and filed by the special officer de-
failing his work during the moeth
of March and first pert of Apeil.
There were few days during Chat
period in which he found nothing
deserving the attention of che so
ciety, and the report included every
phase of mistreatment o4 animals
through ignorance or neglect.
There was another instance OF
finding a COW begged in the mire
near Bayou Pierre. The officer
found this animal begged 20 deeply
that little more than its head was
visible and it had probably been left
several days. It was in such conN-
ton that it could not live much
longer and the officer killed it.
Many individuals were warned 90
remedy existing conditions and to
take unfit animals off Of the work
they were being made to do. Fines
were imposed in the City Court in
five charges for cruelty to animals
brought by the officer of the society
and in one case an acquittal was Sc
cured by the defendant. One charge
was dismissed by the society after
conference with the party against
whom the charge was made.
The officer has given some atten-
ton during the past few weeks to
the stables and yards in which stock
is kept, and in such cases where the
owners do not act upon the sug-
gestions of the officer charges will
be made, and where the conditions
do not justify action by the society
the Board of Health will be asked
TO cooperate in putting the places
in sanitary condition, for the COM
fort of the stock.
A number Of cases of overlooking
received the attention of the officer
and the drivers We're required to re-
move part of the loads. In several
instances the parties operating wag-
ons were required to provide an adj
ditional team in hauling sand and
other heavy material from sand pits
and other places in the city where
the wagons were started and where
the road conditions made it neces-
sary to provide such additional
teams in starting the wagons. In
these cases the owners or parties in
charge have readily acted upon the
suggestion of the officer. This is
particularly true of the paving COM
panies now working in Shreveport
who have shown disposition to
meet the recommendations of the
officer of the society in remedying
any matters to which he has called
attention.
The next regular meeting of the
society will be on Wednesday, May
s, and the annual election. of Off
GERS and directors will be held on
May %. The present membership OF
the society is about 200, but it is
hoped to increase this number ma
aterially during the ensuing year.
The monthly reports of the spe-
.cial officer show the necessity for
maintaining such an organization,
and more of our citizens should in
terest themselves in its work. All
citizens, whether members or not,
are invited to attend the meetings
which are open to all interested in
humane work. The society particu-
larly urges those members who
have not attended meetings but
have merely Joined the organization
and contributed their annual dues,
to get out to the meetings and take
an active interest in the conduct of
the society.