PREVENTION OF CRURCH TO ANIMALS.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7698, 1 November 1890, Page 3

PREVENTION OF CRURCH TO ANIMALS.

An ordinary monthly meeting of Society tor Prevention ot Cruelty tet Animals was held at the City Council Chambers at noon yesterday, whan t\\&H were present—His worship e» Mayor (ia the chair), Messrs C. Louissoa, 3. H, Parker, G. T. Booth, J. O. Prudhoe, Ben Kabbt Chadowski, and Mr A, W. Smith, assistant Secretary and Inspector. An apology waa received Cor the abseaca of Mr M. Murphy. The Inspkotor reported that during fchs month of September he had visiitea I'fra suburbs, and upon market days' the eales at Addington and Christcharcb,' Hβ Mi, bo case of wanfcon ciraelty to bring andeg the Committee's notice, and the smmbes; of cautions waa also enmll, Twehty ca«« tions had been given and M hoi-asf examined in Christcburch for wounda.

The report was adopted. The Inspector reported re a case of.a cow alleged to have bean lying in, a bog sfi Ohoka for a week, Constable-Burke, of Kaiapoi, was Informed, sad he - reported that the cow was lying in a dry 'dlten, mid. was unable to rise weakness, bub she was regularly fed. The covsf was subsequently destroyed, Tim esses of a carrier working his liorae while Buffering from wounds, of 6 mas habitually ill treating his florae, and of a large cargo of ehoep having been brought over from the Chatham Island oh the deck of the Kaltu, were also reported upon. Thesheep were overcrowded, and the Inspector was of opinion that sheep should not be allowed to be crowded om deep-sea vessels in large numbers at this tlmo pi the year, in consequence of the prevalence oil gules. It was renolved to write to-the'agents of the vessel oa the subject, The Impector also reported upon the case of'alleged cruelty to cattle by members of the Wild West Show. It was ehown that several cattle had had their horns broken oft" accidentally. Mr Wlrth had promised that care anould be taken to preves& unnecessary cruelty., The Inspectors action Iα fclie matter, and alao with regard to the recommendations of the Ladies* Committee was approved. Mr J. H. PARKEitmoved, as pg? notSca, —That this Society use Its best endeavors to bring about tho erection or g. public elanghteryarda for Chrlstchurcfe," hu Parker said he had, siaco the last meetIng, received a letter from a slaughtermen, who said ho ased every cars to pre vent unnecessary cruelty ia tk& yards, and taught those under him feo Jail the animals in the most expeditious manner. He, however, favored tfce erecttOtt/Of a public slaughter yard. The pithing coolel not be carried oat properly wifehaus enit* Mr C. hovnsson seconded the raafcioßo and said there waa no doubt toe »rea«nfc yards were ia many cases unsuitable foff the purpose of killing salamle expsdl* fcioosly, and from a fuuittary poiat ot view. There was no doubt tho change would bo beneficial. The resolution If WdmA should be sent to the various local ©oases Rabbi asked wtat prorteloa would be made foe the paddockiHa OS et Mir*PAiiKEß pointed out tfaifc large* cities than Cbristchurch, such, a@ «t ci * bourne, had public slaughter !«**.- Mr ParoHou said helad beea.mfozined by abotcher that tfee uecwsair unlidlnm required for public etoughteryarde would He thought th« wee the proper mdy to be approached on the subject. . Mr Boots said th<s Society need ftot go farther than expww* the opluoa. taa* fabUe slaughter yiurde were here was no doubt ebet if -rocn wcro reaulerly employed at the jardj inictHinß* they woold becomo expert, and cc l-s ? '«a the chances of nanecessary pain. Mr Pabksp. said a» Inspector eboald be unseat at the yards when alanftbterlngi aad see that creelty was not practised. After come furthet disctisalon, tha motion was as^rsedto. . ■• . ~,, ™Ifc was wsolved to eena copies ot t.w sesolatoa to the vß.rioKs local bodien Iα ■ffiffiSSt,lnclttdtagthe Selwyn County ssasarffisaa'sssSSfiß. Cfotnoalfctee. , • . * The meetics then eerm|a©6t%