Evening star., 1923-07-23
Lost Kittens a Lesson.
Teach Value of Animal Rescue
League Work in City.
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the EnltOr OF me NtdF.
As a supplement 70 Miss Louise
Rogers letter Of the 18th on humane
education and the work of the Animal
Rescue League, ! would like TO cite
the following touching incident, and
also give a little more detailed infor-
nation about the work Of this or
ganization, which makes such acts OF
cruelty absolutely inexcusable on the
part of any respectable human being.
1t was before her busy days work
at the desk of the Animal Rescue
League that my friend, the director
in charge there, made an early morn
ing rescue of her own on Ontario road,
not far from her home, in response to
an appeal from an interested party
The case was so pitiful that it about
upset the rescuer for the rest of the
day. for from the gutter she tcnderly
lifted up two tiny kittens, literally
mad" with hunger, crawling round
and round deliriously in q circle
searching for their mother, against
whom they longed to snuggle and ap-
pease the empty feeling in their little
stomachs, their poor, little noses
bleeding from contact with the rough
stones. No need to say that once in
the kind hands their suffering was
quickly ended in the manner their
condition and necessity demanded
the painless death by properly admin
istered chloroform.
This stretch of ontario road, skirt
ed by woods, yet near enough TO
dwellings TO permit the possibility OF
somebody's" adopting outcaSts, evil
IDENTIFY appears to be one of the ia
Torite resorts of those losing" kit
tens from autos. the faith in the SYM
nathetic somebody" from a nearby
home relieving the consclences OF GER
tain persons too "tender-hearted' per-
haps TO merciiully put OUT OF the
! world the surplus animals they can
not harbor, but not merciful enough
to consider the risks of their never
being rescued, for 1t Is to them out
of sight, out of mind" About two
wears ago this same interested party,
making this call for help. discovered
two mother cats with their kittens In
this same gutter, some of the kittens
about dead, a very evident case OF de-
Iiberate losing.
for the desertion of animals, Tor
since it's organization in 1914 the
Animal Rescue League, first located
! in a stable loft near North Capltol
and p streets northwest ana no"
housed in its own commodious head
uuarters at 349 Maryland avenue
Southwest. has been open day and
night to take in surplus, stray. lost.
sick and injured animals. Many OF
the lost have been restored to their
owners, if such have been located; ;
certain desirable ones for which as
sured good homes are found are
given out: the others, because or
| their conditions and necessity, are
| mercifully put to sleep; the services
of two humanely interested veteri-
narians, one with excellent hospital
facilities, are often recommended to
those desiring such for sick pets
they wish treated Those calling
Main 8088 will get courteous response
from the league director in charge
or the matron, both of whom en-
deavor TO effect just as prompt serv-
| ice as is humanity possible for the
one busy agent with his car to give
| from $3.50 until pm. Because OF
| the great number of orders, persons
are sometimes asked if they can
| bring in animals themselves, but II
such is not the case, every effort IS
sonable time. Emergency orders, OF
course, where every moments delay
might cause some poor injured an
| imal added suffering. are given pref
erence over all others, the matron
herself or even some member of the
| league who is willing and in the of
fee at the time. being necessarily
pressed into service. The league is
open to visitors from 9 until 4:30,
when time must be spent in feeding
and settling the animals for the
night, but until or 10 at night some
one is available to take in any an
| imal whose case necessitates this
| late attention.
Space will not permit here a de-
scription of the league and its work.
| but q glimpse at the well kept quar-
ters for both the human and animal
| inmates and few words with the
| young lady manager will soon con-
vince one that the greatest considera-
| ton IS given the animals turned in
! regarding their future welfare, the