The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-02-06
j. Ell. karnes, Agent of Ke'
noska Humane Society
Shows Years Activities
MANY CASES INVESTIGATED
Agent Makes an Appeal For Better
Support of Work in the County-FeW
People Contribute to Fund to Keep
up the Work of Humane Society.

J. H. Karnes, agent for the Keno
sha branch Of the Wisconsin Humane
Society, has made his annual report
to the directors of the society, show
ing the activities of the organization
during the past year. The report is
the seventh annual report. 1t is as
follows:
''The Kenosha branch of The Wis
consin Humane Society has now been
in operation seven years. Although at
times it has been discouraging work
to keep the organization active, it is
with some degree of satisfaction that
those who have made the institution
possible look back through the seven
years and note the progress that has
been made.
In one of the reports we used this
quotation: If you would make no enc
mics, think nothing, say nothing, do
nothing AS we compare the attitude
Of the public today with that Of few
yeas ago, we are optimistic enough
to think that, on the whole, friends
have been made, rather than lost,
through the society's efforts, to the
cause Of helpless children or aged per-
-
sons and of dumb animals.
There was time when the MAORI
ty Of people thought all such work
could be taken care of by other Of
fcers. The animal reports of the So
fciety have shown pretty clearly shat
even after the duty Of other city and
county officials has been faithfully
done, much has remained which it was
nobody's business in particular to at
tend to unless that of humane officer.
Where the requests by letter Oh tele-
phone were few, they have increased
to many. Within a week, a person
who openly rebelled at interference on
the society's part because of his abuse
Of dumb animals who served him, has
written me reporting other similar
cases.
I mention these facts to show the
general attitude Of the public in the
city and county as | am able to judge
from the reports and demands which
come in. Wisconsin has one main or
ganization for such purposes under
which separate societies may be built
up for local needs.
The rapid increase in the number
Of such organizations in this and other
states seems to indicate a growing in
terest on the part of the general
public, Many conditions followed
up in previous years in this city have
greatly improved. During the past
year / have had more complaints on
drivers Of wagons belonging to the
express companies than Of any other
one class.
Such advice as the following often
appears in Chicago papers:
1T looks to me as if the owners
would call their drivers together and
teach them how to be humane and
how to drive, if they knew how their
property was being abused. Half the
IL ~
much horse can endure, treat it like
a machine and apparently regard it as
an enemy. Why not discard whipsg
have seen horses beaten this winter
because they slipped and fell. The
driver was using a slack rein. IF
anything deserved the lashings il was
he. The work Of the humane society
should have the warmest commenda-
ton. The press of the city should
agitate and agitate this matter until
there is no overlooking of horses, 10
brutal beating, no leaving them I'M
blanketed in cold streets, no working
them when in unfit condition, and I'M
til employers are ashamed to employ
heartless cruel drivers
In previous reports, have referred
to many such conditions as are men
toned above. Such things bear re-
peating. Like other offenders, such
people are thoughtlessly cruel and
a
have little respect for law. As usual,
the main activity of the society dur
ing the year has been to inform and
correct people who were ignorant or
needless along lines over which the or
ganization has control. Following is
a summary of the years work:
Children misused by drunken par
enlS -...e..s,......#. =
Wives abused hE drunken husbands 2