Arizona republican., 1917-06-03
THE RED STAR |5 RED CROSS
 FOR ANIMALS

ALBANY, N. Y, June 2,-Theodore | Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood 1 are among the many prominent men | who have given their support to the | American Red Star Animal Relief. | Theodore Roosevelt has just written ! the director general, with headquar-
 ters in Albany, N. Y, "l most heartily ! approve of the proposed organiZatio | of the American Red Star Animal Re ! lief. It seems to me an abhorrent 1 thing not to do everything we can do i for the horses and other animals used ! in war" General Wood likewise ap- preciates the importance of such an organization and writes: Your un- l dertaking is an admirable one and. if 1 effectively carried out in time of war, | its influence will be felt not only from i the humanitarian standpoint. but from the standpoint of efficiency
 Intense activity marks the efforts of the officers of the American Red Star Animal Relief to secure the needed equipment for veterinary hospitals, which must soon be placed at the dis posal of the army, in it's army animal relief work. There has come an unof- 1 ficial request from a high army of ficer for fifteen horse drawn ambu- lances which may be placed at the dis posal of different training camps that have been planned Funds for the purchase of these are being collected. l In some instances, branches of the Red Star or groups of patriotic citizens are agreeing to present one or more such ambulances to the Red Star.
 Veterinary Hospitals will be erected at the various concentration camps built similarly to those used in all of the armies of the allies. They will ,;+ 1000 animals. Sheds opened on three l sides, with a runway down the center, | will house 100 horses each. They will | be built of wood and corrugated iron. l Each hospital must be supplied with 1 an ambulance a supply wagon, a feed 1 cart; besides brooms. rakes. forks, 1 SkovelS, buckets, currycombS and i brushes Great quantities of surgical ! equipment necessary to successfully handle this large number of animals also must be provided. Such equip ment will be furnished through the American Red Star Animal Relief as fast as funds become available At l least S250,0 600 will be needed to carry l on the work already outlined for it by army officers.
 The government has likewise made it known that the aid of the Red Star will be greatly appreciated in recruit 1 ing 1000 veterinarians for the veter- l mary reserve corps. It is anticipated that the mobilization of an army of 1,600,000 men. even though not single ! cavalry regiment is recruited, will re- quire at least 600,000 animals. The government at this time has only 10000 animals on hand. The staff of 100 veterinarians in the regular army has all that it can do to care for the ani- i mals now in the regular service. The purchase of 800, 900 additional animals will require a large staff of veterin- arians to safeguard them from disease and give them such attention as may be needed in case of accident or sur gical treatment.
 The work in Europe has demon strated that army animal relief is of very practical nature. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anmials has already expended $600,000 more. The work has been carried on so efficiently that it has won the approval of the highest Eng fish army officials. Sir Douglas Haig has given the work of this English so- ciety his stamp of approval in the fol- lowing terms: '1 take this opportunity of rendering my best appreciation and thanks for the very valuable assistance which the society has rendered to the army veterinary service in alIeviating animal suffering and preventing vast age of animal life"