Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
ANIMAL RESCUE WORK IN HAITI
ADVANCED BY TWOD. C. WOMEN
Mrs. Katharyn Frost and
Miss Alice Cults Do Much
for Beasts of Burden.
Educational Efforts Among
Natives Reduce Cruelty, Al
though Funds Are Low.

Haiti and its political affairs are so
much in the limelight at the moment
that the story of how two American
women started animal rescue work in
Haiti during the past two years brings
an intimate glimpse into conditions
there which the American occupation,
the Service Technique" as 1t is called,
has given fullest cooperation In
ameliorating.
Mrs, Minnie Maddern Fiske, noted
actress who has devoted years to AMI
NAL welfare work; Irene Castle, the
actress (now Mrs. F. Mclaughlin,
whose love for animals is well KNOWN
are among q list Of subscribers who are
supporting this animal relief work IN
Haiti that is now under the personal
supervision of an Army girl, Miss Alice
Cuts, 21-year-old daughter OF Col.
Cults of the United States Marine
Brigade now in command in Haiti.
Two years ago a Washington woman,
Katharyn Frost, who is well known as
artist pianist here, was quite horrlneo
at the condition of the many beasts
of burden" in the island, the horses
and the bourriques very tiny burros),
who are used for transporting amazing
loads on their backs. Mrs. Frost
started this relief work, carrying 1t on
almost single-handed until Miss Cults
came to Haiti.
II is the old story of primitive
people thinking beast their own prop
erty with neither feeling nor limits in
endurance. It is the condition that
has brought about the stand against
"cruelty to animals" throughout the
civilized world.
Mrs. FrOst's Appeal.
In a letter of appeal Mrs. Frost
states:
II have lust returned from two
year stay in Port au Prince ana the
suffering I witnessed, Of the horses ana
bourriques on the Island OF Haiti, is
hevond ANYTHING I can put into words.
The ignorant natives, naturally cruel,
torture their animals beyond belief.
not realizing that they are injuring
| their only means of transportation.
| They are beaten over the head until
their ears and eyes are in dreadful
| condition; when they fall from exhaus-
| ton they are seldom unloaded. but the
| tail is twisted to make the animal rise,
often until the blood comes! Practi-
cally every horse and bourrlque nave
great back sores under their loads
which the native just puts dirt on,
when he thinks Of it. They are over
worked and under-fed."
Today, through the work OF these
two American women, 3,756 animals
| have been given medical treatment by
veterinarians in a single month, They
hope to found hospital there for ami
mails like that in Fee, Morocco, which
| is maintained by an American commit
/ tee with headquarters in New York
| City.
Circulars Distributed.
A circular In a French patois, written
so simply that a child could under
stand, was gotten up by Mrs. Frost
and Miss Cuts and printed as docu-
ment from the service technique Of the
Department Of Agriculture, with the
motto: BE Good to the Animals"
With the aid of q priest on the
island these were distributed to the
natives as a means of education In the
care of animals. Such simple facts as
/ these are contained in the unique
wording:
"One should never force ones beast.
It grows tired ike you. Fatigued. 1t
can no longer work, it must rest. II 1t
| is hungry or thirsty. 1t can no longer
travel. It Is necessary to give it food
and drink regularly to conserve its
strength.
Never mistreat an animal; It suffers
| from bad treatment; 1t defends itself
by becoming vicious.
! BE good to the animals. They are
living beings that God. IN His infinite
goodness, has placed at your service"
RequisitiOned Grass.
Rules were also given in the pam
phlet on 'how to load the animals, y
with illustrations of good loading and