FOR THE GIRLS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 255, 27 October 1928, Page 2 (Supplement)

FOR THE GIRLS.

ANIMAL WELFARE WEEK. KINDNESS TO DUMB ANIMALS. My Dear Girls, — I'm sure you are all interested in Animal Welfare Week. fn. among us do not love them? You know 1 do, for 1 have JV^7_ 8r ** quite often about them. What would the world be I*. J our lovable and amusing dumb friends? Of course, 1 mean dumb, only in the sense that they haw _ - power of language. They all but speak, don't they? We ■ *** them, and they understand us. 1 know there is no - T rJ to - "Budget" reader about kindness to, and care of their ptti tmJl? them too well for that. I can just imagine you younger girU farZLcombing your favourite doggy, and hunting out a gay ribbon pet day at school. « HU *> «r Unfortunately, hundreds of poor animals are not so luckv as » - How often do we read in the paper of cruelty to horses and dogsbr tELiS* less and careless masters. 1 have seen and heard of such terrible animals that 1 really cannot write to you of j t j, thankful there are such societies as Animal Welfare leagues ** of Cruelty to Animal societies, all doing their noble aad humaneZSk* 11 There is not space in a short letter to enumerate manv of - , friends, but 1 think the most faithful friends to man are his do* *"»7r horse. His dog, that faithful companion of all his moods. Frienk ' may turn against man, but his dog is still faithful. What done for man? Way back in the Stone Age, though he maiTlS have been a wolf cubs caught and tamed, did he not bring for uLvSSZ sense of smell, of which nun gave him his share. At - primitive fire of sticks, the dog would eye his master adoriMb Who does not remember the story of the little white .Imrl'l . . bod y of A® beautiful ill-fated Mary faithful indeed even unto death. AD through history do« .l!!**~~ have been the favourite pets. The poet Burns had . lw> was very fond of, and Byron possessed a handsome NewfouniinJ. - *? *** *>g possessed "beauty strength without insolence, and courage without ferocity, and the virtues of man without his faults." J . • • So to all our animal friends a _ that serve us, let us give the honour, love and kindness due to \A* them.