Evening star., 1938-09-05

cially commendable, inasmuch as
desertion Of pets is against the law
under the anti-cruelty act.
"Of course, our members never &C
tually desert their pets. The term is
leave temporarily That clears the
record for us, provided we aren't
caught by some half-sighted person
who can't understand our position. We
know that some onel take care of any
animal 1t pleases us to move out on
temporarily In this vein regret to
state that Brother Seymour Haworth
3ell IN action last week. He was acci-
caentally seen throwing a sack of kit
Sens out on the road. after slowing his
car up and everything so they'd have
= soft landing An agent of some ami
nal shelter saw him and things have
been pretty hot since. Humane au-
thorities became very angry over the
incident. We all know some one would
have come along soon to pick them up.
They were merely removed"
"As Is customary, we'll pause for a
moment in expression of sympathy for
this member of our group. The Incl
dent cost him $25!'
Madam president, that's an out
rage. Why If people keep getting
caught move we draw up a petition
against all law enforcement bodies
also humane agencies. We pass the
buckers have to do something. An
incident like that might cause our
membership to drop off People might
think it's easier and cheaper to call
An animal shelter"
Order! Well attend to that later.
Mr. Bobwith. Continue Mr.. secretary"
sMADAME PRESIDENT: The re-
" port also contains information
regarding Sister and Brother West.
They were recently shot at by an in
considerate farmer. He seemed to be a
pretty good marksman, too. All the
excuse he had for the affair was that
they'd dumped (the crude phrasiology
Il the farmer's) their old collie dog
on his land. Think of the gift A l6-
year-old collie! Think of the amount
OF intelligence the animal must have
anassed in that time Was that man
Of the soil appreciative! Not much!
OF course, As the Vests say, the dog
was bit hard to feed. His teeth were
gone but he still could smell burglars
and bark.
Their method had been quiet. After
oil. they're old members of the Buck
Passers' club. That farmer must have
been waiting for them. And to show
members Of the club how brutal man
kind can be, the agriculture enthu-
siast called in vet and had him
give the old dog a shot which put
the canine to sleep permanently. I'm
agine. killing dog outright!
There's the case of Brother Will
Brown. He went to Europe, but he
left a bottle of milk for the cat. How
did he know the people he telephoned
weren't going to get around to feeding
the feline after that? And was he to
blame If an animal shelter had to
rescue the cat before it starved to
death? Ee was sure some one'd look
after it.
Another thing, it's high time (ac-
. eording to last years reporD that we
pass a resolution condemning the
bringing up from summer resorts of
any vacation pets. Argument, as given
last year is that any decent member OF
the Buck Passers' Club should be
able to salve his conscious enough to
resist cluttering up the car with a lot
Of livestock or bothering to telephone.
Some one'll look after them. After all,
what do other people support animal
shelters for If not to take care of dogs,
cats. etc, that Buck Passers' leave
behind.
Y
S TO the telephoning Of animal
shelters, true Buck Passers'
have no time for such foolishness.
After all, an honest dyed in the wool
member OF the club never looks an
issue in the face. The motto of this
organization is let George do it. Each
and every member Of the Buck Passers'
Club should put their minds on some
thing else. Any moral obligation
which mankind owes weaker creatures
will thus be forgotten. There's no