The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
MANY COUNTIES ARE hit
Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Ozaukee,
Waukesha, Jefferson, Walworth,
Dane and Washington Co. Officials
Get Order Today to Clean Up Dogs.

The Live Stock Sanitary Board of
the Department of Agriculture at the
State Capitol has just issued the pro-
clamation requiring that all dogs be
muzzled within the following counties:
Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Ozaukee,
Waukesha, Jefferson, Walworth, Dane
and Washington. The order became eff
fective today.
Within the past nine months fifty
seven cases of hydrophobia have oc-
Cured in Milwaukee County alone, re-
sulting in the death of three persons
and one person recently died in Dane
county. Many others have been at
tackled, necessitating the pasteur treat
ment for their recovery with the CON-.
sequent danger of the appearance of
hydrophobia. Since January list, thirty
seven cases of hydrophobia have oc-
Cured In the territory covered by the
proclamation. Dogs often roam thirty
to forty miles from their home during
one night and mad dogs even farther.
In their travels they frequently at
tack farm animals of all kinds making
them as dangerous as the dogs. There
have been many cases Of whole herds
Of cattle and sheep among which hy-
drophobia has occurred causing great
losses.
One farmer in Waukesha county re-
Gently lost six head Of cattle, one
tween six and eight hundred dollars, all
because, little pet pup, family dog
was bitten by a roaming mad dog.
Another farmer near Hartland lost
one horse, two hogs, and four head of
cattle. Another farmer near Sun
Prairie lost ten or twelve head of cat
tie. His son was bitten and had to
take the pasteur treatment at ,Madi-
son. Another farmer near Marshall lost
six sheep for which he had recently
paid $40 per head and four others had
to be quarantined for three months.
The situation has been developing for
several years with continuous occur
rences and larger outbreaks at inter
walls.
In some states, such as Utah. wild
animals have been bitten by rabid
dogs, as a consequence of which the
coyotes, wolves and other wild animals
are infected with rabies to such an
extent that cattle and sheep are con-
tinually in danger from the wild an
imals as well as dogs; consequently the
whole live stock industry of that state
is threatened. Situations of this kind
have developed n other parts Of the
United States and it is to avoid such
far reaching consequences as well as to
check the immediate outbreaks that the
state has taken action.
During this war time the government
is urging upon farmers the necessity
of raising more live stock, principally
sheep for the production of wool.
Farmers in many parts of the state are
refusing to take the risk of raising
sheep on account of these dangers from
dogs.
The proclamation has been issued by
the State Department of Agriculture;
is concurred in by the State Board
of Health, the State Council of De-
Tense, and approved by the Governor.
All constables, policemen, mayors of
cities and villages, health officers, We
terinarians land humane officers are
asked to assist in enforcing the order.
Cities and villages in the area covered
by the proclamation are asked to is
sue ordinances corresponding to the
proclamation.
The order provides that within ten
days of its issue, all dogs within the
quarantfned area shall be confined at
least, kept in a dog proof enclosure or
muzzled Muzzling shall be construed
to mean the use of any devices which
shall positively and effectively prevent
a dog from biting or striking any
other animal or person with its teeth.
Such a muzzle shall be securely fas-
tened to the nose and head and shall
have at least four straps or wires run
ming back from a common center in
front of the nose, in addition to one
or more running around the nose con-