ABE LIVE PIGEON MATCHES INHUMANE?

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14659, 7 May 1913, Page 10

ABE LIVE PIGEON MATCHES INHUMANE?

. ENCLOSED COURSING \f% condemns, y^. (special to "the press. ,,, ) «; WELLINGTON, May 6. '* Aye livo pigeon matches inhumane? fi,. This question was discussed at the con* >** > ference of the S.P.C.A. to-day. '4 Mr Parker (Cfaristchurch) said it wae ']% a well-known fact that in Australia t >„■ pigeons were taught to fly erratic < r courses, and when used m Run compe* - f s titioris wero frequently simply wounded ■»*; and fell outside the boundary. Jf the ,V conference passed a resolution con- , • demning the practice and nsking that it \*rf be prohibited by Act of Parliament, the , \'<- humane section of the Society would be behind it. , • '/"}• , The conference passed a resolution > affirming the need of prohibiting U*Q H pipeon matches as now carried" on in, ~'" New Zealand. J-< Enclosed coursing matches wore nleo " etrpnply condemned at the conference. -' '£ Mr Parker (Christchurch) declared *V that thnro was a stroncteelingamongst , , the public on the matter. It irae a s -,-. cruel snort, and the sight of a hate •■% being chnsod T>y dogs in an enclosed area, and finally torn to pieceo, wa* •$ most inhumane. Hβ had no objection '.j to open courses, but enclosed courses r , vrt>rr> most oW?>ctionnble. i The delegates nndorsed thoso wntini<Mits, and decided to include a prpl>ibitorv done* in a Bill to be mtre •

ducod in Parliament. From the point of view of tho measure of cruelty inflicted, is there any, • tliftVrenCe between nlncine a ring m»,\ doc's nose to prevent him luting sheep, in V pig's nose to curtail its rooting proclivities, or in a bull's no«o to en» , sure that ho will be amenable to reason . f , . when being led, and less liable to Jim--palo his his horns rtoald his inclination run iirthat d»r«J f oa .J .- This knotty problem obtruded itself at the conference to-day. . » , ■ Delegates who eulogised the dog «c , his faithfulneee to man befcro tte. Ml " ,-. and the bull, unexpectedly ****** ." themselves into the little debate. «J . chairman asked.'the W* that perhaps the reason why It was no* propped to include the pig andi b^. * ringing practices in the &> ndem *°°-Jz» ''< was that in their use, they possibly pw .; \ vented cruelty to others. c+ .*jLt ' Mr ■■ Parker (Christchurch) •***»-- that the dog's nose was more eensitir. The Christchurch Society wa; «otj» -. much agaiiwt the use of tho .stwl W ■ conference. %