ALLEGATIONS OF CRULL TO ANIMALS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13468, 7 July 1909, Page 8

ALLEGATIONS OF CRULL TO ANIMALS.

CATTLE-IN TRANOTg A tale of agony and to have been suffered : cattle recently brouizht Chatham Islands to lated by Mr W. B. the Society for Prevention to Animals, at the mittee of the Society held- : las^H In his official report tbegtwßS stated that when the landed on the wharf, tbey|"|SS from thirst and -hunger,' ! #_fflß jumped overboard and harbour to Gollan's B»yi_*?|S_[ than six succumbed on to get too much water a_d:wfJwH seemed hardly credible-.*faffifffn_B quainted with stock would Mfil_ as to allow his animals to fgaJjjJS from the wharf until they,[MgifS after suoh a trying ~oyagei}ssfißH hours at least. To allow targoJjH have an unlimited under tbo circun—tancea,. tempt to drive them wards, intensified the law in th© Dominion did no * jgSg cases of transit of a-i-tabjMsffi land, it was hoped that -jWEsffl would not rest until they hfrvfif. th© Government to bring MsSf§m lation which would prevent w»K|!I which at present un^°s^ x tamed in that respect, th© six mentioned that aa °__Js_f_ landing, he had been others had died on th© **py*S||_S_l a total loss of nearly 25.-petg|S[ against an average loss of.J*:f_Jg on tho 310.498 cattle sent MkWM to the United Kingdom last-'.HSS I Speaking in port, the inspector stated eight cattle were put boat at th© Chathama, to what th© captain told -inMJll to put to sea as soon as th©Ot|»l9s on board, there being no tffi*aH :in food or water. Th© wyagfwg | telton lasted nine days, anai.-ffHB cattle wero landed they W *?JJB to tako as much water aa ?!$•%» I and wer© then driven over t*_£fS Christchurch. The result .«M| three died at Lyttelton, ■ ana,Wßß the hill on tho way over, «tf »I| so exhausted that they had W.m3t at Lyttelton. The animate *®?M in such an exhausted c ° sensiblo man should have. thWI drivinr; them. _ Avi_jj Instructions wer© given to t"*Jj« tor to collect bis information JH matter and place it in the *?"3gS Society's solicitor, with a WWIH ing action. . W&