The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-16

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ents had given him poor care and be-
cause he cried and disturbed members
of the family and boarders he was
compelled to sleep, alone, in a back
shed on a pile of old clothes, during
the night I took him to the hospital
where he was properly cared for.
A horse was left without food or
water from quitting time on the night
of July 3rd until noon of July 9Th.
The horse fell, from exhaustion, in the
small and unventilated barn. I got
him up by means of sling and tackle
but he was SO weak he had to be kill
| ed. The barn had been neglected for
so long that the front of the stall was
9 to II inches lower than the rear and
i'll falling the horse had pitched against
the manger and turned his head and
neck back against his body. Tnvesti-
cation showed that the man supposed
to care for him had been on a drunk
over the Fourth and neglected to
come near.
Another case, I wish to call atten-
ton to is a case out west in the county
where the man was on a drunk for 5
Or days till arrested him. He paid
a fine of about $40 or $50 He had q
horse in his barn and some 2 or 3 milk
cows. The cows went some "a to SO
hours without milking. The cows could
be heard nearly a half mile away
believing with pain. I telephoned out
to man to care for them and milk
them. The horse went a day and a
half without food or water.
I have visited quite few barns in
the city and some in the county where
cows and horses are not bedded at all
and obliged to lie on the bare floor.
At the pigeon shoots mentioned
"sports" from Chicago had crossed
the state line into Kenosha county and
conducted game Of trap shooting"
In such events the bird is kept con-
fined for days and when released to be
shot at, often, in confusion, flies di-
rectly towards the man doing the shoot
ing. If all were killed it would not
be so bad, but many doves are found
after the shooting with broken legs,
torn wings and eyes shot out. Illinois
has state law forbidding trap shoot
ing. I am making an effort through
Kenosha county legislators to have a
similar law enacted for Wisconsin.
The following references to condi-
tions in other localities may prove
Of interest:
In Illinois bill for Moral and
Humane Education in public schools
is being considered. The bill provides
that all public schools devote half
hour weekly to the teaching of such
basic moral principles as honesty, kind
ness, Justice and moral courage-for
the purpose of lessening crime and
raising the standard of good citi-
zenship
am glad to know that Kenosha
schools are provided with copies of
sour Dumb Animals and give fire.
quent class room attention to these
matters. 1t is pretty generally under
stood that education along lines of
thoughtfulness in such matters, in q
systematic way, from early childhood,
will produce results.
Boy Scouts in various communities
have undertaken to cooperate with To-
cal humane officers. Such work has
been very effective.
The American Humane Association is
undertaking to regulate interstate
transportation of live stock in behalf
of humane education. In states where
woman suffrage prevails great steps
have been taken along lines of hui
name reform. Colorado affords e1 am
piles of what influence women have
brought to bear for humane reform.
/ One point I wish to make can be
made effective by quoting from a
newspaper clipping in another county
of this state In which the county
board had made generous appropria-
ton: "This amount will enable the So
ciety to quite effectively cover the
county and bring aid to many neg
lected children and animals. We will
also be enabled to demonstrate to the
board that the appropriation is good
| financial investment in that the or
4 ganization will save many times that
amount to the county in increased eff
fciency." There have been years when
the fines collected from prosecutions
have brought more money to Kenosha
county than the year s work cost, to
say nothing of other results that were
accomplished.
Another item from the "Humane
National Review states: 'tThe work
of Humane Societies is widening. At
one time an officer was seldom called
upon except in cases of unusual abuse.
Now, as our states attorney defines it,
his power is practically unlimited. y
On behalf Of the society, I wish to
thank those people who have reported
cases during the year and have assisted
in getting information to bring out
facts and make ADJUSTMENTS Great
credit also is due to many of our man
ufacturers and business men who have
contributed supplies of their own line
SO that the society even without