The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-05

can Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals.
Mr.. Coleman explains that aides
are needed in each air raid zone,
and they will have the same rights
In bombed areas as any other civil
ian worker. It Is urged that you
look into this without delay. In
order to And out who Is the proper
person In your community and
what the proper procedure.
Tag Your Pet
Leaflets on THE Care Of Small
Animals Under War Conditions"
are now being distributed by the
American Red Star Animal Relief.
These stress that all pets must be
tagged at all times, and kept under
strict control during air raid warm 7,
ings.
Cats are more difficult to handle
than dogs and the only way to be
reasonably sure of transporting
them to q place Of safety is in q
basket or container through which
the cat can see. They are far less
frightened. when they can at least
see where they are being taken.
Tag your cat and her kittens and
don't forget also to tag your canary
or any pets you or your children
have made themselves responsible
for. Quite naturally animals are
excited by confusion and uproar::
they are deserving Of our sympathy
and protection.
During the early stages Of bomb
ings in England. many pets were
killed. injured and lost, and this
unfortunate state of affairs must
exist in all countries attacked. We
have yet time to safeguard our
faithful little pets.
II the community In which you
live has not taken up this impor-.
tant matter. see that 1t does. that
air raid shelters for animals are
provided and some system worked
out by which they can be protected
as far as Is humanity possible.
Think twice before you 60 away
from home leaving your pets closed
up In the house. Many a dog has
been trapped In a burning build.
ing.
Shelters for Pets
Children who have animals
should be taught to realize the re-
sponsibility Of their ownership at
an early age. They should be trained
to feed their pets and never al
lowed to forget the Importance OF
feeding them at regular intervals.
or, when absent. Of arranging with
some reliable person to carry on IN
their absence.
In many large apartment houses.
provisions have been made for the
care Of pets during an air raid.
They are not to be taken to the
shelter for humans unless carried
in some sort Of container and In
some cases not then. Into the dog
house for them. presumably. and
it's I'D to the more articulate to
see that there is water for them to
drink and food for their temporary
stay which. after all, may extend
over q considerable period. In case
of q broken leg. or q wound. it
saves time and trouble. not to men,
ton suffering. II one knows how to
apply an emergency splint or wash
out q wound.
Cotton stuffed In the animals
ears will help In deadening the din
of explosives. The dog is quite ex-.
pert at expelling the cotton, so one.
doesn't need. the lecturer pointed
out, to remove It. but don't put
cotton next to a wound: first put q
piece Of bandage over it trfore APP
plying. Otherwise the cotton will
work into the wound.
In other words know how. Vol
unteers for this humanitarian ser.
vice will be given the necessary in!
structions by A. S. P c. A. veterin.
arians on how to handle pets dur
ing air raid. So that's something
else we can do. Preparedness is .
out-moded word but there's moth
ing out-moded about the necessity
for being prepared. in other words
knowing what to do and how to do
1t when the occasion arises.