S.P.C.A.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17451, 11 May 1922, Page 3

S.P.C.A.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the S.P.C.A. was tald last evening. Air J. O. Jameson pre"ir'B. D. Martin attended the meeting, in order to explain the position in regard to a, city lethal chamber. He askod lor too support of tho Society in the movement to establish such a chamber. . The chairman stated* that the Society enquiring* fully into the matter, and had written to the Ruyal Society at Home, wbicn had, it was reported, discontinued the lethal chamber. The Society had been asked to forward the latest information availably. . Mr Martin was thanked for his interest m the question, and withdrew. The Town Clerk wrote, stating that tile question of' renewing the City Council's grant to the Association had been pcetponoa till the estimates wera prepared. It waa mentioned that in Sydney there wasa fine of £lO imposed by the by-laws on; anyone allowing a female dog to wander in the city. It was decided to write to the I'own Clerk of Sydney for a copy of the by-law on tho subject. The financial statement, showing a balance of £64 IGa lid, was received. The Inspector read his monthly repott, and a general discussion took place on. the conditions prevailing in certain premises in and around the city. It was stated that rotten fruit, waa beinijf carted from the market and use 3 to feed pigs which were being fattened. In another instance buttei was being made on premises which, according to the report, wore in a disgusting condition. Tho Inspector stated that there were many places whore food such as bacon and ■ butter were prepared for human consumption in whic!' the conditions were very bad indeed. Fit.# "tha point of view 'both of the public ana tho animals, some improvement was desirable. It waa decided, to instruct the Inspector to write to «JJ auctioneering firms asking them to agree to discontinue the ealo by auction of animals with broken legs. The conditions under which poultry were auctioned in the city were, discussed, and the Inspector was asked to make a report on the matter. Mr E. D. Martin, who presented a petition to the City Council on Monday night, asking for the erection of a lethal chamber for the destruction of animals, has received a letter from the secretary of the "Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, advising that the committee of that Society considers the working of tie lethal chamber in Wellington satisfactory, and that the method adopted is the most humane that can be devised for the painless destruction of dogs and the working of it i<3 simple and successful. The letter aleo states that the Society considers the destruction of dogs by drowning is not hy any means a satisfactory way of disposing of them.