Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-29
Sudden DEATHS
Of DOGS CALL
GENERALIZATION
Canine owners in City Startled
at News from Animal Guar
! anime Station

.aIlllne StdiOh
That i've dogs, all Of them OF con,
siderable value. have died at the ter
ritorial quarantine station within the
last 10 days and that three more are
near death are statements that have
stirred up canine owners In the city
and caused the question as to wheth.
er there is a lack of care at the es-
tablishment.
Territorial Veterinarian Norgaard
frankly admits that the importation
Of delicate CANNES and their neces-
sary four months. detention In quar-.
antine is accompanied by an element
of risk. He thinks that In the case
of two French toy dogs that have
died. pneumonia may have been con-
tracted. He says, however, that
every possible care was taken Of
them
On the other hand, 1t was stated
this morning that two dogs OF hardy
types have died during the last few
days and that circumstances show Ii
Is not alone the high-bred CANNES Of
uncertain health and temperament
that have perished In detention.
G. G. Won Hamm, discussing this
morning the death Of two dogs en-
trusted to his care by another and
undergoing quarantine prior 10 admit.
lance, declares that the succession Of
deaths within the last few days Is
such that C>e1inary explanations will
not suffice. Mr.. Won Hamm also de-
mics that he contemplates bringing
suit involving the board Of agricuL
ture and forestry. which has iurisdic
ton over the animal quarantine di.
vision.
.sThe statement that am going to
bring suit Is absurd, he said this
morning. Nor have II up to this
morning spoken to any member Of the
board of agriculture and forestry
about the matter, so that another pub
lished statement, that members Of the
board are entrenching themselves
against expected legal attack, Is not
true.
1T is not the case of the dogs IN
my care alone, but the fact that Ave
dogs have died there within ten days,
that shows something Is wrong. 1
know Of two cases Of harder dogs.
Boston bull pups. understand that
are victims Of something, whether
lack Of care, failure to provide sum.
cient food or disease. furthermore
the dogs seem perfectly well one day
and are dying the next And what Is
still more significant Is that only one
dog has died within 81 months up to-
this sudden epidemic Of deaths.
II understand that Dr.. Norgaard
himself is now taking steps to see
just what is the matter and ! hope
conditions will be remedied. It Is
true that people must take the risk
Of bringing valuable dogs here, but
those who do so are entitled to see
that every safeguard is given the
dogs.
Three French toy dogs were sent
to the territory and Mr.. Won Hamm
was asked to look after them. They
were, Of course, subject to the quar-
antine imposed in order that Hawaii
may guard against rabies, and 1t was
while In this quarantine that two Of
the three died. The second death oc.
CURED yesterday.
The three dogs, left at the terri
torial quarantine station by C. g. Won
Hamm, received the best possible care
while there and awaiting the expira-
ton Of the period Of quarantine,
stated DR. Leonard N. Case, assistant
at the station.
The attendant there explicitly fol-
lowed Instructions regarding the feed
Ing and care Of the dogs, as set forth
by Mr.. Won Hamm, at the time the ami.
mails were admitted into the station |
The dogs were given only food pro.
vided by the owner, and they we're
kept In separate pen. The territory
has made provisions for the care Of
the more delicately bred dogs. and
q section of the station has been re-
served for them, which is well pro-
vided with carpets, rugs and the sides
Of the enclosure are protected by
means of curtains stated DR.. Case.
The pen assigned to the high-bred
CANNES is declared by the official to
have been mosquito proof.
Both Victor A. Norgaard, territorial
veterinarian and superintendent of the
territorial animal quarantine station,
and DR.. Case insist that the facilities
at the station are In every way sat
lsfactory, as far as the care for the
ordinary run of dogs is concerned.