Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-30
REPORT SHOWS
DOGS IN POUND
ARE NEGLECTED
Humane Society Sees CANNES
Without Food and Suffer
From Cold.
CITY TO BE GIVEN FACTS

Another doleful chapter in the tumul-
tuous history Of the city dog pound will
be written in a report on the state OF
affairs said to have been discovered by
representatives Of the indianapolis HUI
name Society on Christmas day. which
George Williams, executive secretary OF
the board Of public safety, has re-
quested the representatives to prepare
The report will be submitted to the
beard Of public safety and Mayor Charles
w. Jewett for action, it is said.
1t will disclose these f9cts, 1t is said
When the representatives Of the Hu-
name Society went to the pound on
Christmas day to see how the caniEe
prisoners were faring they found that
Joseph MeGinty, keeper OF the pound
had left at noon the day before, and
that water and food had been placed In
the pens, but because McG.nty and his
! two assistants had failed to take proper
precautions the fres in the stoves which
heat the antiquated pound had gone out
and both the water and food were
frozen. The dogs were suffering from
the cold McGinty did not show up until
Monday noon and when the Humane So
ciety workers took him 20 task he cursed
them. 1t Is said
A. L. Taggart, president Of the board
Of public safety. said that report OF
the incident had not reached him, but
that II II was shown that the dogs old
not have good Christmas dinner the
board will see to It that they get q
double dinner on New Years"
: Mayor Jewett said he had heard moth
ing Of the incident, but would investigate
1t when it is called TO his attention.
Affairs at the pound have received much
public attention throughout the Jewet'
administration. Two years ago Humane
socieey workers. acting upon reports
which had reached them. found that the
dogs were kept in iII-smelling, badly
ventilated pens. fed rotten meat and
stale water. Such a protest was made
that the board OF safety agreed to lei
the Humane Society exercise sort oi
advisory supervision OF the pound.
4 The society recommended that the
pound he cleaned up and that arrange
ments be made by which owners OF i'm
pounded dogs might recover them. II
was disclosed that the pound WAS not
listed IN the telephone book and thai
citizens had no way OF getting In touch
with the poundkeeper when their dogs
were seized. Dozens Of valuable dogs
whose owners would gladly have PAID
the impounding fee and annual dog taA
+ II they could have located their pets
were put 10 death.
: SPECIAL TELEPHONE
( THEN INSTALLED.
/ The board ~ safety had a special tele
phone installed In the pound and made
/ the changes recommended To see that
I food and kennels did not become as bad
as before, the society appointed visit
ing committee. which has been calling al
/ the pound every day for several months
I This committee makes an effort to find
I the owners OF all the good dogs i'm
pounded and saves some from death by
arranging for their sale TO out-oftown
/ dog lovers.
Pound affairs slipped along in unevent
/ ful quiet until last fall when McGinty
appea red before the board Of safety at Z
weekly meeting and announced that
things were getting beyond his control
He said the dogs tore holes In the wir,
acting inclosurc and escaped while he
was out on the pound wagon trying &
catch others. To add TO his troubles
the pound motor truck was out OF order
The board adjusted his difficulties. seai
him back to work and nothing more was
heard OF him untll the present incident