Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-05

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less such dog be sooner redeemed, as
hereinafter provided for. and II not so
redeemed he shall then have the right to
Kill such dog by asphyXiation by ad-
ministering gas or in some other humane
manner. PROVIDED. that after the ex-
piratiOn Of five days from the date OF
such posting at the office Of the city
controller. the pound keeper may dispose
Of any impOunded dog by gift or sale
to any person (the owner or keeper pre-
ferred), who shall pay the pound fee
provided for in this ordinance, II IL
censed dog and If an unlicensed dog,
TO any one (the owner or keeper pre-
ferred), who shall pay such fee and the
license fee for the current year. The
pound keeper shall execute a bill of sale
to the person to whom such dog shall be
delivered under the provisions Of this
section. and such bill of sale shall trans
fer to such person the title OF the origi-
nal owner in and to such dog. If such
dog shall not have been redeemed or
otherwise disposed Of as in this section
provided for within ten days from the
time Of its impOunding the same shall
be destroyed in the manner provided for
In this section. The carcasses of all dogs
killed as herein provided for shall be
sold to the highest bidder therefor or.
if not sold, shall be disposed OF TO the
satisfaction and approval OF the depart
ment of public health and charities Of
such city"
POUND MASTER
REFUSED ADMISSION.
1t will be observed from the foregoing
section Of the municipal code on the
impOundlng Of dogs that it is made the
duty Of the pound master TO seize dogs
that have not been registered and
licensed.
The medical college today is holding
within the corporate limits Of Indian
spolis about thirty dogs which It has
not registered and which It is narrowing
III direct contravention of the municipal
code
The dog pound master OF Indianapolis
recently called at the college and WAS
REFUSED PERMISSION TO ENTER
THE ROOMS WHERE THE COLLEGE
Is HOLDING DOGS WHICH THE LAW
SAY He SHALL SEIZE AND IN
POUND.
Apparently the college authorities be-
lieved themselves immune to interference
with their unlawful practices by any
official Of the city Of indianapolis.
Whether or not the medical school can
ignore the State law relative to the tax
ing Of dogs and the city ordinance rela-
tive to the registration Of dogs remains
TO be seen.
"HUMANE" CHIEF
Is INDIFFERENT.
It is a significant fact that the direc-
tion Of the work of the so-called humane
officers Of indianapolis has been placed
in the hands Of DR.. C. a. Pfafflin, who
recently informed members of the Indi-
annapolis Humane Society that Il am
your chief of police" DR.. Pfafflin has
never seen fit to pay any heed to com
plants Of the improper treatment Of
dogs at the medical school
1t is also a significant fact that DR..
W. D. Catch, under whose directions the
medical students operate on dogs at the
college. is the president of the Indian
| apolis Board of Health, and an appointee
| Of the mayor Of Indianapolis, under
whose jurisdiction the dog pound master
also works.
The chain appears to be complete.
Humane officers whose business it is to
| prevent cruelty to animals at the college
are under the direction Of a doctor who
has in the past disregarded complaints
against the college.
Operations at the college are under
the direction of another doctor who holds
a political appointment obtained from
the mayor who has control over the dog
pound master whose duty it is to i'm
! pound unregistered dogs.
Nothing has been done toward com
/ polling the college to pay taxes, or
license fees on the dogs it harbors.
And in the meanwhile there is a man
in Rushville who boasts Of being paid
S35 for one days work in procuring
dogs for the knives of the students at
the medical college.