Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-12

ing for the animals both before and after
operating
\ The kennels and outside runs are ideal
In designing the college, particular care
had been taken to make the animal quar-
tiers as near perfect as possible. No
member of the committee was able to
offer a single suggestion for improve
ment
The employees in care Of the animals
are superior IN intellect to men usually
employed for such purposes.
KENNEL CAPACITY
rs FIFTY DOGS.
The kennels ara large enough to &C.
eommodate fifty dogs, without crowding
and each had plenty of bedding. water
air and sunlight. also outside runs There
are several inside kennels with good ven
tilation and sunlight, for the care OF
sick dogs.
a Search was made for dogs with signs
of having been operated upon. but none
were found. There were about thirty
dogs in all, one which had been recent
Iy received was suffering from distempel
but balance were all happy and very
playful There was one good bred dog
in the lot, and 1t will be turned over
to this society.
=, After completing the investigation, the
committee met with DR.. Emerson, DR.
Catch, and others, for the purpose OF
talking over conditions at the school IL
reference to the care Of the animals.
ASK COMMITTEE
FOR SUGGESTIONS.
DR.. Emerson and DR.. Catch assured the
committee that any member would bs
welcomed at the school on any day and
at any hour. The committee was also
requested to offer any suggestions at any
time, and assured same would receive
most careful consideration.
Nothing in this report shall be con.
5trued to in any way refer to charges
that relate to the past
(Signed)
CHARLES A. PFAFFLIN,
Chairman.
W. n. ROBERTS.
FRANK T. CUTSHAw.
G. W. BUTLER.
WILLIAM S. FRYE.
u W. A. MCCONNELL.
There is trouble in plenty brewing IN
the ranks Of the Indianapolis Humane
Society over the report of its executiv,
committee.
PROTEST DOMINATION
HUMANE SOCIETY.
Some Of the officers and a large mum
Der Of the members of the society, awak
ened to a realization Of the complete
ness Of the domination Of the society By
the friends Of the medical institution
Saturday when the college authorities
obtained publication OF a statement e
the effect that the medical schools car,
of dogs is approved" by the humane SO
ciety as the result of an inspection"
publication OF this statement was pre-
ceded by a public statement from c. P
Emerson, dean of the college, to the eff
feet that the executive committee Of tn,
indianapolis Humane Society had investl
gated the college and no criticism had
been made in its report"
Inasmuch as the executive committe,
had not then had an opportunity to p.
port the result of its inspection collu
sion between the college and the com
smittee in regard to the report Wa.
plainly established by the announcement
of the deal that the committee had lex
onerated" the college.
COLLEGE STRONG
FOR WHITEWASH.
Charged with unnecessarily cruel treat
s,ment of dogs at the college in sworI
statements, accused OF contributing t.
sthe delinquency of a sixteen-year-oId
boy by inducing him secretly to pro
cure dogs for 1t, and publicly confronted
with assertions that it has deffantIy
Ignored both the State law and the
municipal code, the medical college ha:
been making strenuous efforts to clear
It's skirts the last two weeks.
Through the agency of DIR. c. A
Pfaff1in, a local specialist whose prac-
tice comes through recommendations BY
practicing physicians TO their patients
the college has always heretofore sue.
eeeded in putting the soft pedal or
complaints of cruel treatment of dog.
that were made to the humane Officers
who, through some distortion OF the law
are permitted by the city to operate
under the sole direction Of DR.. Pfafflin
as the chairman Of the executive com
mittee of the humane society.
In the troubles that the expose of theil
treatment Of dogs brought upon them tn.
authorities Of the college called on DR.
Pfaffiin for his most strenuous efforts
and he responded by attempting to place
the humane society in the position OF
embarrassing" the college in such q
fragrant manner that members of 1t who
are not indebted to the college for theil
business are rebelling at the false light
in which they have been placed.
DR.. Pfaflin appeared with his cohorts
at a meeting of the board Of directors OF
tho ~ h "a