Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-31
DOGS ARELEFT
TO DIE OR GET
WELL-WOMEN
They Are Treated as Well as
Human Patient+SchOOl
Authorities.
FORMER REPORT SWORN

Opinions vary as to the manner in
which dogs are held for surgical in
struction at the Indiana University
School of Medicine.
Reports of Investigations do not
confirm declarations made by mem
bers of the faculty Of the college and
attaches of the death kennels"
It is the contention of the college that
the dogs are received legitimately,
usually in a condition that disclOses that
they are strays; that they receive the
best OF care: undergo surgery without
pain and are treated as well as human
hospital patients after the operations.
In this connection, the report Of an
Indianapolis woman who made an in
vestigation of the institution some time
ago is very interesting. This report
has been sworn to by the woman who
made it and is in the possession Of The
Indiana Daily Times.
NOT KIND OF DOGS
ONE EXPECTS TO FIND.
In part, it reads as follows:
1.-The first thing that amazes one is
the character Of the dogs. One expects
to find mongrels, but instead sees colnes,
hounds. Any Of the dogs there would
make splendid pets. One of them is
beautiful gray bulldog with white face
and feet. Two collie pups were in
separate room. because they are to be
returned to their owners"
AT present there are about twenty
five dogs there Many have been used
recently. A man drives through the State
buying them.
''The cruelty consists in the confne-
ment and the lack Of care. The dogs
are said to be entirely under the infiu-
ence Of an anaesthetic before the Oper-
alton begins. This is probably true,
judging from the operating troughs,
which have only two short pieces OF rope
at either end.
No ATTENTION GIVEN
DOG AFTER OPERATION.
Z after the operation the dogs thst sur
yive are returned to the dOgrOoms and
laid down and no further care Is given
them. The earetaker is instructed not
TO give them water for two days. After
that they can get water from a bucket
which stands in the middle of the room
(about isis II they have the strength.
They usually lie around for days with
out eating and then die.
THE cement floors are entirely with
out covering. The mutilated dogs as we'll
as the well lie on the bare floors
To-day one small bull was found dead
in the corner. he had been operated on
a few days ago. He, too. was on the
cement floor.
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dows which could be opened. On the
day Of this inspection they were all
closed No dog ever leaves the fourth
door after he once reaches ii, until be is
taken to the operating room. They try
so hard to get out that it is a difficult
matter to get into the rooms. One. a
large tan and white dog, has been con-
fined there ever since the college opened.
He has not been operated on for a long
time. He is very fat and seems well.
HUNDREDS OF MICE
AND GUINEA PIGS.
They try to raise puppies, but have
1 not succeeded.
"a miserable little object lay IN one
corner of a room with only one other
dog In it. The caretaker explained that
they had no success with puppies and
paid no attention to it,
Hundreds of white mice are kept.
Small boxes about is inches by u inches
BY S inches contain probably two dozen.
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